一号收银台的女孩

Afterfinishingherstudiesinliterature,Claudiaworksasacashieratthesupermarket.Sheisahappygirlwhocountsherco-workersamongherbestfriends.Theonlysorespothasbeenherlovelife,butnowthathersecrethighschoolcrushMartinhasreturned,Claudia’shopesareignited. MartinhadbeeninAmerica,wherehisattemptstomakeitasaprofessionalsingerhadfailed.Nowbroke,he’sforcedtosinghisoldhitsindrearyshoppingmallstomakeendsmeet. WhenClaudiaseeshimagain,herheartskipsabeat. Afteroneofhismallgigs,sheworksupthecouragetotellhimwhosheisandthatshestillfeelsattractedtohim.Martinreactswithice-coldarrogance,asifhe,thebigsuperstar,isjusttoogoodforher. Atapublishingcompany’scelebrationMartintellsthedirectorthatheistakingtimeofftowritehisownbiography–tocoveruphisfailureasapopstar.Thedirectorisveryinterestedandwantstoseeaselectionfromwhathehasalreadywritten. Martinseeshischanceforacomebackbuthasnoideahowtowriteabook.ThenhethinksofClaudia,whowouldbemorethanwillingtohelphim.Whenthedirectorreadsthefirstexcerpts,heisenthusiastic. WhenMartinsingsasongjustforher,Claudia’sheartmelts…ToimpressClaudia,MartininvitesClaudiatoaluxuryhotel. Butwhenherfriendsalsoshowupunexpectedly,Martin’sboastofbeingaregularguestisexposedasalie.Filledwithrage,hecruellyinsultsClaudiawhoangrilybreaksoffallcontactwithhim. Evenwhenhebegsforherforgiveness,shesimplydoesnotwanttohearit.Filledwithrage,hecruellyinsultsClaudia–whoangrilybreaksoffallcontactwithhim. Evenwhenhebegsforherforgiveness,shesimplydoesnotwanttohearit. Theonlythingshewantsistofinishthebiography.Still,ClaudiabecomesjealouswhenshelearnsthatMartinisattractedtoanotherwoman... JustwhenClaudiaisrunningoutoftimetofinishthebiography,itisasifhermindshutsdown–shesuddenlycannolongerwrite! However,afterMartinfinallyconfesseshislovetoClaudiaandthetwospendapassionatenighttogether,andherwriter’sblockdisappears.Butwhenthebookisformallypresented,Claudiaisshockedthathernameisnotmentionedanywhere.Feelingbetrayed,sheonceagaincutsMartincompletelyoutofherlife,butthistimeforgood...