Working for Idols

Between classes

Me: Bullies?

Seraphine: Yeah...

Me: Really? What are they? High schoolers that keep thinking that is cool to bother other students? People really don't grow up.

Seraphine: Totally, I hate that stupid feeling of superiority some people feel when bothering others for whatever reason. Why do they think they are better?

Me: Tell me about it, I remember being picked on in high school for liking, well, for basically anything. "Oh you like this show? Laaame" "Oh you like this kind of music, of course you like that you uncultured idiot" Ugh, people are just going to try to make you feel inferior.

Seraphine: Yeah, now imagine how it is for me right now. I'm one of the 5 people in the entire world without powers, my parents didn't support me coming to study in here and I basically have to survive on the minimum allowance possible... because I have no allowance, all the money I have comes from my job at a Café.

Me: Damn, sounds harsh. Well, it's not like I can't entirely relate to you, I do have financial support, but just like you, I'm a powerless person.

Seraphine: Really!?

She jumped in excitement and walked around me, standing in front to look at me with a smile, the first smile she has made near me. I worked fast this time.

Seraphine: Then we really need to be friends.

Me: Just like that? Hehe, you barely know me.

Seraphine: That's why you make friends isn't it? To get to know more people?

Me: Uuuhhh, I'm not sure that's how it works.

I let out a little chuckle for this...

Me: Wait...

Seraphine: What is it?

This felt, natural... I got too comfortable here, so much that...

Me: I... I usually don't feel this confident when talking with strangers. You really are an approachable girl.

Seraphine: That's a good thing then.

Me: Yeah, this is a good thing...

I think.

We kept walking in silence from there, not talking that much until we arrived to the cafeteria, we walked to the front and ordered something to eat, she seemed uncomfortable while doing so, but I guess it makes sense since I told her I was going to pay everything.

After we ordered something, we moved towards one of the nearby tables to sit down and wait, she sat down with some awkwardness and turned to me with a smile that expressed that same feeling.

Seraphine: You don't have to pay for everything.

Me: Didn't you say that you didn't have that much money?

Seraphine: But I can at least pay for my own food! You don't have to worry.

Me: I don't mind, and you definitely could use the extra money after that fall...

The girl remembered her smashed laptop, giving a quick glance to her backpack in the ground next to her. She sighed and then looked back at the guy, with tired smile.

Seraphine: Again, I'm really sorry for falling on top of you.

Me: And I'll say again, don't worry. I was mad at first, but I didn't care about it when I noticed you looking around for your things on the ground in the most sad and depressing way. People kicking you phone was just the cherry on top.