it was a late Thursday night
and the restaurant was reaching
closing time the petite girl had her
hair in a straight messy bun as she had her earbuds in blasting her favorite song

she was sweeping the floors while dancing as she glanced over her shoulder to see if the tall brown eyed boy she liked had left yet

as she was sweeping she noticed the boy about to
walk out the door to leave

“wait! before you go give me a hug” she said
with a slight shy smile on her face as she walked over
to the boy with his hat turned backwards and his earbuds in

he grinned as he opened his arms preparing himself
got her tiny embrace, wrapping his arms around her
for a quick 5 seconds

“what was all that for?” he asked as he almost walked out the door

“oh it’s just that I’m not gonna see you for the next week so I’d thought I’d say goodbye” she said shyly, blushing a tiny bit

“aw well I’ll see you when you get back and have a happy Christmas” he said walking out the door to his car

being in his arms
made her feel safe
he felt like home

it’s like the universe
is finally on my side
the sun and the earth
have finally aligned

i used to never be able
to talk to you i was shy
like a scared little mouse
waiting for the opportunity
to take its beloved cheese

now we talk all the time
about little things just
getting to know one
another day by day

going from having no physical
contact whatsoever to hugging
you once in a blue moon is nice

seeing your name pop up on my
screen saying “__ started
following you” makes my heart
flutter and my stomach jump for joy

you have no idea how in like i am
with you and we’re finally getting
somewhere

it’s happening
it’s finally happening
a relationship between us
a friendship at most

long conversations as
we’re not doing anything
small smiles and cute
laughs all around

total eye contact
not turning away
for a single second

this is it
this is what I’ve wanted
for so long with you
i just hope it lasts