a cup of coffee

coffee beans

riley
"okay."

i ran towards the car and opened the door for her. she seems to hesitate but soon gave in and went inside the car. i strapped the seatbelt around her as she squeaked a 'thank you'. i closed the door and went to my seat and turned on the engine.

she started giving me directions to her house sometimes pausing to check her phone that is bleeping crazily at my side. i took a glance at her phone and saw a message that popped out. it was her mom who was asking her if she can catch up for midnight snacks. i flew my attention back to the road.

"i'm sorry." i stated. she shifted a little bit on her seat before sighing.

"i was in a pretty bad mood. just some music stuffs." i said, feeling instantly bad from what happened a while ago. i was pretty much a bitch there but the stress inside me was building up.

"oh." she whispered.

"it's okay though." she smiled at me as i smiled at her back.

"you're probably stressed out so much. sorry also about the coffee. just pissed." she sighed. i smiled at her to tell that it was okay.

"so you're in a band right?" she started a conversation. i smiled about how this is going well for us.

this could be a new start of our relatio- friendship.

friendship.

"yes, with my brothers. heard of us?" i looked at her.

"nope." she stated directly; giving me a blank face.

"no, heard your songs in the radio but haven't heard of you guys." she giggled.

still in the middle of the traffic, i fished out my phone and checked for any notifications. it was a text from both connor and toby, asking me if i could still catch up for dinner. i replied back and placed my phone on the side.

finally, the cars started to move. but in a slow pace. i run my fingers through my hair and drummed the wheel repeatedly, hoping that it would magically disappear all the cars. that's when i heard a squeal.

"it's the park! the just renovated it." she looked at the park outside. her eyes shined and her smile grew bigger. then an idea lighten in my mind.

"wanna visit there?" i asked her. she seems shocked from what i've said.

"would you mind?" She raised her eyebrows.

"nope." i said popping the 'p'. she squealed in delight as i parked the car near the sidewalk.

we both went out of the car and walked towards the unfinished entrance. even if it isn't done, it already looks so magical with its fairy-themed decorations. how much more if it is done, it is perfect.

katherine gasped in awe upon seeing the benches and playground. she went farther to a place where the stars were visible as i trailed behind her. She sat down at the grass and patted a space next to her. i sat down and looked at her- i mean the sky.

she looked up the sky, her eyes twinkling just like the stars above. then out of nowhere, she started singing.

"what if we rewrite the stars, say you were made to be mine." she sang quietly, but still loud enough for me to hear.

"nothing could keep us apart, you'd be the one i was meant to find." she smiled.

"its up to you, and it's up to me, no one can say what we get to be."

"so why don't we rewrite the stars, maybe the world could be ours." i sang. we both locked eyes together in a blink of an eye.

"tonight." we both sang as we both looked at each other. then i felt this weird but good feeling inside me. hunger? excitement?

love?

we both broke eye contact and continued star-gazing. i felt a smile crept in my lips. seems like the awkward tension broke.

"you're pretty good at singing." i complimented as we both faced with each other.

"oh, thanks. it's just nothing." she bowed her head.

"what? no. it's true. i meant it. i think that you have the potential to become an artist." i raised my eyebrows as she shooked her head.

"my parents wants me to become a doctor, just like them." my smile dropped as fast as connor's writing skills.

"they said it kinda runs in the family but deep inside my heart i've always wanted to become a musician." she gave me a sad smile before running her fingers through her hair.

my mind flew to her kind of situation. i don't like the fact that her parents wants her to become something that she doesn't want to become. me and my brothers are pretty much lucky to have supportive parents but hearing this kind of story wants me to stand up for those people.

i know that there are a lot more people out there struggling with the same situation like force marriage. thinking that it's a great idea to force someone to do such kind of thing is so inappropriate and out of mind.

just by seeing katherine's eyes when she told me about it makes me want to give her a big hug and tell her that everything is going to be okay. but i stopped the sudden urge to do it because we just met today.

"let's go." she snapped me out of my thoughts and looked at her.

"okay." i said as we both stood up. we both walked to my car. i opened the door for her again and let her in. i went inside my seat and turned on the engine.

after a few minutes, we arrived at her house. she went out and took her bag with her and closed the door.

"thanks for the ride." she smiled at me. she was about to go when i stopped her.

"wait!" she looked around and raised her eyebrows and bit her lips. damn that was so cute.

"i-i-" i stuttered trying to find the right words.

"i'll see you around." i ended up saying that. she smiled before going inside her house. i cursed under my breath from what i did.

i drove back to my house devastated. i don't even know if i should feel this way. i almost said those three words which would embarrass me but still, i had the guts to say it. now my self-esteem went down so fast.

"hey bro." connor greeted me. i gave him a nod before going to the kitchen.

"something's wrong. what happened?" he asked. i took a deep breath, trying to clear my mind.

"i met this girl..."

katherine
"hey mum." i greeted her as i gave her a kiss.

"how's work?" she asked.

"good." i said placing my bag at the couch.

"who was that guy?" she smirked.

"mum." i groaned as i covered my red face with my hands.

"hey it's okay to like a guy. you're already old enough to go on a date." she rubbed my shoulder.

"he's just a friend." i stated the obvious.

"a friend." she repeated my words which makes things worse.

i groaned internally before continuing watching the tv with my mum.

"a friend." my dad went down and repeated my mum.

"oh gosh." i run my fingers through my hair.

whenever it is my mum and dad, it will never end.