Katie's PovBefore I could say anything, he beat me to it.“I'm so sorry…” Shedrack said, then paused for a second."For?" I asked, genuinely confused, as I came out completely out of the back room "For everything you've had to go through," he said."Ryan, fill you in, I guess?" I asked, as I immediately knew what he was saying sorry for.Shedrack nodded slowly."No one deserves to go through the shits you've gone through," Shedrack repeated again. "And to make matters worse, you also lost your mum, and—"I swallowed hard, fighting back the tears that threatened to spill over. “It's okay,” I managed to say, forcing a weak smile. “But please... quit giving me that pity look.”"I'm sorry," Shedrack apologized. "I didn't mean to…" he trailed off."It's okay," I reassured him, though I wasn't sure if it really was. "I, um... I need to go in and change first," I said, trying to change the subject. "Then I can assist you in closing up.""Nah, I got it," Shedrack said. "Go do your thing.”"
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