Christ Church Crush

Part 3

Dave had been feeling inexplicably cheerful all day. In the afternoon, he was still a bit hung over, so he popped into Starbuck's for a cup of coffee and a fag. As he was paying for his latte, he felt someone staring at him. He turned around just in time to see a girl look down in her book, blushing. He smiled to himself and walked over.

"Hello again, I'm Dave White!" he said and sat down on the chair next to her.

She gazed at him angrily, but didn't answer.

"Don't you have a name, or is it that you just don't want to tell me?" he smiled.

"I'm Andrea" she answered.

"Andrea" He was quiet for a moment, then continued, " I was in Poland this summer"

"Spoko" she said, but refused to look at him.

"Have you heard about the old Polish saying, that when a girl meets the man of her dreams, her 'angel' will push her into his arms?"

She looked up in surprise. He was staring straight at her, slightly smirking.

"Erm... thanks for telling. I'll let you know when it happens."

"Do" he took a sip of his latte,"Do".

They sat in silence for a while, but when Dave lit a cigarette, Andrea stood up. He looked at her, and then at the cigarette.

"Do you want me to put it out?" he asked.

"I was leaving anyway", she said and walked away.