Pink, cotton-candy kind of like illuminated the horizon, such a pretty view to wake up to and definitely a sight to gaze at especially when you weren't exactly wishing to be in a place like this. The fact that it was unfiltered as well, kind of added more glow to it.
There sat a girl on the library's steps, her purse rested next to her, just a step down. From everyone's perspective, mostly the sea made out of college students walking from and to campus, might get the wrong idea thinking that the girl was indeed a loner. Perhaps, she was, but not at the moment though. She was holding her phone in her grip, typing quickly to someone whom she was going to meet up later. Long story short, she met a guy a while ago as she was on her way to return some books at the library - the same guy who offered her to work at the campus' library but somehow never worked out. Guess fate really worked in the funniest way. They exchanged numbers at the time and had been talking each time they could. That day, they were supposed to have that coffee in which she promised a few days prior. Lucky for her, she had the day off at the coffee shop. Her stomach was tied in knots and not for the reasons that were solely obvious but mostly because she had never asked a guy for coffee before. Despite they were only meeting for coffee and the fact that she had no intention in going further, but still.
Tall, skinny guy in an unironed striped white shirt along with only one of the backpack straps hung on the shoulder, approaching her.
"You're late, by the way," She stood up, didn't even walk down the steps to match his level. Her expression was stern, she made sure of that.
"Sorry, there was traffic. So, shall we go now?" The guy asked.
And without another reply out of her mouth, she only nodded then walked side by side with the guy towards the coffee shop.
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By the time they arrived at the coffee shop, vehicles after vehicles later on the busiest hour of the day, she went up the stairs towards the cashier to order. Just another one of her luck sliding through, the person working a shift that day was her kind of enjoyable coworker. There was proof that confirmed and basically became the reason why she thought so. Demi Lovato was playing in the background the moment she stepped in- she really craved for that kind of music lately.
"You working today?" She started a conversation with Jay, obviously after whispering something to the guy she came with in the first place telling him to get them both a table seeing as it was crowded at the moment. It was actually a polite way to tell the guy that she wanted to talk to Jay alone.
Jay didn't wear glasses that day, but she never mentioned it. "Yeah. Are you on a date?" He asked, his eyes directed at the guy who was with her earlier and she turned around finding that he already found a table in the corner, outdoor.
She turned back to face Jay while shaking her head. "It's not a date. Just casual meetup between a girl and a boy sharing no attachment whatsoever with each other." She explained.
Attachment was for people who couldn't handle being alone and she definitely wasn't one of those people. Obviously there was a moment where she craved for that kind of commitment, like in the middle of the night when she really needed someone to cuddle and felt really lonely, but then she thought about the things she had yet to do before committing to someone. After all, you needed to be you before being someone else, right?
"Sure, whatever you say," Jay laughed a little, pausing, then finally taking her order. "So, what do you want to order today?" He continued.
She thought long and hard with her brows furrowed. "Iced coffee with vanilla and original iced coffee, please," Jay was tapping on the cashier's tab, her eyes gazed at the cookies and muffin resting in front of her. "Wait, since when do we sell these?" She pointed towards the boxes of pastry.
