i'll try to save you//dan smith

III

there he was, i couldn't see his face but I could see what was in his shopping cart:
-frozen pizza
-cereal
-milk
-ground coffee
-bag of crisps

"excuse me?" I heard a scraggly voice say. "excuse me? you're standing in front of the dried pasta, can I get by please?"

I looked up only to see the man in black. His face is perfect, he has deep blue eyes framed with speckled glasses and a wicked mane of brown hair. He looks sleep deprived, it's obvious because of the dark circles clinging under his eyes.

"ohmygod sorry mate! my mind kinda just wandered ya know?" I tried to play it off cool as I move out of his way and he replies "yea, sure....nice choice of fruits you got there"

I look at my cart full of plums, apples, peaches, and bananas

"Thanks?" I reply he turns into the other isle

"JESUS JOY WHY ARE YOU SO FUCKING AWKWARD" I think to myself as I quickly gather a few more items before leaving the store. Trying to avoid him at all costs

I return to my apartment to find a massive crate in my living room with a shitty hand-written note saying "hello owner of apartment #8! This was a shipment from overseas so I couldn't leave it outside your door. sorry if I made it an inconvenience. -Greg from UPS"

I open the crate to find all my shit from my old room. I begin to unpack when I hear heavy footsteps jogging up the stairs outside my door.