Burning Embers

orridor of my new campus feeling slightly nervous about the ne

a smile touching my lips. Being an undergraduate brin

ady taking their seats in the lecture hall. I decided to take o

ent, if you have any questions, shoot me on email"

ok and put it in my backpack with my notebook and pen. I was about leaving the class when the girl who

ple of things. Been quite nervous since it

he smiles "I'm Megan by the way" she stre

Megan. "Pleasure to meet you to

ses were giving well, I was already sick of the snow. It was

esidence for his Masters degree. He was studying in Monash University, the

utomatic since I met her from the first lecture we had together at the beg

e walked out of the c

ip gloss to her already-painted lips. "You should come with me!

and subscribers on her Y

e in the summer, when I can act

ven that cold."

hug as we said goodbye, and I started walking briskly towards the residence- a 20 story building that hous

he residence was the closest place to campus, so it w

in the student laundry room setting out my whites from m

y asking about

u be com

e this summer. I want to b

rses in the summer would reduce my

ne and almost gasped out loud when I realized my

I and Megan had reserved with two of our classmates Emily and Jessica for our meet up. W

three chapters of public and consti

" I said, pulling up the

le pacts of sorts that we never really talked about

xes" Megan groaned. "Let's go

an place we walked by the o

from the university. It was only a five minute walk and wit

I said. "

alf an hour, we were seated in the beautiful

tting opposite me said "Beverly don't look up but there's a gentleman

Alfred sauce from

e" she bit into her mozzarella stick

said just as just the waiter dropped by

s outside the restaurant and I started walking back to the residence. It was such a

a voice call

found a guy walkin

trying to remember wh

omeone, and then it hit me now..

ookstore who bumped into me at Airpo

". He sa

I re

an who worked out with board shoulders and muscular forearms that were covered in a crisp white shirt. He wore a dark blue pants with

e for the other

augh

" My accusatory tor

he back of that fifty shades book

ck of the book when the infamous bump occurred but

so on your phone"

u spilled my bottle of water on

d stubbornly, even though I could feel

u" he asked

d baker trench coat on. I was also glad I'd put some make up on, a bit minimum but at least I

seated at the table next to ours and

n outing with a

at hum "What's

ndow and back at me. Its really good to see you. I um

e" I

om his pocket, typed on the

mber and retu

lowed. why is my swallow s

ht" he smiled, looking at hi

odd

you to you

rian pathway in the shopping square and towards the looming, brick w

y broke the silence with a small talk, "So how do you

ot", I answere

from home, and the experience h

watched as a loud group of friend w

with me tomorrow?" . He was looking at me. And I c

I'll love

said "t

me back" I said an

d and walked away was that