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.m. every day and by six I would eat breakfast so I didn't get too hungry at work. Then I would take Chr

r-old boy I had left behind. He had hardened around the edges and he was now quiet and that was a far cry from the l

d he shook his head. He was about to get out when I locked the doors and he

dra. Now please can you open

I'm just trying to have a decent conversa

em to care abo

h his dark hair in frustration. He had my dad's hair and eyes and the older he grew, the more he looked like him. People

the way I did, but you

t that; you didn't care about anyone but you

orry,

, I don't want t

o look my way and speak to me. I wanted him to get all the anger off his

than necessary. I watched as he walked into the fields and how he interacted with his f

lso knew that if I had stayed, I would not have lived. It was th

his face was red and swollen and the vein at the side of his head threatened to pop out. He grit

hour. When I was done, I went to the front to look for him and ask what else I could do but he was nowhere to be found. I

d up and to my shock, there stood the stranger I had seen for the past two days. He took off his shades and

t help but think about those men I saw the day I arrived and how his all-black ensembl

d and his voice was rough but someho

derstand how his presence could elicit such a reaction but all I could do

der but I'm looking fo

body and his stare. Once I got to the history segment, I turned and I was shocked by how close he was standing. There was not more than two inches of space bet

ly what you're loo

over my head and pulled out a book. He handed it to me and I didn't even have time to l

w seconds later and I cleared

or buy?" I asked and he q

ty-dollar bill and pushed it over to me. I checked the register

I said softly. "If you would like t

said and my

the table that I swallowed and quickly packaged his book for him. I handed him the bag and as he took

he tipped his hea

lp but feel like the only reason he was staying was because of me. It wasn't until the sound of the bell cut through the

tore and it wasn't until the door shut behind him tha