Maybe Today?

The Hurt Without The Cause

[Jessie's POV]

Waking up the next day, I realize the box and conversation I had with mom wasn't a cruel dream. Instead very real and very much sitting on my coffee table where I left it. I lightly touch it feeling it so surreal, like it might become vapor into the air as soon as I do. The only questions I have in my mind are: how did it get in my moving truck and why. Needing a break from this strange reality in my apartment, I decide to go for a walk and maybe get some food and coffee, but first I need to get ready and brush my teeth. Thirty minutes later I'm walking into the fast food restaurant and my stomach growls with the anticipation of possible food. After finding that box yesterday, I could barely eat and had force myself to eat half of my dinner. The people here are nice (at they are at the restaurant) kind of wonder whether or not it's all an act. As I'm ordering, a cashier comes up to the next register and tells the person behind me she can take care of them. After a few seconds, she says, "Excuse me, I said I can take care of you on this one." "Oh I'm sorry, I zoned out," the man laughed and smiled at her, the woman blushed. The person taking my order finished putting it in and sat down and wait for my breakfast. Walking home after felt serene but I can't wait until I start my new job in a few days.

-------------[Unknown POV]-------------

I'm surprised by how unaware this girl is, I mean I followed her the whole way and she didn't even noticed, this is quite astonishing. For someone going through things, she doesn't seem like it. almost like she's experienced it before. at that moment my phone rings, looking at disgust of my employer's name, I pick it up. "Hello sir, what can I do for you today," I say to him in fake enthusiasm. "How's our girl doing?," he asks, "She is doing just like we expected, though I do have a question," he chuckles then replys, "Go ahead and ask it," getting flustered by the chuckle I hesitantly ask, "Why did you want me to go and follow her? I mean she didn't notice me until I went to order too but still why?" "Dont worry about it, are you ready for your next assignment?, he asked, "Yes, what is it?" "I want you to wait a couple of weeks, follow her and make appearances like you're coincidentally bumping into each other than, become her friend till after I'm able to come down. If you can do this then I'll send an two grand," he said this and I surprised but i agreed to it and hung up the phone. Sighing as I sit down back in my own loft again, "I can do this, right?" Thinking to myself before getting some much needed sleep before tonight.