November Days

Meetings at The Coffee Shop Part 11

     There is this amazing woman that I've noticed in the local coffee shop. She's maybe five foot 2 inches...a tiny woman... I'm six foot two inches and so from my perspective she is quite small. Long blonde hair, hazel eyes... beautiful, clear complexion with what I would describe as a yoga body...toned and graceful and just...perfect. She is so totally amazing! How is it that I've never noticed her before?!!? I've been in this time loop for years and the same things happen over and over every day...the same people are in the same place every single day. Every day is the same and yet I've been to this shop before, and I don't remember seeing her. Was I here at this same time before?? That has to be it...I'm her later then I've been before and that is why I am just now noticing her for the first time...that has to be it.

She is sitting there across from me...was she there when I came in? I'm not sure...I don't think she was. I would have noticed her...she is just absolutely striking! She is so beautiful... but what really makes me notice her though and I'm not afraid to mention how freaking hot it is...is that she is reading one of my favorite books of all time...Ready Player One...she looks to be about halfway through the book, and I cannot keep my eyes off her. I really need to go over and talk to her...but, really...what's the point? I'd only get to talk to her for today and then the day resets and from her perspective she is meeting me for the first time while I've already gotten to talk to her before and learned things about he... so really what is the point? And is she even real? She has to be an NPC, right?

I'm telling myself this and doing a good job of talking myself out of meeting her when she catches me staring at her and she smiles at me and her hazel eyes go back to reading her book. Well, at the very least I need to learn her name...no harm in that at all. So I try to see what's written on her cup and yeah its Art3mis just like in the book. Wow how did she pull that off? Write it herself? Or tell the barista or maybe the barista is a fan of the book and just spelled it that way on purpose? I need to forget this nonsense and just go home and read the book again or watch the movie and just forget this craziness. Yes, that is definitely what I need to so...so that is exactly what I don't do...I find myself getting up and going over to her and actually starting up a conversation...what is wrong with me??

"Hi",I say, "Couldn't help but notice that you're reading one of my all-time favorite books" and I smile and she looks up and does not smile this time she kinda gives me the look of checking me out from head to toe and has a little crease in her forehead, like she does not like what she sees and all she says is "I have a boyfriend" and she goes back to reading.

Well that totally does it for me... I don't say anything at all...I turn away and without even going back for my coffee, I walk out of the shop and quickly make my way back home.

What just happened?? That was so embarrassing... was I giving off that type of vibe? I must have been and did not even know it. Yes, between her being so cute and blonde and reading my all-time favorite book...yes, I was hitting on her. Wow, what an idiot! Well, that mistake will never happen again.

     I'm in a time loop for goodness' sake! Why would I hit on anyone? What is the point? There is no way to have a relationship at all and I am definitely not one to have a one-night stand, that is insane! No one would want to have anything to do with me at all anyways...what was I thinking going up to her like that and actually talking? What a complete idiot! No way some one as beautiful and smart as that would want to talk to me at all...so there is nothing left to do...just never go back there ever again. Actually, just stay home and read Wheel of Time again and watch Criminal Minds again and forget all about the mystery woman reading that book...