36 The Sting Of Rejection

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He never walked so fast back, as he just wanted to move on, and forget the embarrassment he just suffered. Miguel was waiting down near the end of their aisle.

"Well? How'd it go?" He pressed.

"She said no," replied Stephen, hollowly, walking back up to their dolly and getting back to work.

"Oh, that sucks, man," replied Miguel, patting Stephen's back.

"Yeah, it really does," Stephen agreed.

"You going to be okay?"

No, I'm not, thought Stephen. The girl I've had my eye on for the past few months only thinks of me as a friend. I'm a loser with no real friends, and even Abby Cutler wants nothing to with me. What a mess.

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"Yeah, I guess," lied Stephen.

"It will be alright. Don't worry about it," advised Miguel. "She doesn't realize what she lost out on. Just think of it like that."

"I should have figured. Why would she go out with someone like me?" Stephen said out loud.

"Come on, man, you can't think of it like that. You gotta have some confidence."

"I'm pretty low on confidence right now."

For once, Miguel said nothing, probably knowing there was nothing else that could be said in that moment. Stephen was content to work in silence for the better part of the shift. The sting of rejection just hurt too much to make him in any mood for conversation, even with his friend.

So they worked mostly in silence for the next hour, stocking shelves, rotating inventory, and facing each product to get their aisle in tip top shape. For a Sunday, it was pretty slow, and around his break time, Stephen looked forward to just escaping for thirty minutes to get a small bite to eat.@@