she takes a blue pen
writes "man" over a scribbled out "beverage"
of a Dunkin' Donuts coffee warning
after I suggested with a sarcastic tone
the blue almost as dark as her black nail polish
chipping away if you look close enough

she mentions a story
of her boyfriend and his new car
something with adventure and romance
like a hard boiled detective story

my black and blue hoodie
slightly too big
but comfortable in this winter

the rest of them make separate orders
prolonging our hang out
when there are no immediate plans for later
and no one wants to volunteer their parents' house

all of our backpacks pile together on the floor
they're useless until Monday
hers is a regular bag with notebooks peeking out

she says Dunkin' Donuts coffee is good
but she prefers Starbucks
I don't drink enough to tell the difference
I trust her judgement