ime fluffing his pillow and turning the lights off. He reached o

Nathaniel thought of how lonely he was. He couldn't afford a pet, let alone get a boyfriend. The thought made

again. Nathaniel had been lonely for his entire life. His m

haunted him still to this day. Shuddering at the thought of his past, he

ke that. Before he drifted off into a slumber, he let his mind wander to

bus this morning and was currently dashing through t

el's heart was beating rapidly, approximately two hundred times per minute, his only cha

was exhausted. This was the punishment he had to endure for sleeping in in the morning,

nning up to Mrs. Lavender and apologizing profusely,

the organizing job ? » Nathaniel smiled at her s

and began to climb it, having a co-worker help him by

ker, Gabriel, had to attend to his own share of work, so Nathaniel was going up and down t

also offering tea to some. Nathaniel took a few, grinning at

the store, his heart starting to beat faster. Nathaniel felt himself blush,

as winked at him with a boyish smile, running his slender fingers through

e, waving. He went to ask Mrs. Lavender if

change as the glass door opened behind him. He didn't bother loo

ntered the store, girls gushing and pointing, so

ignored them, walking up to the kitten that was too oblivi

n person stepped c

abet but had to leave the piling work for a bit. He was call

ervously as he rubbed his arm. Lucas grinned at him, hi

ow where they're located at ? » Nathaniel broke eye contact, bl

ck. » He shuffled over to the computer the

ks still as rosy as ever. Pushing his glasses up his no

ed out the book that Lucas wanted, heat rushing to his cheeks as he handed it over. « H-Here. Enjoy the b

d the way people walked, gracefully, confidentially and smoothly wh

eading back to his workstation, he got called over by Mrs. Lavender. With a sligh

a toilet was overflowing. Can you please repair it, dear ? I'll pay you a greater salary this month for your kind actions

for the putrid stink. He stepped into the bathroom, surprised to i