Random Imagines

Bus Stop (Josh Hutcherson)

It was not a normal no class day, I had to wake up early to return a book to the college's library I didn't return a couple of days ago when I finished reading it. I was only doing it because I would be given a fine if I return it tomorrow. I know I could return the book whenever I want to before the library closes today at 7:00 pm, but I also told my best friend I will see her before her class to have breakfast and help her with some last details for her project. Oh the things you do when you're a selfless person!

I decided to return the book first time in the morning before I forget to do it because I'm not just selfless, I tend to forget things way to fast so I just went straight to the library and returned the book. Once I returned it I went out of the library to wait for my friend. She arrived a couple of minutes later, and we headed up to the closest Denny's around campus. We had breakfast and finished her project just in time for her class. It was a five minutes walk to campus, and it was 9:49 am so we hurried up. We arrived on time for her class, but I realized I wasn't going to make it to my bus stop. I walked as fast as I could, checking my watch every few seconds to keep track of time so I could at least arrive at 10:10 am and not miss my bus. I'm not really in a rush to get home, but if I don't get this one I will have to walk home, and it's not even worth it; just as staying waiting for the next bus that comes in an hour. I did my best, but I was not even there when it was 10:10 am. I was not going to walk al the way home so I decided to wait for the next bus; it was an option as hideous as the second one I had, but it was less tiring.

I sat on the bench, and since I no longer had the book I had to return to distract myself, I grabbed my phone and checked my messages, but there were just a couple of texts from my study group chat and surprisingly none from my friends chat. I really had nothing to do.

I put my phone back in my pocket and stared at the coffee shop across the street. There was the last time I saw my crush, Josh. I remembered looking at him from this very spot, and then my friends came to take me home. I've never really spoken to him, he is nice and always greeting me in the mornings when we have our class together. We've worked together in class a couple of times, and we had a little conversation over old cartoons once, in a group of classmates of course. I'm quite shy when it comes to boys. Yeah I'm nineteen years old and still afraid of boys... Ugh.

Josh is always giving out smiles every time he says hi, he would call you by your name and won't call you by your nickname until you actually tell him you have one. He has a great sense of humor, or at least I believe he has, he always makes me laugh in class when he drops a joke, but not everyone seems to laugh.

By now I seem like the average stalker, but I'm really not. We've talked and hanged out, but never just the two of us, and never an out of class hangout. I always see him passing by this bus stop and wave a goodbye at him because his bus stop is a block from mine.

I guess I was pitying myself with all the overthinking about how I'm not a stalker, I know I know him, I know I never act crazy or creepy around him even when I'm dying inside, but I know I've never really tried anything to know him better.

I was just looking at people passing by when I saw Josh coming from where his bust stop is, he was looking at his phone. I didn't know he came to college on Thursdays, but a smile started to form on my lips. I stopped it before it got wider. I realized he was not going to see me so I just looked down, but something strange inside of me made me stand up and call his name with that smile I tried to hide before.

He turned around smiling like he recognized my voice right away, and greeted me.

"I didn't know you came on Thursdays!" He said still smiling.

"Oh, I don't, actually. I just came to help a friend with her project, and I also had to return the book we had to read for tomorrow's class," I said feeling disappointed in myself for not trying to say something more interesting so we could have a normal talk.

"Oh, right!"

"So you have class now?" I asked nervously, but still trying to hide it. Although I think I failed.

"No, I don't... Not right now at least," he said and stopped for a moment before continuing talking, "are you heading home?"

"Not right now, I missed the bus," I said shrugging, and he chuckled.

"I'm going for some coffee, would you like to join me, maybe?" He said smiling.

"Oh.. Um..." I thought of how much food I had for breakfast, I can't even have a cup of coffee, "Yeah! Why not?" I finally said smiling.

"Nice! For a moment I thought you were going to dump me," he said giggling sort of nervously.

"No, I wouldn't," I said blushing and giggling. "So where to?"

"How about that one across the street?"

"Sure!" I said and followed him to the coffee shop.

We entered in and looked for a booth, there was one for two next to the window.

"I guess this is good for you, you know so you can see if your bus arrives," he said once we sat down. I just nodded. From that window we could see more than the bus stop, so it was indeed great to see when my bus was coming so I could run and cross the street in time to grab the bus.

A waiter came to our table and asked for our drinks, Josh ordered a double espresso with whole milk and a muffin. I just ordered a black coffee with no sugar.

"Odd taste?" He asked.

"Huh?" I didn't understand his question.

"Black coffee, no sugar..." He said giggling, and I caught some blushing on his cheeks.

"Oh, I guess... Well, not really. I love all kinds of coffee, but right now I'm in the mood for something simple," I said giggling.

"I love coffee too," he said and there was a little awkward silence. I could tell he was a little nervous, but why?

"So when do you have your class?" I asked breaking the silence. I'm really bad at this, and since he seems nervous too, that was the best I could think to ask. I was overthinking it too much, and I guess that if I wouldn't say anything the silence would've been longer.

"In a couple of hours," he said smiling.

"Then why did you come so early?" I asked giggling.

"I set the alarm thinking it was Friday, then I checked my phone when I was already in the bus, and I found out it was Thursday." We both laughed. "I'm lucky I found you... Now I won't have to wait alone for so long."

"I can stay longer," I said and he looked me in the eyes kind of hoping I did.

"I would like that," he said and smiled.

We stayed in the coffee shop talking until he had to leave for his class. It was a great talk and we had fun together. It was weird how natural it all went on; I never thought it was so easy to talk to him. At least now I will be able to talk more and maybe walk with him after class to my bus stop since his is close to mine.

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