Coffee

HEIST TWO: MIKEY

HEIST TWO: mikey the freelancer*

carina stretches, rubbing her eyes and yawning sleepily. her hair is slightly ruffled, and imprints of the pillow make little dents in her cheeks. her eyes are slightly unfocused, making her seem like she's still half-asleep—which she actually is.

a cold mug of coffee is on her bedside table and she snatches it up, downing it in a few short gulps.

a quick shower later, she turns on her phone to check her notifications.

whatsapp
lily
BESTIE HOWS LIFE WE HAVENT TALKED IN 22 HOURS DJDBDHHDJSJS

mel @ the cool kids
guys there might be a hurricane on tuesday
hello?
is anyone awake?

raj @ the cool kids
YEE I'M HERE MELANIE

zixun @ bilinguals
oml MY COUSIN FINALLY STARTED SPEAKING IN ENGLISH?! IM SO HAPPY RN

tanisha @ bilinguals
BESTAY THATS AWESOME
WHAT WAS HIS MOM'S REACTION THO

zixun @ bilinguals
she started cussing in mandarin lmao
then she decided to throw a party or some crap

her whatsapp notifications were endless, and she rolled her eyes before checking for any notifications from her dating app.

mikey
hey girl
i read on ur profile that u love cats and reading?
so do i!
u free today at about 3?

carina raised an eyebrow, opened her phone, and replied.

yeah im free

a few minutes later, she got a message back—

gr8! if u want we can go to the starbucks on st 21
ill pick u up at 2:45

sure
idm

falling backwards onto her bed, carina mentally picks out a few outfit options.

x-x-x

the doorbell rings at 2:46:32.

carina checks.

she makes sure she had everything in case this man isn't who he said he is. in her clutch purse, she has a lemon spray, which is water with a hint of lemon juice and could cause a severe stinging in one's eyes; a penknife; and a paperclip. attached to her bra strap she's hidden another knife, in case 'mikey' decides to kidnap her.

her outfit is simple enough; a light blue vintage dress that falls just below her knees and an orange butterfly hairpin for her now-pink-streaked hair.

her face has very little makeup; just enough to bring out her eyes and make her lips look prettier and cover up some scratches from... something.

she opens the door and smiles at mikey, who gives her a grin in return. his eyes trail lazily up and down her figure and she's tempted to remove her lemon spray but—

no.

she needs the coffee and the food.

she lets him loop their arms and makes small talk on the short trip to his car.

starbucks is half-an-hour away and carina wishes it was closer; preferably right in front of her house.

x-x-x

when they reach starbucks, mikey helps her out and again she's tempted to tell him she can do it herself but obviously, he's loving the physical contact between them.

carina can already tell that he would be a very clingy boyfriend.

she smiles at him as he orders the coffee, and excuses herself to the bathroom after asking him to save them a seat near the back of the shop. she tells him that she'll bring the coffee on her way to their table.

five minutes later, carina leaves the shop in a green hoodie and a black beanie with a cup of coffee and a paper bag with a sandwich in her arms.

she lets out a shaky exhale and feels the coffee and sandwich tremble slightly. she flags down a taxi after hiding both items in her pockets—the coffee was a small and had a proper lid.

she gives the driver her address and they (she didn't like to presume pronouns) nod once.

x-x-x

when she reaches home, carina rips the brown paper bag into two and devours the sandwich. the coffee, which had become cold, is set on her kitchen counter and has four cubes of ice added to it.

her phone pinged.

mikey
carina
where r u
carina
girl
r u doin me a runner
girl if u dont like me u can tell me

"fuck."

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YEET THERES CHAPTER TWO BESTIES

lmao

so ive decided im just gonna update whenever i feel like it—

SORRY—

*unedited