Iced coffee for Y/N." The barista calls from behind the counter. She's tall with long brown hair tied into a neat ponytail lying down her back. Her name tag reads. Megan, She/Her'.
"Y/N!?" She calls out again
"Oh yeah that's me." I say walking forward to the counter. As I get closer I see her bright blue eyes hiding behind her glasses, they were black frames with a turquoise rim.
I walk up to the counter and take the cup out of her hand, our hands touch and I get flutters in my stomach.
"Thank you." I say
"You're welcome." She says and goes back to the register.
I sit back in my seat and open my laptop to what should be my work but instead is the long awaited Season 2 of Arcane, that free WiFi was really going to good use.
After an hour or so I pick up my laptop and put it into my satchel.
I walk past the register and think about talking to Megan, maybe even asking for her number till I see three boys talking to her at the counter.
"Oh come on, just give us your number." One guy says, his hair looks like a toothbrush.
"Yeah what harm could it do?" A short one says
"I said no, now leave so I can get on with my job." Megan says with frustration in her voice
"Don't be like that sweetheart." The last one says, also short, clearly not standing down.
I walk over and they move to the side so I can drop some money in the tip jar.
She nods in a thank you as the guys move away from the counter.
"Sorry about them." I say staring into her eyes
"Oh it's fine, it happens all the time." She giggles
"By any chance could I get your number?"
"Yeah sure let me write it down." She quickly writes down her number and slides me the piece of paper across the counter.
I pick up and walk out of the cafe, the three guys still watching and continuing to follow me out of the cafe.
"Hey you!" The tooth brush head one says
"What?"
"Give us that barista's number." One of the short ones says
"No, fuck off and die." I say, I put my headphones over my ears and let the girl in red play, drowning out the boys.
I walk into my flat with high hopes, maybe I won't be single forever now. I toss my bag on the kitchen counter and walk into my room.
Walls painted white with no decorations apart from a single bookshelf, it's filled with my favourite graphic novels and fantasy books.
I would have more stuff on the walls but it would peel the paint, Icould be kicked out of my flat for that and I don't have the money for other accommodations. University is hard and money is tight.
I pull out my textbook and start reading through my notes. A few hours go by and I hear the door open.
"Y/N?" A voice calls out
"Hey Martha." I respond and walk into the kitchen.
"Hey." She responds, she sounds exhausted.
"Hey, how was work?"
"Tiring, guess what?" She says with delight.
"What?"
"I finally did it, I broke up with him."
"That's great, I'm so proud of you." I congratulate her
"Thanks."
We walk over to the sofa and watch TV for a while.
"I'm gonna head to bed, Night Y/N"
"Night." and with that she walks into her room
I open my phone and see '12 missed calls from Mum.'
She's still calling. I swipe away the notifications and put my hand in my pocket remembering the note.
I type in the number and send her a message.
"Hey, it's the girl you gave your number to at the cafe earlier."
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Megan's POV
I walk into my apartment and rest my head against the wall. It's been a long long day and I really need sleep.
"Llwyd?" I call out, a child runs out of the next room and over to me
"Hey Mum." He says smiling
"Hey, how was school?"
"Oh I didn't go."
"Why?" I enquire.
"Well the babysitter didn't show up so I just watched Dream all day."
"You really love that guy don't you?"
"YES HE'S AMAZING!"
"Sure he is. Let's get you to bed." I say picking him up and walking into his room.
"Can we play minecraft tomorrow?"
"If I have time we will, okay?"
"Okay, night mum."
"Night Llwyd."
I walk out and sit down on the sofa, I close my eyes and soon enough fall asleep. At least for 20 minutes that is. I woke up to my phone, '1 new message from an unknown number.'
I swipe it open, the messages reads
Unknown number: Hey it's the girl you gave your number to at the cafe
You: Hey, so what's your name?
