Short Story

Kiri

I sit in my car, going over my plan for the 15th time.

I walk in. Don't trip. I go up to the barista and order a hot chocolate. Nothing special about it, just a normal hot chocolate. Talk loud enough to be heard. I wait for my hot chocolate. Don't stare at anyone. Don't look creepy. If only the drive-thru line wasn't so long! I grab the drink and go back to my car. Don't drop it.

That's easy enough, right? So simple, even I shouldn't be able to mess it up. I take a deep breath, hold it, and step out of my car.

Once I order the drink, I decide to sit down. It'd be more awkward if I just stood there. As I'm looking around, I hear someone loudly explaining to their friend what a serval is. What an interesting conversation. I'm sure people would pay more attention to that conversation than anything I do. That calms me.

I look over to whos talking, out of curiosity. I see two people sitting at a table, one is short, pale, and has pastel colorful hair. Judging by the crazy gestures they seem to be the one talking so loudly. The other person is taller, with dark skin and big fluffy hair. She catches my eye.

I don't even realize I'm staring, that is until she looks up and sees me. I flip around, my face burning from the embarrassment. I see my hot chocolate is on the table, and I grab it and hurry outside. It was such a simple plan.

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I get back into my car and decide to sit and enjoy my drink there. I have an idea. I wonder if anyone is stupid enough to use the public wifi unprotected?

I get out my laptop. It might not be able to do any big hacking, but I'm sure it could at least see what someone else is doing. I log on, and start the process. It's not a long one, but it can get confusing.

I reach the list of people, and choose who seems the most interesting. I see her. I recognize the name of the computer as the one she was using. I clicked it.