Kevin liked the morning shift, he liked unlocking and unboxing, he liked the silence. 

He was the first one in and then first one out. He also liked that, waving goodbye as the store was getting busy with people.

 He unlocked the doors, pulled up the back gate. Then went...

Marc didn't like most of the things at  Bloomingfoods . Kombucha not for him. Sandwiches he brought his own. The only thing Marc liked was the coffee. He didn't know why, for a long time he was a tea guy, but since the first time he got a cup he'd...

Another persons phone was weird to have Elena thought after a little while. That was strange to just give it away, but also just something Marc would. Elena, would never give mark her phone, she stopped for a second looking at it, what if her roommate messaged her something crazy,...

Elena liked that shift because of the pace. After a few sips of coffee it seemed amazing and infinite and complete. It felt like she was stealing time. When she was younger she had a fear of time moving too fast. Like it was sand through her fingers. She devised...

He had to turn on his heat. It wasn't like how his parents house was, always perfectly adjusted controlled and dialed in. Usually he would start it when he got in the door, and after a cup of tea and shower, it would be back to normal. Or livable, he...

Outside the air was crisp, it was winter after all. 

But this surprised Marc. 

The students were out, a seasonal boost to the population. They were in pairs or groups swaying and laughing. 

Marc Love. He thought. 

"Marc Love" He said out loud. 

"What was that?" A man was sort...

"What you gunna do next? Like after here?"
One of the regulars asked Marc, he was curious, but also often asked Marc questions that he didn't answer. Probing, direct.

The guy told him once, "My family says I'm too honest, other people just call me a Dick." Then he erupted with...

"This dog has been in our family for generations, a purebreed, with a pure family line taking care of it, only Smiths have ever cared for this dog."

"But why do you want to change now? Like why this advertisement? Why me?"

"I'll do the questions here. We liked your application you...

The door felt smaller now, almost minuscule so he couldn't really leave. Or he didn't feel like it. He checked his pulse. A habit he had back when the panic attacks were bad. He had to check if when he was feeling bad his heart was just beat fast. Then...

He could pretend the place was his. The apartment smelled like the city. He imagined the city sleeping and waking up with the people too. Now it was time for the day. He looked around his place for the coffee. Some shit from the store, it had been a long...