#hfcyoa poll two

[raspberrysmoon]

HATCHETFIELD CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

POLL TWO; CHOICE NUMBER THREE

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"come on, hannah, we gotta go." lex groans at the sound of ethans voice. grateful as she is that hes willing to take the girl to school, she still needs to sleep in. thats the point of this. ethan presses a kiss to lex's cheekbone, and she swats at him half-heartedly. "sorry, babe."

shes barely back the sleep when her alarm goes off at 7:15. not opening shift, but not afternoon shift either. god, she misses the afternoon shift. she'd give anything for frank to take her off of the early mornings.

she goes through her morning motions in silence. no music, no loud complaints. every so often, her phone buzzes with a message from ethan- an update on hannah or how long he'd be at the shop- but nothing else. lex only sends a thumbs up in response.

the drive is just as silent, and for the first 20 minutes of her shift she only has the quiet store music and the distant sound of franks son to listen to. as much as she hates the kid, he brings in his friends from school, and they spend some money. the more she sells, the better chance she has for a raise.

the next 45 minutes of her shift are spent sitting at the cash register listening to some kids cartoon and scrolling through her phone. nothing of interest, of course, but at least it kept her mind occupied with false pity for dying animals or some kid who wants to go to disneyland. frank is working silently in the larger area of the store. his son giggles loudly every few seconds. she doesn't hate kids. she doesn't. she does hate this kid.

a man sets a stack of boxes on the counter. hes in triple denim- a jacket, vest and jeans- and his hair is slicked back tight to his head. he smiles at her.

"just these?" lex looks him up and down carefully. she can already hear the jingle of the pins on his jacket. he nods, and his smile grows.

"unless you gotta gift for me? a... couple digits in a line?" his voice grates her ears. she blinks, pulling the stack of plush toys towards her. he winks.

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positive: lex offers the man a challenge.

negative: lex declines the mans advances entirely.