Unexpected

Little Stories

"I hate this job sometimes." Bea sighed, leaning against the desk.

"I hate it too, don't worry. But at least we see some cool people." Lara responded, stacking shelves full of art museum gift shop things.

"That's true. Like... That girl there." Bea pointed to a small, petite girl who had dark skin and glasses. She was wearing a scarf. She carried a large bag in one hand and some sort of Starbucks drink in the other. "I think... She's an art student. She has a free period right now and she likes to go here and look at the pictures. It's her dream to have a painting of her own in a museum like this."

Lara smiled at Bea. "I didn't know you also made up stories for people, too!"

"It's more fun than standing here." Bea shrugged. "You do one!"

"Hm... Okay. Them." Lara pointed at a girl and a boy standing in the shop. The girl had the body of a model. Obviously dyed blonde hair. Tall and thin. She wore a pink tank top and denim shorts. Sunglasses were perched on her head.

The boy had slightly darker skin and dark brown hair. He wore a button-down plaid shirt and jeans. He carried a book that was hard to see, but it looked like 'To Kill A Mockingbird'. The two were talking and laughing and smiling together, despite looking almost like they came from two different worlds.

"I think the girl got lost on her way to the bar, and the guy got lost on his way to the library." Lara laughed. "But they ended up running into each other and began to talk. Even though they're so different, I think they'll at least be exchanging numbers."

"Look at that family." Bea pointed to a family of six, with three boys and one girl, who was the youngest. The parents were obviously weary, but they seemed to enjoy being out in the city together as a family.

"I say that they truly didn't plan for kids in the first place, but when they got them they realized that they liked taking care of them. I say that the girl will grow up tough because of her three older brothers and will end up being the coolest girl on the playground." She chuckled.

A girl with blue hair and dark clothes. "She probably comes here when she feels lonely to look at the art. I think she likes to draw, but doesn't think she's good enough for art school."

An old couple. "They probably came here with their kids a long time ago, and wanted to come back for the sake of nostalgia."

A girl who sat on a bench with a book and a journal. "She probably wants to be an author, but has no ideas. Maybe she thinks she can get ideas from the paintings or the people."

"Maybe she has ideas about the lives of the people, too. But she's smart and writes them down."

The girl eventually packed up her stuff and left. Several months later, a story was published that Bea and Lara found interesting. It was a story about two girls who worked at an art museum. They told stories to each other about whoever walked by.

The two laughed about it and continued to tell their silly stories.