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twelve

im doing this.

ive got the day off and im standing opposite the bookstore gabrielle works at.

it's so busy the street is filling up with tourists and I stood watching everyone, finding the courage inside of me to walk into the bookstore.

am I really doing this?

it's pirate.

well...... I hope it's pirate.

I hope I don't have to keep searching because I really want to find her.

I think.

and I know exactly who pirate is, she's my soulmate.

we've been talking online for months, I feel like I know her.

the real her.

we have a bond which stretched beyond our interests for music.

and then there's billie.

after opening the shift into the store with billie she's been coming into the store even more than she did before.

but after she left, I missed her, even if she was fucking annoying.

really annoying.

but now is not the time to think about billie.

im especially not thinking about the way I can still smell her cologne.

I clear all thoughts of billie and walk across the street, looking up at the logo of the bookstore.

rich bitch books

I open the door and there's rows of books, both old and new, and I can't get over how many books are in this tiny little store.

sat behind the register, her nose in a book, is gabrielle.

and it looks like we're alone.

I pluck up the courage and walk closer to the desk and she looks up, smiling.

"hey you" she puts her bookmark in her book and sits up a little straighter, smiling at me.

"hey" I give her a small wave and stand up against the counter.

"I never forget a phoebe fan but im not very good with names"

"it's sage" I smile, im a little crushed but I have to remember pirate will have no idea im here, so why would she remember the weird girl who came up to her in a diner?

"sage, that's right"

I blow out a breath, trying to play it cool. "I was looking for a record store and as I was walking past, I knew you mentioned you worked here so I thought I'd come in and ask you"

im so awkward.

"well there's 10,000 hours but I don't like the owner very much but there's one called rich bitch records about a ten minute walk away"

"I work there" I sheepishly admit, adding "at 10,000 hours" afterwards.

"oh" gabrielle blushes, glancing down. "im sure it's a good store, im just not a fan"

shit..

this is harder than I thought.

"do you get a break anytime soon? I don't know where rich bitch records is"

come on gabrielle.

I mean I spoke with pirate about her horoscope last night...surely if it's her she should take the hint.