sunnysideup

'Hey'

'Oh..Heyy'

'Coffee?'

'Im working'

Papers are moved, a yellow highlighter falls to the ground. Girl bends down, picks it up and resumes staring at her copy of Ovid.

'Coffee?'

'Im working!'

Is that a grin?

'Coffee?'

'Dude, I have practice at 10, pages and pages of reading, a paper wednesday a museum trip all of thursday..aaaand yeah. Im going to stop complaining now.'

'Im giving you five minutes to get dressed, lets go.'

'Child, if you want to go out your going to have to deal with taking the ugliest girl in school with you. Smudged eyeliner, sweatshirt and unbrushed hair etc.'

'So your coming huh?' Insert cheeky cheeky smile

'Ass.'

Things are all over the place, that sense of safety and belonging that I had a week ago doesnt exist anymore. It flew away with autumn leaves and warmth. I dont know where I stand, where my place is, who my people are. And sure, its not the nicest feeling in the world, but you deal, primarily because this life doesnt wait for mood swings and quiet days. There are no exceptions to teh whirlwind, you'll alwaysalways be blown away.

But you, today- you made things settle just for a minute.

And as I walked the leaves crunched below my shoes, and the stars sparkled greyshineglitter.

And I was arrested in you. In that moment and in that presence.

Thankyou.