"You look like hell warmed over."

"Eat a dick."

Toris went back to pricing the clearance items. He barely ever spoke to me unless Alfred was around. It was easy to see why. Not all of us were blessed with endless charm and stupidity. I propped my head up with my hand so I wouldn't get in trouble for sleeping at the register. Ivan was in today and didn't have Liz with her drama or Alfred with his clumsiness to distract him. We had a new girl who just started this past week but she seemed to have the boss wrapped around her finger.

"What do you think about Nat?"

"Who?"

"The new girl. She seems kind of nice."

"Nice?! Are you retarded? She looks like she would shank a bitch in a heartbeat!"

Toris grew silent again. Hopefully for good. I started checking an elderly hippie out. When I saw the word "Ouija" written across one of the boxes, I retracted my hand. Fuck no.

"Don't tell me you're afraid of these things?"

The old woman chuckled to herself like a fucking witch. I could see Ivan watching me from across the store. I grabbed scanner wand so I wouldn't have to touch it. The Hippie thankfully put the box in her bag herself while still chuckling at me. Whatever. At least my ass wasn't getting possessed.

"Have you heard about Arthur lately?"

"Why are you still talking to me?"

"Why do you have to act so bitchy to everyone?"

"Say that to my fucking face!"

"I just did."

I blinked and I was on top of Toris bashing his face in. The new girl came up from behind me and put me in a headlock. She didn't let go until I went limp from oxygen deprivation. Crazy bitch.