Starbucks

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Click. I never knew just by clicking that little upload button, i had just taken a stride into an extraterrestrial world, where unlike real life, anything can happen.

My hands are clammy in the LA autumn chill. My legs drag behind me with dread, what if he's nothing like i expected? He's got to be at least a little similar right? A brisk breeze grazes my skin, i feel my skin tense and bumps rise on the back of my neck. A strong shudder wriggles down my spine. My hands automatically slither into the oversized sleeves of my adidas sweater, and i force myself through my cloud of uncertainty towards the dreaded coffee shop.

I feel needles prick my back as strange glances and freezing cold air pierce through me. My hand has been resting on the brass icicle of a doorknob of the Starbucks in front of me for what seems like an eternity. All my strength has drained, and i can't even seem to muster enough willpower to look through the window. I'm going to have to do this, i just can't let him waiting there. But what if he's nothing like i expected, and he's being lying to me this whole time? I've got to risk it.

Finally the door pushes open, creaking with the sudden pressure applied to it. Aromas and heat from inside waft into the cold dry LA air. My numb skin soaks up the  heat from inside.  But i realize, i had never mustered enough courage to push the thick piece of wood. After a second or two my brain registers that someone else has just opened the door, not me. My neck slowly creaks up, and while keeping my eyes closed as i face the person in front. My eyelids flutter open, and in almost an instant my throat clenches shut
and my body is more frozen than this California cold air could ever freeze.

"Hey!! It's you! Oh my goodness what were  you doing out here for so long, it's freezing, are you ok?"

His forest green eyes, round and dark with excitement and anticipation stare me down with a soft caring gaze, and he is nothing... nothing like i imagined.

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⏰ Last updated: Sep 25, 2017 ⏰

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