Heartbreak hotel

Chapter 11

Ace, Isaac and Gabriel were walking down to the cafe twenty minutes from their house; they wanted to walk and not drive to enjoy the summer heat. Gabriel had tuned out Ace, who was complaining about his dormmates, while Gabriel watched the children run past him screaming. A boy a little older than the two running away chased them with a water gun. In another garden, a girl lounged on the lawn with earphones in as she read a book.

Gabriel looked up at the blue sky, how vast it was and how it always made all of his problems feel so insignificant. The sun that shined down on his skin, the warmth it gave, brought a smile to his face as he zoned back into Ace, who was still somehow complaining.

“And Amelia, the ratty b***h if she doesn’t start cleaning up after herself, I might hire one of the Romero’s I swear to the lord above, I will find a way to kill the b***h. How hard is it to put the dirty dish in the f*****g dishwasher,” he snapped, waving his hands around.

Isaac didn’t say anything to him; he just rolled his eyes. Gabriel often wondered how Isaac and Isaiah were twins; the two were so different. Isaiah never shut up, respectfully, but Isaac never spoke. While the two looked eerily similar to one another, they even had the same scar on their face, it started from the right ear and ended just below their chin; there were no common denominators. All Isaac did was focus on school; recently, he had gotten into martial arts, but Isaiah hated doing anything and especially hated school.

“What about you, Gabe? Have you figured out why Midnight is being so… Midnight?”

“No,” Gabriel said, sighing.

“I swear, when we were kids, Midnight hated you. Now, why is he being so weird around Silver?”

“He’s not being weird; he has said to me point blank that he also hates Silver.”

“Are you sure Midnight still hates you?” Isaac asked, tilting his head to the side. Isaac had somewhat of a gravely voice, though he always spoke so softly and never anything above what appeared to be a whisper.

“Yes, Isaac, I am sure Midnight still hates me; he doesn’t hesitate to remind me multiple times daily.”

When they arrived at the local cafe, Ace ordered for the three of them, and they took a seat near the large floor-to-ceiling windows. Gabriel looked outside, watching the people enjoy summer. Then he looked back inside to see how busy it was, and he couldn’t help but smile. When the cafe opened, Marrisa, the owner, was worried she would go bankrupt as she was not getting enough customers. And Gabriel, who had been coming here since the first day the store opened, couldn’t let that happen; plus, the pancakes were to die for, so he had everyone come in.

Everyone related to him had been dragged into the store, and after some slight persuasion, they bought something. People walking past were curious because the store had never been this packed, so they had to see why so many people were gathered. They ordered food, and ever since then, business has been booming.

When the food came over, Marrisa smiled at him, and she made some small talk before leaving as they ate; Ace had now moved on to talking about the units he would be doing next year in his Law class and seemed pretty excited about it.

They ate their food, and on the way home, Silver texted Gabriel; after bidding goodbye to Isaac and Ace, he met his boyfriend.

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