. The clouds floated around happily in humor to her predicament. Being fired from the only
dreams, her heel got stuck in the broken cemented sidewalk. Thrusting out with all her might, the heel of her favorite suede stiletto broke. She stu
gree and getting admitted into the workplace she had applied for, seemed so f
rl like you doing on h
uld snap. She raised her head up to look at the stranger w
spoke before her body could
nut brown hair and blue eyes; he look
?" he offered, gesturing
d seemed to fail her. "Yes,
bly legs, she collided with his chest. "So
cup of coffee?" h
ed in a shy smile as sh
ust two blocks away if we can
rry her to match his long strides. She noticed that he slowed down a f
her in through the double glass
crowd for the lunch hour, but it wasn't completely empty. There were customers sca
ut a defe
on't you like co
no, I do. I was just... thinking abo
ng herself, she picked a table at the far end of the coffee place an
y, but most of all she noticed the satisfied looks they all
he jerked back away fr
Concern etched on the creases
't quite reach her eyes. "Yes, I'm
ust met with her life problems when she was a tota
el Wheeler," he said, giving her his outstretched hand
na. Alina Sande
ormation in, a wistful sm
ally nice na
k you. But thank my parents. They
lighten the mood, feeling his laught
bble that they didn't fully notice when the
of the sweetened coffee. She w
would prefer to drink yours sweetened," he explained, as he
ow arched
at idea?" she asked,
I might be wrong though," he interjec
she returned to the cup of coffee staring back at
s, what should I know
e and wondered why he was interested in knowing about her parents. What kind of stranger gets into such details? she wondered, and suddenly fe
th him? The questions kept bugging her. She eyed him skep
comfortable telling you about such details of
n his seat, he leaned back a
Wheeler. Doesn't that seem to
fusion, she tried to grasp where t
r Enterprises?" sh
d in conf
ly realized who and wher