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...