music blasting from my phone, m

and turning, wondering if the man that I sa

bably t

.

exhau

unoccupied hand silencing my phone. The heavy sighs that erupt from a sleepy Bubbles laying on his beige or

e bed, brush my teeth, shower, throw on a pair of boot-cut je

of an exaggeration. I'm ac

e I pray for a frizz-less day. The rose nude crayon lipstick comes on after I slide my glasses back on my

junior Network S

h the light pink rims of the glasses that I ordered a couple of week

ll be a

indows from the balcony's set of double doors. The sight of the neat and perfect layout of my little apartment fills me with ridiculous contentmen

hing leash around Bubbles' neck, and out the door we go. 5 minutes i

get up those stairs with

ke out of the fridge. "I'll see you later!" I blow Bubbles a k

sweet time to doll myself up daily than to sle

e lockscreen of my ph

t the traffic. There is nothing more irritating in the world than inc

Toyota Camry, start the GPS, and blast my Eminem pla

ould be. I can't think of a better way to spend time with your own thoughts. Well

fortunately, all I can t

long lost love from college after you move fo

but wonder if I'm not wrong in assum

Vector Calculus class in the first semester of my third yea

pure coincidence. He wasn't a student. I just ha

, fishnet stocking, and black leather dynasty lace-up boots. With my exam in my hand, I

ow as she turned to face me, her vibrant o

ting at the only question she deducted points on-half a poi

ked out mathematical problem. "You know, every time you correct me, I'm docking you a letter grade on your final," she joked softly as she

on the system," she tells me as thou

'd be the reason she'd retire early. She was one of the few people

took my exam from her hand, slipping my backpack from my s

out. Having lunch with my..." Her voice trailed off as the corner of her eye caught movement near the door, he

mmed beard that complimented his neatly combed hair and face structure. In blue jeans, classic black converse, a white t-

d disappeared, and for the life of mine, I could tear my eye

oosened from around her, she took a step back, her hand touching his back as she motioned to me, saying, "Oh! You showed up right on time to meet the Grade

as he smiled softly, greeting me, "Hello, Elysia

rget the day I met him. In fact, I

te garage. Slowly, I creep up to the door, the high-tech scanner catching the toll tag under my

y not

turn my car off and reach for my backpack from the passenger seat as I take the protein shake from the cuphol

we

tically swinging inward. The cool air that penetrates the thin material of my long-sleeve shirt makes my skin breakout in goosebumps. I walk past

r, my gaze fixated on the marble floor beneath me i

vator taking

to step into the condiments of my next ride, pushing the number '8'

inally does ding on the floor that I'm designated to get off at, my heart skips a beat. I try to mask my eag

of the office on my phone, not wanting anyone to know

ing the signs of each of the cubicles until

his is where I'll be unt

hello

next to mine. She smiles welcomingly, springing up from her chair in excitement

is she he

haking it as I smile back at her

ing I'd be the f

le in before the rest of the team gets here," she

h in common wi

uddenly asks as I set my

, and mousepad. I'm genuinely glad that it's not as awkward as I imagi

so I don't practice it...thus making me a

dency to not give a s

She's also not afraid of talking about herself, openly telling me that she moved from India after having studied abroad throughout col

o say...sh

to start-up. It was nice to have gotten my equipment shipped to my apartment a week ago. It gave me the opportunity to browse through it after spending

into the slot on the

ining crap. A whole week I spent on it and I'm just barely hal

er yet?" Krina suddenly ask

king my he

smart. He just got promoted to lead and manager after transferri

f a lot of self-study

office across from where I sit. "That's his o

.

s not

where he is too. 31, I think? Not that I think that it has anything to do with his

e. That's all. I'

and not just in denial, I also wish that

t the hall, whisperi

e the instant that I lay eyes on him. It's the same beautiful ocean eyes that captiva

es widening as Krina excl

s h