She arrived at the university.
The weather was cloudy and grey. There were small winds and Juliette was fortunate, this time, to have her own coat.
She looked at the paper then at the gigantic building. She smiled softly then headed to the admin office.
Students were in and out of the building. Their personalities seemed to have been reflected in the way they dress, their walk and their faces–some with visible dark circles, some fresh.
"Good morning, Is there a River Harrison here?", she asked.
Not like she didn't believe him, but out of her own mind, she thought it best to ask for him that way, instead of saying something like,"Oh, a man gave me his coat out of kindness, then gave me all his contacts and that led me here, to return his coat. Please let me see him, to return this coat".
She cringed a little at that.
"Oh, yes, there is a River Harrison here. He is a professor in the Literature and Arts department. Are you close to him?", the lady asked.
Juliette flustered a bit.
"Oh, no! It's just that I have something to return to him....and that led me here", she said.
That statement could have almost passed for the statement she refused to say earlier...
"Oh, I see, his classes do not normally begin at this hour, he should be here soon, he normally arrives early, however, he hadn't come yet.", the lady said, "you can wait over there,(pointing at the seats), he will come soon".
"Thank you".
Juliette thought it better to wait and return the coat personally than to leave it with the admin.
She waited for a couple of minutes, while occupying herself, amused with the architecture of the building.
No matter how many times she is faced with that architecture, she could never get tired of it.
"Hello again", a familiar voice said, catching her immediate attention.
River was standing there, attired in a black coat and had his case in his hand. His black hair was slightly messy, but still gave him a more youthful look, and his smile was as warm as she had remembered it.
She stood up out of courtesy and her cheeks were colored.
"Good morning, Mr. Harrison, I have come to return your coat", she said, giving him the coat, which was placed inside a bag.
He received it with a smile.
"Thank you, I was almost worried you might not return it, but you proved otherwise, may I ask, what is your name?".
"Juliette...Juliette Sutton".
"Lovely, it was a pleasure to meet you...Juliette, you have a wonderful yet tragic name–please don't be offended–a character from one of my favorites, a book that makes me question love itself. I hope we can see each other in the future", he said.
She flustered at this statement, but was lost in her thoughts as she thought of this one line...
"..a wonderful yet tragic name.."
She thought that statement defined her life completely.
"Ms. Sutton?".
"Oh! I'm sorry, I had spaced out".
"That's fine, I have class right now so I have to go, you have my number, so you can call anytime", he said, before leaving.
Juliette left as well and started to take on a little liking towards him.
A potential friend to have in the future.
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When Two Worlds Meet...
Romance"You are quite different Juliette...I can never look at anyone else, but you", he said, looking deeply into her eyes. •••• Juliette Sutton dreams of becoming a writer and owning a small bookshop. However, she lacks inspiration. Her life seems dull a...
