Live While We're Young

Someone Like Me

   Elsa POV:

   "We're here." He said parking the car in the very front. We got off and ordered. " Medium Mocha Frapucino." Then he stared at me waiting for me to answer.

   "Medium Peppermint Mocha Frapucino, please." I said looking around trying to find a table. Amazingly, Jack and I were the only customers.

   "Make that 2 Medium Peppermint Mocha Frapucinos." Jack reordered.

   "Here you go." The employee said not making us wait. I rapidly gave the employee the money before Jack could.

   "Hey, I was gonna pay." Jack said taking out his money. "I'll pay ma'am."

   "No, I'll pay." I said and they both looked at me.

   "I'm Jack Frost." He said to the employee and he was about to take his money.

   "I'm Elsa Arrendille." I blurted. He looked amazed. "I'll pay." And instead he took my money.

   After he gave me the change and told me, "Nice meeting you Madam Arrendille!" He looked like a fan also. Ugh, no one even knows me and they say they're my fans. Just because of my stupid money.

   We sat on a small booth and drank our Frapucinos. Jack ate the cherry first and then I did too. I looked outside, It was like 6:10p.m. I could easily tell. Then I checked my phone and it was 6:13p.m.

   "Why didn't you let me pay?" Jack asked looking at me straight in the eyes.

   "Well, I wanted to be fair." I said on my defense. "You brought me here and I bought you something from here."

   He rolled his eyes. "You're so humble."

   "Is that a compliment or an insult." I was confused.

   "Compliment. I would never insult Madam Arrendille." He said sipping his Frappucino.

   "You're insulting me right now." I told him and he just looked confused. "I don't like to be treated so high." I put my eyes downcast looking at the table. "I just wanna be treated as an equal."

   "Yea, I know how you feel." Jack said trying to look at my eyes. "It sucks when people say that they're your fans just because of the money."

   Wait, So he knows exactly how it feels? I thought he liked the center of attention.

   "I'm guessing you like peppermint." He said checking his phone.

   "Yea, it's my favorite flavor in everything." I sipped my Frapucino. "Why did you order the same?"

   He took a deep breath. "Well, can you keep a secret?" He asked me looking serious. I just nodded my head. "Well, the gang doesn't like that I get peppermint for everything. No one does actually. Not my family nor friends. It's like they despise the flavor. And well, since I'm with you I thought you were gonna judge me too, but you didn't. You actually dared to get peppermint without feeling weird or odd about it so, if you got peppermint without being embarrassed I thought that it was kinda my chance to get peppermint with someone for the first time."

   "Well, now you know you can always be you in front of me." I said trying to make him feel better.

   "Thanks." He said.

   I saw his phone cover. It was an icicle with a drop of water and the background was all dark. I looked at mine. It was a snowflake with diamonds and my background was blue. I grabbed his phone to take a closer look. Then I just smiled.

   "Why are you smiling?" He asked unsure.

   "I have a snowflake cover." Then he took my phone and looked at it. We just smiled at each other.