back to december «kariselle»

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chatters invading the four corners of this shop people glancing out the window watching automobiles passing by in the shop and people who sprinting with phones in their hands as if their lives depended on it and couples walking hand by hand with smiles reaching their eyes while talking to each other. this atmosphere screams the month of december

the month that a lot people anticipated like her, apart from celebrating the christmas. this is the year people will receive extra bonuses in their regular monthly wages and of course the day off from work until the new year arrives is what most people wants but it is also the busiest month, lot of people getting worked up to finish all the paperworks, families planning to go somewhere else, some choosing to return to their hometown or travel abroad and others choose to spent their christmas like a normal day and that others includes yoo karina

looking across the place, the shop is already well decorated with lights hanging and some pictures of gingerbread man, snowman and stars sticking in the windows. cookies and sweets in the counter then lastly the santa clause in the entryway. karina furrowed her eyebrows when she noticed one thing is missing, she looked around again but the tree and a star on top were still missing from her vision.

maybe they forget it?

well it is a little strange not seeing a green christmas tree with yellow star on top of it but nonetheless karina just shrugged it off maybe waiting inside the cafe shop makes her overly aware of the surroundings, so she taps her fingers beside the coffee she ordered ten minutes ago which is probably cold by now and stares at the entrance waiting for certain someone to come in.

why the clock is moving too slow?

karina is not obviously excited at all. arriving thirty minutes early? working extra faster so she could go home early just to get ready, using her brandnew makeup that she had never dared to use before because she still have a lot of other makeups is now freshly applied all over her face  and almost taking out all the clothes outside her closet just to pick a right outfit is a thing that you should call not excited at all

adjusting her clothes using her hands and correcting her posture karina watch the clock struck 9:05 to her phone when a sound of bell coming from the door to signals that there is another customer make noise. a smile crept into her lips when she recognized the woman she's waiting for-- lifting her right hand to draw the attention of the woman in the entrance who immediately looks at her way.

karina brought her right hand back at the top of her other hand gripping on it when she starts hearing loud thump in her chest

she suddenly gets emotional the urge to cry is messing her internal calmness. the sight of the woman sitting in front of her makes her weak that all she want to do is run towards the girl to hug and cry in her arms like she always used to. that is the effect giselle has on her.

karina smiles warmly at the woman who is also smiling at her after taking a long breath to settle her emotions or calm her heart.

that smile-- i really hates it

"you look creepy" karina says, rolling her eyes at giselle who had been smiling since they get in her car

the younger girl will occasionally look to her side and smile, causing her cheeks to doubled it size and turn her eyes into cresent-shaped

"what? why are you smiling?" karina ask

giselle just shrugged the question off but still wearing that damn smile causing karina to just simply look out the window and ignored the younger girl. the suns is shining brighltly, illuminating the trees they passed reminding her it is truly summer