10th February 2010

Bailey’s POV

Once school finally ended I made my way to the Grill. Today was one of those rare days that I had a shift at the grill and Jeremy didn’t as we spent nearly all our free time working as we really needed the money. If we were going to pay for me to have the baby even if we gave the baby up for adoption it’d cost us a small fortune that neither of us had, and even though Alaric didn’t ask for it I needed to pay him rent.

For being a teenager who should have no money woes we certainly had a lot. The only jobs around here for miles were here at the grill and the pay was very measly. It wasn’t going to get us through this but it was helping us to a certain extent.

As soon as I got to the grill I began to work. There wasn’t really anyone here seen as school had just ended so most people were still dawdling, and most adults were at work. 

I grabbed a towel to clean up some tables, as I saw Matt walking into the grill as well. I was guessing it was his shift too. Even though I had worked with Matt for a while, I had never really spoken to him even though I probably should have. He seemed to be okay friends with Jeremy and he was one of my colleagues so I probably should have a conversation with him for once.

Once he started working, he wasn’t really doing much other than cleaning the same part of the bar over and over again.

This job was pretty easy as it never got overly busy but it could be so boring when there wasn’t anything to do you just ended up stuck doing the same things continuously and everything lost meaning.

I made my way over to him leaning onto the bar smiling at him.

“Hey Matt,” I smiled warmly.

“Hi Bailey,” he smiled in response putting the towel down, stopping the cleaning he wasn’t really doing.

“How are you? I’ve realised we’ve known each other for quite a while but I don’t really know anything about you. We’ve never really spoken. And you and Jeremy are friends, and I don’t really have friends so I thought I should really get to know his as you seem kind of nice and not threatening,” I rambled.

He looked kind of confused and I completely understood why he was confused as I did just ramble about becoming his friend even know he had no reason to want to be my friend. I was just the odd girl who was just going to get odder with the more people knew about me. He didn’t deserve to be known as my friend.

“I’m good, how about you? I’m sure it’s a very strong possibility we will be friends. You seem nice and I don’t understand how you don’t have many friends. I’m kind of surprised we haven’t spoken you know Tyler,” he shrugged.

“Yeah. Tyler and I aren’t on the best of terms. Most people just don’t like me, everyone judged me by who my Dad was. I know he wasn’t a great person, but he was still my Dad. And then when he died I thought people might see me as my own person, they don’t they just pity me. Most people in the town have lost people; I don’t know why it’s any different that my Dad died. Yeah it hurts but I’m learnt to move on with my life and do my best at living the way he wanted,” I sighed.

Why did I keep rambling, he seemed so nice but he probably hated me due to me just going on about random topics, so I just seemed really weird. Everyone knew I was weird and I didn’t need anything else backing that up, as it’d just make me seem so stupid.

I actually wanted friend’s I didn’t want everyone just to pity me and avoid me like the plague, it wasn’t fun, and it actually really hurt me when people did so.   It was very clear why I didn’t make many friends as I just talked way too much about a lot of stuff that no one gave a shoot about.

Matt once again looked confused and pitiful. As soon as he realised the pitiful look on his face it disappeared and was replaced by a reassuring smile.

“I’m really sorry. I know I said I wanted us to talk to one another but I talk too much for my own good,” I chuckled.

“It’s fine Bailey, I’m dating Caroline I can handle people talking too much. I don’t know why people act like that around you, I always presumed you didn’t want friends; you never wanted to talk to anyone. I know you said you and Tye don’t get along, but I didn’t even know you had spoken to him- to be honest I didn’t know you could talk. I feel really mean, I shouldn’t have just assumed,” he sighed.

“Don’t worry Matt, everyone acted like that. I wasn’t really the best at trying to act friendly to people so that’s my fault. You’re the popular football guy, why’d you talk to me; I sat in the bleachers through every football game and practice. Not once did any of the football players or cheerleaders or anyone talk to me. I’m invisible, and I kind of liked it that way,” I shrugged, “to make up for it now I’m talking to people and you just need to talk to me and try to be my friend.”

“Don’t worry Bailey; we’re destined to be friends,” he smiled, “If not we work together we have to get along either way.”

I chuckled. Why hadn’t I spoken to him before? He seemed so nice and nothing like Tyler, how were they even friends?

“Very true, but we should actually talk outside of work. We go to the same school, and have some of the same friends but we never talk. I may be two years younger than you, my IQ is probably higher than yours, so I’m sure me being a dumb kid isn’t an issue,” I shrugged.

“I never thought that. Your Dad never stopped nagging the team about being able to get high grades as well as doing well in football, and always used your tests as examples,” he smiled.

“Really?” I groaned.

Matt and I laughed and talked throughout our shift doing work where we were needed but there wasn’t much to do before we both left and went out separate ways.