Cafe serendipity

2. regretting everything

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I walk through the halls regretting walking out because that brought attention to me. I decide to skip the rest of my classes and go to the coffee shop to study again.

As I walk in I see Jaxon still here and I go to my seat as usual and pull out my journal. I lift my hand up to flip the page but hit the bottom of the table. After holding my wrist for a bit I register that I felt a paper under the table.

I put my hand under the table and feel around. I find the paper and peel the tape off and I look at the folded paper. I unfold it and read

"You look amazing today.
You look beautiful today.
You are shy today.
But it's cute in every way."

He signed is "JH" who is that? I look around and see Jaxon staring and I look away and read the short poem again. I notice a lot of people coming in right now and soon the café is full.

I see Jaxon walking up and asking asking "can I sit here ma'am? All the other tables are full but I understand if you don't want me to be here. I'm on break right no- sorry I'm rambling I'm just tired" I hide my giggle but seems I failed after he smiled and watched me start laughing and I covered my mouth feeling a bit insecure but can't stop laughing.

He softly touches my hand and takes it off my mouth and my giggles slowly stop and I turn shy again.

His hand is soft but rough at the same time and I can tell he wears lotion but they're dry right now since who brings lotion to work? I lightly flip his and over and look at his dry hand.

He just watches me like I'm a lost puppy. I pull out my lotion and put some on his hand then realize how bold I'm being and sit back and whisper "sorry i-" my voice cracks and I look away embarrassed.

He chuckles and rubs the lotion in saying " thanks I'm Jaxon"

I look at him and say "I'm Rose" I look away and close my journal and he asks "what's in there?"

I look at him and give him my journal. He opens it and skims over the notes.

  He says "i did this exam it sucked but I passed with flying colors." He smiled

I take my journal back and put it to my chest but wince a bit.

"What happened you ok?" He asked but I just nodded slightly and put my journal up.

"Well my brake is over nice to meet you Rose have a good day." I look at him as he leaves and I put the poem in my bag and leave.

I decide to go to my last class of the day but as I walk on campus a popular girl and her little followers come up to me.

"Where do you think you're going teeny?" I look at the ground thinking of how she's acting like we're still in high school. "Well speak ugly duckling" I know what's going to happen next. We went to the same high school and she hated me.

" Cathy make her speak" she told one of her minions and she started punching my jaw. I stayed silent though it did hurt like a butt cheek on a stick I didn't want her to get her way.

  "Trish do sonething" she ordered and the girl started pushing against the wall and punching me. "Is she mute now?" She asked and backed away so the popular girl came over and punched me right in the chest making my air be blown out of me and I gasp for air on the verge of collapsing. She hits the other side and my eyes start watering. Her final hit was in the gut and I fall th the grass.