Light of May ::: an original roleplay

The last few days things had moved swiftly for Zach, he'd thought about finding new premises for his store but hadn't found anywhere suitable so he'd looked into the cost of getting the tree removed and repairs done. Surprisingly the cost of getting that all done wasn't as much as he'd expected so he'd made the necessary arrangements and now the work was being carried out. The last two days had been spent boxing up any stock that might be damaged by the removal of the tree and only once he was sure everything was safely tucked away had he allowed the work to begin.

Normally Zach wouldn't have been at the store with it being closed but he wasn't about to leave the keys to his business in the hands of the contractors. Not only that but he wanted to oversee the work and be on hand just in case they needed his input with anything. It had the bonus of getting him outside as well, fresh air always did the world of good even if it wasn't particularly nice weather at the moment. Zach had never really minded gloomy weather, it tended to reflect how he felt inside most of the time anyway. He might not look gloomy on the outside but Zach carried around a sadness that only the most observant people would ever pick up on. Thankfully most people weren't that observant and they took what they saw on the surface because he didn't want everyone he met to ask him why he looked so sad or what was wrong with him all the time.

Just because he had to be at the store though didn't mean that he had to be inside, he knew if he stayed inside he'd just get in the way and slow the work down so he'd taken a table and chair from inside and set himself up outside the front door. Sampson was asleep by his feet, the dog not bothered by the noise coming from inside but then that hardly surprised Zach, his faithful friend rarely flinched at loud noises. Zach was trying to read a book which he'd found lying on the table and was working on what must have been his tenth cup of coffee for the day. It was a good thing he had a higher than normal tolerance for caffeine or he'd have been buzzing by now.