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Nico's POV

I tapped my feet against the floor to the rhythm of an MCR song while I waited for my turn at the cash register.

I had been waiting at this outlet of McDonald's for the past 18 minutes which is 6 My Chemical Romance songs long. Sure that might not be so long for a lot of people but for a person with a relapsing anger issue, it's torture!

The employee at the cash register was probably the proud holder of an IQ less than a peanut.
She was constantly messing up the orders, giving out her number to nearly everyone in the queue! I swear she even gave it to a married old lady! She kept yapping over her headset to the other employees and was basically doing cartwheels on my last nerve!

I only had 4 people in front of me and I was still in control of my anger, which meant that music therapy was working.

After Miss Tiny Brain at the counter gave a vegan-who had been telling her that she was a vegan since her order started 4 minutes ago- a 'Chicken' Caeser Salad. It was finally my turn.

"Heyy-Loww Mr. Hot stuff" Tiny Brain tried flirting obnoxiously.

I ignored her purposely and started reciting my well-awaited order.

"A Happy Meal with Nuggets and chocolate milk." I said in a monotone.

I noticed her slight irritation and added, "You get my order right and I might just give you my number." I winked for more effect.

This made her put on a smile and go about actually doing her job. What a desperate chick! I moved aside to the pickup counter and waited for my food. I removed my earphones because I didn't need to control my anger anymore.

I couldn't help notice the girl behind me, She had purple highlights in her hair and black ray ban glasses on her face. She was wearing a white crop top that had small strokes of salmon, turquoise, bright yellow and lavender with a pair of high-waisted denim shorts and black classic converse. She had a few fake tattoos on her arm and her skateboard was propped against the counter table.

It was hard not to notice her, I mean she looked like a walking highlighter!

"I'd like a happy meal with a beef burger and orange juice please."

Orange juice? Bleh! "Aren't you a bit too old to have a Happy meal? Would you like a toy for 3-year-olds with it?" Ms. Tiny Brain asked Ms. Walking Highlighter.

As much as I despised orange juice I had to step in because I was a fellow happy meal lover myself and if Ms. Tiny Brain over there had no problem in giving me a happy meal then she shouldn't have a problem in giving one to a girl my age.

"You can never be too old to enjoy a good happy meal" I defended her. The cashier secretly known as Tiny Brain looked taken aback by my answer and shut her overflowing sewage of a mouth.

What got to me was the fact that the purple haired girl didn't have the decency to thank me. I put back my earphones to control my anger as I waited for my food.

This was the closest outlet next to my camp which has a strict "no going more than 10 km away from the campus" rule. It was unfortunately also the smallest outlet in all of New York!
It only had one counter and one pickup line, 3 high raised table tops and 2 family tables and this wasn't even a gas station outlet!

Most of the people ordered to go. So the high raised tables were mostly empty, much like right now.
The line started moving more fluidly, turns out the real cashier was late and Tiny Brain was only covering for him.
She was now demoted to giving everyone's order.

When it was my turn she smiled widely, as if I'd give her my number after she used my last nerve as a trampoline, Never!

"Here's your- oops I'm soooo soo sorry!" She stuttered for words, while I was trying really really hard to control my anger. Not because she spilled orange juice all over me. But because it was orange juice and she messed up my order!

"Stella... just get him some tissues and stop messing up." The cashier mutters exhausted. Guess this is an everyday thing then?

The girl looked like she was about to work some major water works but she held it all in to my surprise and took a couple of napkins and shoved them at me. Then with a trembling hand, she walked away.

I felt slightly guilty as I rubbed off the juice from my clothes. Behind me I could hear laughter, I turned around and glared at the purple haired girl.

"Did he just glare at you?" A friend of her's, who I noticed recently joined her asks.
"Ooo. You must be soo scared Jamie!" The second guy laughs.

I just increased the volume and let 'Teenagers' blare into my ears so that I couldn't hear them. The cashier's name tag that was on his apron read "Mikayla Jones" he certainly wasn't Mikayla so I had no idea what his name was; went back into the kitchen to sort my order out for me. It was getting surprisingly hard to control my anger right now. Even with the song on max volume.

People started leaving the outlet in search of a better one. I wish I could do that. Damn camp!

After 4 MCR songs, I finally got my proper actual order. No thanks to Stella. I opened my box and took out my nuggets and barbecue sauce. I counted to make sure I had all 9 of them and then started eating them fast because I was positive I was late for my classes.

The purple highlighter- Jamie and her two friends went over to the family table that had a window and sat down saying stupid things which I couldn't hear. Just a few minutes later a bunch of kids with skateboards and tight clothing walked into the shop and occupied the entire table. Jamie looked like the only girl in the entire group. But I couldn't be sure cause one of the kids looked a lot like a girl but had many masculine attributes.

Jamie was surrounded by people who seemed to worship her, while I sat on a high stool all alone.

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(A/N)

This is a new book so say hooray🐙

This is how I'm imagining Jamie to look like. (few options ..)

(Yes that is from my personal Kendall & Kylie acc.)

If you know anyone who looks like her please do tell me so that I can cast her as Jamie😃

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