the book of whimsy ✓

broke you

happy saturday!

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it was a

warm

summer

afternoon

when i first

saw you

i was out

with my friends

skating

biking

running

laughing

teenage fun

i had a cup of

starbucks

in my right hand

and a phone

in my left

a white handbag

swung

from one elbow

lip gloss

coated

my lips

the other girls

were giggling

talking about

harry styles

though i kind of

thought

he was

overrated

just a little bit

we met eyes

through the

glass

because for

some reason

all the buildings

had glass walls

i guess it was

to make the

old complex

seem

new

it didn't quite

work

you smiled

and i felt a

natural flush

rise to my cheeks

under the

blush

i had sprinkled

there

that morning

i smiled back

but you were

gone

"this cute

guy

just smiled at me"

i told my

friends

"ooooooh"

they chorused

back

i came back there

a couple times

that summer

hoping to

see you again

but i didn't