一号收银台的女孩

Afterfinishingherstudiesinliterature,Claudiaworksasacashieratthesupermarket.Sheisahappygirlwhocountsherco-workersamongherbestfriends.Theonlysorespothasbeenherlovelife,butnowthathersecrethighschoolcrushMartinhasreturned,Claudia’shopesareignited.\rMartinhadbeeninAmerica,wherehisattemptstomakeitasaprofessionalsingerhadfailed.Nowbroke,he’sforcedtosinghisoldhitsindrearyshoppingmallstomakeendsmeet.\rWhenClaudiaseeshimagain,herheartskipsabeat.\rAfteroneofhismallgigs,sheworksupthecouragetotellhimwhosheisandthatshestillfeelsattractedtohim.Martinreactswithice-coldarrogance,asifhe,thebigsuperstar,isjusttoogoodforher.\rAtapublishingcompany’scelebrationMartintellsthedirectorthatheistakingtimeofftowritehisownbiography–tocoveruphisfailureasapopstar.Thedirectorisveryinterestedandwantstoseeaselectionfromwhathehasalreadywritten.\rMartinseeshischanceforacomebackbuthasnoideahowtowriteabook.ThenhethinksofClaudia,whowouldbemorethanwillingtohelphim.Whenthedirectorreadsthefirstexcerpts,heisenthusiastic.\rWhenMartinsingsasongjustforher,Claudia’sheartmelts…ToimpressClaudia,MartininvitesClaudiatoaluxuryhotel.\rButwhenherfriendsalsoshowupunexpectedly,Martin’sboastofbeingaregularguestisexposedasalie.Filledwithrage,hecruellyinsultsClaudiawhoangrilybreaksoffallcontactwithhim.\rEvenwhenhebegsforherforgiveness,shesimplydoesnotwanttohearit.Filledwithrage,hecruellyinsultsClaudia–whoangrilybreaksoffallcontactwithhim.\rEvenwhenhebegsforherforgiveness,shesimplydoesnotwanttohearit.\rTheonlythingshewantsistofinishthebiography.Still,ClaudiabecomesjealouswhenshelearnsthatMartinisattractedtoanotherwoman...\rJustwhenClaudiaisrunningoutoftimetofinishthebiography,itisasifhermindshutsdown–shesuddenlycannolongerwrite!\rHowever,afterMartinfinallyconfesseshislovetoClaudiaandthetwospendapassionatenighttogether,andherwriter’sblockdisappears.Butwhenthebookisformallypresented,Claudiaisshockedthathernameisnotmentionedanywhere.Feelingbetrayed,sheonceagaincutsMartincompletelyoutofherlife,butthistimeforgood.c