The Vacation Program (ReWrite)

Chapter 13: Day 32; Mattie

Papers from a briefcase spilled all over the ground, and we both sunk to the ground trying to catch them before they flew away.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't-"

She laughed, "It's okay. It happens."

She shoved the last paper in her bag, "Let me buy you a coffee-If of course you aren't running late now..."

She brushed her hair out of the way, "You buy me a coffee? How old even are you?"

"This is confusing, but I'm sixteen... But I'm also attending Stanford University."

"Oh, well I'm only seventeen, you just look a lot younger."

I laughed, "So, coffee?"

She nodded and we walked to the nearest coffee shop.

"I'm Matthew, by the way."

"Mattie."

I held the door for her, and we walked into the coffee shop. My anxiety grew as I remembered I didn't even like coffee, and asked Mattie her order. I ordered two of them and hoped for the best. We sat at a table by the window, and suddenly everyone disappeared.

"So, Mattie, where were you headed?"

"I was walking to my mom's firm, but she doesn't need me for another two hours. You?"

Where was I going? "Just walking around."

She smiled with her chubby cheeks and leaned forward, "So, Matthew, what do you like to do for fun?"

"Study," I laughed.

She rolled her eyes, "It seems like you need more excitement in your life."

I smiled at her, "It does, doesn't it?"

Suddenly, a great rumble of thunder and lightning struck and rain began spewing from the skies.

"Oh no, I don't have an umbrella. Shit."

I reached into my bag and pulled out my umbrella and handed it to her, "Here."

"No, you need that."

"I'm not the one with important court documents. Seriously, take it. I'll be fine."

"Matthew!" The barista called, we both stood up from our table, and she took the umbrella.

She grabbed my drink and wrote a phone number on it and handed it back to me, "So you can get your umbrella back," And left me with a quick kiss.

I smiled, and my world swirled. I watched her walk away, before sipping some of my drink and spitting it out. The drink was terrible but I of course, held onto the cup. I left the coffee shop and headed back to campus.

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