It was 7:35 PM on March the 22nd; I was waiting at a Starbuck's on the corner of 19th Street and 8th Avenue. I was expecting to meet my best friend Amy there at 7:20, but Amy is the kind of girl that couldn't show up on time to save her life. I sat there with my espresso with a paddle stick stirring and making shapes with the froth. I could hear the horrid song "Happy" in the background, I hate that song it's just so annoying. Just hearing that song is making me even more frustrated on top the fact Amy is 15 minutes late. I had just picked up my new iPhone that I got for an early birthday present, I put my headphones in and had just put on shuffle when a girl from my history class sit's at my table and pulls out her laptop. I can see her looking up at me but I continue to stir my espresso. It's now quarter to 8 and Amy still hasn't turned up, at this point I was deciding whether I should stay here and wait or leave. It's begun raining and the coffee shop has begun to empty as people are going home to see their families... But I wasn't anytime soon considering how long Amy was taking.
The rain has become stronger and I can hear the rain pelting against the glass windows. At an instant the power goes out and I take out my headphone's to look around and see what's happened. "Wow that was a bit of a fright" Issy said to me. I looked over to her; I had never really talked to her at school because we seemed to always seem to sit on the opposite side of the room. "Haha yeh it was" I said awkwardly. Unexpectedly she say's "hey, have you finished that assignment"? "Ugghh which one"? I say... "Oh the one on World War 2", "oh um, I have almost finished" I say wondering why she is even talking to me... I look at my phone to check the time and it is now 8:05.I haven't got any message's or calls from Amy so I've decided that it's best I go home. As I'm walking up 19th Street a feel a cold soft hand grab my shoulder, I turn back it's Issy she is holding her arm towards me. I look down and it's my scarf "oh my, thanks so much" I say "anytime" she says with a wide smile and two dimples set perfectly on her face. We continue walking down 19th Street talking about her favourite band 5 seconds of summer, I didn't know much about them but I'd heard a few of their songs, I did fancy the song 'She looks so perfect'.
Once we get up to 10th Avenue I say "well I have to go now, I'll see you at school" I said looking back down at the concrete when she said "wait, I have something for you" she hand's me a 5 Seconds of Summer album and say's "you should listen to some of their music, I reckon you'll like them". "Thanks, I will" I say closely identifying the cover, there are 4 boys standing together with a cross over them. Once I get home I walk through the front door, my mother is sitting on the couch watching and episode of Big Bang Theory. I walk past her without her noticing but then my dog is alarmed by entrance and begins barking until he sees it's just me. "Aww hello Harry" I say whilst he is licking my face and I'm bringing my lips together so he doesn't lick my mouth. My mum's comes up behind me "where have you been Belle, I've been worrying about you for the past hour" she says with a worried but relieved expression on her face. "Well I waited at Starbucks where Amy and I had arranged to meet but she didn't show up, so I came home" I said feeling as if I had betrayed my mother in some way. Nothing else was said between us, the awkwardness become so intense I just picked up Harry and went to my room. My mother was a widow, she had been for 2 years, and my father was a construction worker but died in a work accident. She still hasn't moved on from that. Even though she knows it's best she does.
Author's Note: Sorry it's not on topic, I'm just giving background information but I promise it will get on topic soon :)
