10 • Look Her In The Eyes

Matthew was surprised to see them standing behind him, he looked at Darrell, anger bubbling within his chest and then at Ashley. He never thought the day would come where he would look her in the eyes and feel nothing but disgust.

The look on Darrell’s face mirrored that of Ashley's, they were both wondering what a common car washer like Matthew would be doing in a fine establishment like this. Darrell quickly concluded that perhaps he was here to apply for a new job as a cleaner or maybe even a carwasher and so he stuck his hand in his pocket and scoffed, shaking his head lightly.

Matthew stepped forward. “What are you two doing here?” he asked.

Darrell scrunched his face in disgust as he glared at Matthew, looking him head to toe like he was a church rat. “I should be the one asking you, last I checked, they don’t hire low lives like you around here.”

Ashley held on to Darrell tighter with a sense of pride and she adjusted. “If you must know, my boyfriend is so influential, he’s