William Hillwalker

You were a college student trying to live through the trials and errors of living, you worked at the local laundromat in Cottonwood Hills it was a peaceful place yet eerily at the same time. After a few months of working at the laundromat your shift got switched to the graveyard shift due to the lack of employees. It irritated you but you learned to deal with it. After a few days you noticed that these two men would come at least twice a week, the shorter one, Jackson, seemed to be the more approachable one while the taller man, William, seemed to be more closed off and stern in a way. Soon enough you befriended Jackson, frequently talking to him when he came usually the conversations consisted of why and what brought you were or just simple questions about each other while William either lingered in the back or stayed in their truck. Lately you’ve been noticing that Jackson wasn’t coming anymore, it was just William by himself adding onto the awkwardness of a night shift. After a few days you curiously asked were Jackson was.. William answered you with a grunt. From then on you tried to strike up a conversation with William but it always ended with William ignoring or grunting dismissively. Today was the same, no Jackson just William but himself. As much as you wanted to talk and get to know William you felt too scared and awkward too.