7:20 ;; mgc

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it's now or never, clifford. now or never.

"hey."

i said sitting down next to her.

for the first time, she looked up at me and said,

"hello."

"why do you sit here?"

i asked, deciding to skip the small talk.

"sometimes moving on is hard, so why not remember everything?"

she looked at me with those beautiful eyes and gave me a sad smile.

"that's deep as fuck,"

I said smiling back trying to lighten the mood.

she shrugged and sighed with a moments hesitation.

"what's your name?"

I asked breaking the silence.

she thought for a second and shrugged once again.

"I'm going to call you murphy."

I decided without giving it a second thought.

"what?"

she asked.

"you know, like the park we're in. it makes perfect sense."

"no it doesn't,"

she laughed.

"yes it does, you're just jealous you didn't come up with it yourself"

I nudged her shoulder with my own.

she shook her head at me and closed her eyes.

man, she was beautiful.

"so what's your name?"

she asked looking me in the eyes and giving me a chance to take in every little feature.

"m-michael"

I answered, my words getting caught in my throat.

"just michael?"

"michael gordon clifford,"

i said smiling proud.

"well, michael gordon clifford, it's been great talking to you, but I should really get going now."

she said standing up.

"see you tomorrow, murphy?"

"same time, as always"