As I sat there in the dim lighted Coxwell and Plains Starbucks at 1:07 in the afternoon. I kept observing the wood paneling and receiving this warm feeling. The setting reminded me of myself as a little girl sitting by a campfire telling scary stories or eating fresh baked cookies while sitting by the fireplace. It smelled like the fresh scent of wood.
As I sat in that burgundy couch, I spotted a woman walking in who was in a red wool sweater. She was a blonde, who had nice slim legs and looked like she was probably 5'6. She was on her phone, staring at it quite intently and smiling like she was a cunning fox who has just found his prey. She kept looking around with those big eyes, it was almost like she had a secret to hide. She had a ring on her left ting finger and through the way she dressed and behaved she seemed like she came to this Starbucks to escape from her reality such as a husband and children.
She had her car keys out, she probably drove here to meet someone in public. I saw a sly grin appear at the corner of her mouth as the dim light reflected upon her ivory looking skin and I instantly knew what it was: She is having an affair with someone and that sly grin meant that he is going to meet her here and they have plans together.
As I kept observing her, I had noticed a young gentleman approaching her. He looks younger than her but with an extremely built body with broad shoulders and lean legs and a firm jawline. My god was he attractive, he took my breath away and what I loved the most was the way his dress pants hung from his waist. He sits right next to her and gives her a quick kiss on the lips and goes to order a chai latte. When he comes back, he puts his arm around her shoulder and she keeps smiling at him and he kisses her on the forehead and stares at her with his clear blue eyes.
As I still kept observing them afar while drinking my espresso, I felt clear pools of water rolling down my cheeks like rain drops against a window. As I sat there in silence I realized that she is the woman who is having an affair with my husband.
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The woman in the red wool sweater
General FictionThis story is about a woman in a coffee shop who discovers something distraught through observing another woman.