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Chapter12
Do I suddenly like orange?
Grayson
I should know better.
At least, that’s what I tell myself.
I shouldn’t hang with the staff, especially not her. She is annoying as fuck, is super bitchy, and is absolutely the most beautiful creature I have ever seen.
I loathe her the most for that fact alone.
I’m sitting in my car, telling myself not to get out.
It’s not the smart thing to do. I should stay.
Stay…
Fuck.
Pushing open the door, I get out.
“Grayson, is that you?” I turn to find an older lady standing next to a man. She clings to his arm, smiling, as he looks at me warily. “That is you, isn’t it?” As she steps closer, she brings the man with her.
“It’s me, Mrs. Pearson,” I say to my old next-door neighbor growing up. She would feed me when my mother was out on dates and left me to fend for myself.
“It’s so good to see you. I always wondered how you got along and hoped you were still alive.”
“Still alive,” I say with a tight nod.
“Oh, sorry. This is my husband. He’s the reason I moved… He lives in a nicer neighborhood, you see. And, well, you know how ours was.”
“I do.”
“Do you still live there?” she asks.
“I do. But in a much nicer house.” Her eyes fall to my car, and she smiles.
“You must have done well for yourself. I always thought you would.” She beams at me.
“Thank you, Mrs. Pearson.”
Waving me off, she turns to leave. “Grayson.”
“Yes?”
“I’m sorry you had a shit mother.”
I laugh at that before I reply, “I’m not. It showed me what I need and what I don’t.”
She nods as if she gets it, and she very well may. Mrs. Pearson was a hard woman back in the day. It’s why her house was always untouched when other houses in the neighborhood were constantly broken into. And she fed the strays, literally. Then one day, when I came home from school, she was gone.
I assumed she was dead, but it’s nice to know the old bat is still kicking.
Looking back to the restaurant, I decide it’s best I don’t go in until I hear her loud laughter. I spin around to see Avani entering the restaurant, a man walking next to her and eyeing her like she’s the best dish on the menu.
She’s wearing an eye-catching orange dress, a small black jacket, and a pair of heels, with her hair tied up, showing off her delicate neck.
