there was a conversation passed between two souls
at a coffee shop near by called
morning coffee
it's a lovely shop
i brought a book called Peter Pan by j.m barrie
and ten dollars for overpriced coffee
i decided to sit in the back
in a booth by myself
but then a familiar face joined me
"elizabeth..."
i nodded still reading my book
i couldn't bare to see his
beautiful face
"why haven't you called? when did you get back"
he was freaking out
"i called you a million times and it never went through. i can't believe you haven't called."
"oh sorry"
"sorry? that's all. you left and then you come back and don't tell me?"
i looked up for a second
i looked at his hands
holding two cups
"who's coffee are you holding?"
"no ones. stop changing the subject. tell me why you did call!"
he dropped his coffees on the floor
it went all over
i felt bad for the person that would have to mop it up
i always knew william had a temper
"oh babe. what happened?"
a new person joined us
"who's the slut?"
I said
"who's the loner?"
wow such a good comeback
not
"elizabeth this is emily."
william said moving away from the coffees
"Lovely to meet you Emily."
"so boyfriend wanna go back to your house?"
she winked at him
and said the word boyfriend so everyone could hear
"that's funny because me and william are dating"
"i don't think so, right william?"
she laughed
"well it's not that easy to explain, I thought elizabeth was gone for-"
i spilled my coffee on him
and threw my book at him
i wish i didn't throw the book at him
because afterwards i went to target and got a new one
maybe william wasn't the only one with a temper
a/n
bold text: the new girl
italic text: elizabeth
normal text: william
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