Her

The day we've met.

I still don't know how all of this happened, but here I am, waiting for my friend, too late for our meet-up yet again. I stared at my almost finished up coffee hoping the time would go by faster so I could go back home again to continue writing on my essay for our poetry class. " Define love in your own words", I still am not sure of what I should write... I've never experienced or felt that thing called love. Of course I love many things like art or writing, but a person?

I don't know if it's because there wasn't the right person yet or I'm just not capable of falling in love. I have dated a few guys already, but that was always because they asked me out and I kinda just accepted it. Don't get me wrong, they were all very nice guys and all but I never really had that "tingly feeling" everyone's always talked about...

Tess! Oh look who finally arrived. "Glad you finally made it Matt. Had too much fun with your girlfriend huh?". I asked with a sarcastic undertone. "First of all, Beth is NOT my girlfriend, and second I wasn't with her right now. I had to help my mum with some stuff". I roll my eyes and chuckle a little. "Yeah right... anywayyys for that, you can pay my coffee. Thank you sweetie." I gave him a kiss on the cheek and after he made an annoyed face he started laughing playfully.

"Do you remember the time you've introduced me to your first girlfriend? I still can't get rid of that embarrassed face you've made that time." Matt asked me why I remembered that right now after so many years. I've told him about the essay I had to write and how that just popped up into my mind all of a sudden.

"Want me to help you with it? I know you've had troubles with 'love' all your life."
"It's fine I think I'll manage that much myself, but thank you. Oh by the way, how was your trip to the mountains last weekend?"
"Haha, if you say so and oh it was freaking amazing! We hiked up the mountain and had such a great view ..."

Who- is that? The prettiest girl I've ever seen in my entire existence just stepped into the café. Her hair is short and has a silky brown color. Her lips are thin but have this cute rosy tint. Tess. Her face has this soft round shape. Tess-. And gosh the way her eyes glo- TESS! Hm? My gaze went back to Matthew. "Have you even been listening to me? What is it that your are staring at with that enchanted look?"

He turns around searching for that thing and after a few seconds he slowly turned back around with that huge smirk on his face. " What is it? I've listened to your story the whole time."

"Right- then why do your eyes keep wandering to that cute girl over there?"

"What do you mean? There's no one I've been staring at-" I took a sip of my coffee and looked out of the window.
"Is that so? Then if you've listened to me 'the whole time' why don't you tell me what I've done last weekend?"

I started to get a little nervous and all I could spit out was "mountains...". He bursted out laughing till the whole café was looking at us. "Shhh can't you shut up a little?? We're in public!"
"Hahahah that's the first time I've ever seen you so desperately wanting to talk to a stranger. Why don't you go talk to her?"

"Are you serious? Why would I ever do that?"

"Uhm maybe because that might be the chance for you to finally find }love{"

"I've never dated a girl before though- I don't even think I was interested in girls? Gosh I don't know..."

"Who knows? Maybe it just takes a certain Someone to find that out. So go now before she gets her coffee and leaves."

I was too nervous to stand up when I already saw her leaving. I've never found interest in a person so quickly. Should I go and run after her? I can't.
"Great she's gone, you've missed her Tess." Matthew rolled his eyes and leaned back into his seat has he blew out some air seemingly annoyed.
"Why are you angry? It's not like I'm interested in her." I definitely am interested. "Gosh you should've at least tried it."

"Well, it's too late now so let's stop thinking about that and talk about your girlfriend."

We've continued talking for the next hour but I had troubles concentrating on the words he said. All I could think of was her.