Coffee Shop

Chapter 15

"AMIE!" Cat yells across the hall. She was waving like a lunatic and acting like a lunatic.

"Oh hey Benjamin?" Amie starts, "Thank you for the coffee.  It was delicious." Amelia looks at him and smiles. HGe nods in response and Amelia walks ahead to get to Cat. 

"Are ya'll two a thing?" Cat was being nosey. After last night though Amelia couldn't blame her. 

"Nawh. We talked about it this morning and we both came to the conclusion that the effects of gratitude, appreciation and alcohol was the cause of me kissing him and us thinkning we like each other." Amelia looks at Cat expecting a smart ass response but recieves none. She only gets a perplexed face.

"Then why were you both drinking The Dawson and walking together?" Amelia gives Cat a face.

"Cat. Every Friday morning I go into the caffe to open for Madison." Amelia states as she grabs her books out of her locker," He came in and ordered two of The Dawsons'. "One for me and for him. He said he wanted to buy me my favorite drink as a way of  thanking me for getting him into the drink. That it's like a salted caramel oreo."

"No other reason?"

"No. We're friends. Like he said even if he did like me he wouldn't act on it because he doesn't want to mix relationships. I agreed and we're good. Gracious. What's with the third degree about Benjamin? " Amelia chuckles and shakes her head. Cat can be really silly sometimes.

"Well after that kiss last night-"

Amelia cut Cat off. "That kiss was a druken fueled kiss. That's it. I mean I've always noticed he was attractive but not to the extent of me having feelings for him. He hasn't left like most people would. Oh even bigger news Brooklyn Burbage came in the cafe this morning."

"WHAT!? Did she bother you?"

"No she was her usual bitchy self. Except today instead of ugly I got called fat."

"Look who it is." Cat said irritated. Brooklyn stopped in front of us. Amelia knew she needed to keep a low profile and stay out of her sights. Amelia knew it was a matter of time though before Brooklyn even just saw her working while walking by to start the yearly torture. Amelia was tred of it but couldn't risk getting in toruble. Especially now that her dad was home.

"So Dawson I heard your dad came home. Is it true?"

"Yeah what about it?" Amelia asked.

"Has he hit your Mom again? Or you? What about your little brother?" Brooklyn asked snobbily. She was trying to get a rise out of Amelia. 

"No. I stay to myself most of the time. He doesn't bother me. It seems he's a reformed man."

"Well when he does don't invite me over for a slumber party. I don't want to be traumatized by your daddy issues again. If you know what I mean." Brooklyn winked at her insinuating something completely different happened that what actually happened.

"I swear-" Cat started but Amelia cut her off.

"You know very well what happened. In fact I know damn well who has the daddy issues... if you know what I mean. But wait except it's not daddy is it?" Amelia spits out pissed off. She didn't do anything but try to get rid of her father and all of sudden she's the one with incest issues.

Cat stared at her wide eyed and pulls her away before anything else happened. They duck into their chemistry class just as the bell rings.

Amelia sat seething and feeling guilty for the whole period. It went by slowly and boring. As the class lingered on Amelias guilt ate away at her until she gave in and put her head on her desk. She was so ashamed and a tiny bit proud of herself. She finally stood up to her but she did it the wrong way by almost outing Brooklyn as a r**e victim to her brother. 

Brooklyn was waiting outside her classroom when the bell rang. Amelia was caught by surprise. A crowd was forming as Brooklyn asked, " Well are you sorry for saying what you did?"

"Yes. I was angry and I shouldn't have said anything. I'm sorry."

"You better be. Stop trying to hide your family issues and pin it on other people."

Amelia was shocked. She just apologized to Brooklyn and that's the thanks she gets. Seething Amelia looks Brooklyn in her eyes, " Hey I was just wondering how is that brother d**k? I was thinking about screwing him but I thought I'd ask someone who has experience with it. I mean I've heard rumors that you had to abort his child. Is it so good that you go to him willingly now? Or did it go from your brother to your dad? He always did creep me out. Is it father like son? Big or small?" Amelia turned away to go to her next class before she got hit. She was so mad. She was so tired of being bullied, and for what? Amelia didn't do anything to her. 

She felt a hand on her shoulder and whipped around. "Hey what's wrong? You're walking really fast for someone who has little legs."

"Oh hey Benjamin. I just outed someone for incest and I feel guilty. I tried apologizing but then she tried to say again that my dad r***s me. She insinuated that twice already. I'm just so tired of being bullied by her." Amelia said breaking down in the hallway. Benjamin took her to another hallway and hid her from the other students by standing in front of her. 

"Was it that girl that was at the cafe this morning?"

"Yeah. Ever since my dad went away she tortures me every school year. It's normally after school starts and she sees me in the hall or out in public. I'm just so tired of it."

Amelia looks up and sees how close Benjamins face was to hers. She noticed the few freckles flitting across his nose and how his eyes were a deep brown. "Give me a second. I'm gonna grab some tissues from the counselor." He walks away and Amelia realizes he expects her to stay there. She couldn't get his closeness out of her mind. It dawned on her that if she had looked up any more she would have been less than an inch away from his lips.  Her face flushes with embarrassment.

"Hey no need to be embarrassed. Everybody has to cry sometimes." She heard him say as  he appears again. If only he knew the thoughts she was having and that being the reason of her embarrasment.

"Thank you... for the tissues and shielding me from everyone."

"It's no problem. That's what friends are for right?"

"Yeah... friends." Amelia smiles. She's just overly emotional. It's nice not having to burden everything but having someone who will just get tissues for you. She wasn't embarrassed because she thought of his lips it's because he saw her like this. Amelia didn't know how much deeper she was going to be able to bury her feelings for him but she had a feeling that she wouldn't be able to bury them for long.