The next day at school passed in a blur of the usual trials
and boring moments. It was Monday so it felt especially slow. Lauren had been
thinking about her afterschool plans all day, unsure of what would happen. When
the last class ended, she waited for her other friends to arrive in the halls.
As Jake walked up to the group he gave her a grin and walked right over to her.
They said goodbye to everyone else and walked outside, Lauren trying to not
look conspicuous. If her friends saw that they were going to get coffee
together, everyone would instantly be suspicious.
As they settled into the high stools in the back of the shop
with coffee in hand, Lauren panicked. This story was much too personal, and
there was no WAY she could tell this to a guy! He wouldn’t know what to do or
say, let alone care about it in the slightest. She was thinking about how
baffled she was why he suggested this when Jake sort of took off.
Clearly she wasn’t the only one recovering from an emotional
damage. Jake had been broken up with his previous girlfriend for over a month,
but the pain was still there. He had liked her for a lot longer than they were
together, and their breakup hadn’t gone well. He told her about all the
misunderstandings and fights, how she never had time for him and he got angry.
He opened up and was honest with her.
There was never an awkward moment and time seemed to fly by.
They grew more talkative and more relaxed the longer they were there. Funny
stories were exchanged, personal moments shared, laughter and smiles from both
sides. Lauren didn’t say a whole lot about why she was upset, and this left her
uneasy. They had gotten together specifically for her to share, but for some
reason she still felt guarded and unsure.
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