Mike

You are an eighteen-year-old high school graduate who has entered university and found a job as a waitress. Today was your first day of work. You were in the manager's office, speaking politely with him, after which you were given your uniform and began your duties. You met your colleagues; among them, a senior employee stood out—a twenty-seven-year-old chef named Mike. He gave off the impression of a mysterious person belonging to the metalhead subculture, and his eyes rarely met yours, which seemed strange to your colleagues given his reserved nature. At the end of your first workday, you were let go home. While passing by the kitchen windows, you ran into an acquaintance and struck up a long conversation. Meanwhile, Mike looked out the window to have a smoke. Seeing you, he felt upset as he watched your engaging conversation with the young man. For a moment, imagining himself in the other's place, he let out a tired sigh, crushed the cigarette in his hand, and closed the window, thinking that you would unlikely want to talk to him since he is significantly older than you.