It was one of those horrible rainy but hot days. When Brittany arrived at the library she was panting and sweating from the humid air. It was only a ten minute walk from her apartment but already she felt exhausted. The heat just knocked all the energy out of her. Stupid New York weather, she thought to herself.
A blast of cool air hit her face as she entered the library. She looked around before choosing her usual seat in the corner, amongst the books about wildlife. Everybody seemed uninterested in animals, so she was never disturbed from her study. She didn't study animals, but she just liked the peace and quiet that that certain area of the library gave her.
From the moment she took her first dance class, Brittany knew she wanted to be a dancer. She danced everyday determined to be the best she could. By the time she was 16, she had won several dance competitions and was well known around Lima, Ohio as the girl who could really move. When high school came to an end she had been accepted into various universities. But she had her eyes set on Julliard. So when she found out she had been accepted, Brittany knew straight away that she was just a step closer to her dream.
Before she even opened up her books, Brittany took in a deep breath and closed her eyes to relax her mind a little bit.
"Excuse me, is anybody sitting there?"
Brittany's eyes shot open. Crap, I must of fallen asleep, she thought to herself. She looked up to see a young boy holding onto the back of a chair.
"Huh? What?" Brittany spoke, her voice croaky from sleep.
"Is anybody sitting in this seat? My friends are sitting over there and I need a seat" the boy replied pointing to a table of loud 12 year old boys.
"No you can take it" Brittany said annoyed that the loud boys were sitting so close to her. "But could you please be a little more quite"
"Sure thing lady" the boy replied before walking off dragging the chair behind him.
Brittany sighed, knowing that now that she's awake, she'll actually have to study. Grabbing her books out of her bag she glanced down at her watch. Shit, it's 6 o' clock! I've been asleep for two hours. Brittany mentally kicked herself for falling asleep.
Before beginning her study of the history of Latin American Ballroom, she took a quick scan of the library. The boys were playing some sort of board game, and an old couple were walking hand and hand towards the library exit. Brittany glanced over to the table opposite her, and that's when she saw her. A girl about Brittany's age. Writing something down on paper, surrounded by open books. She was tanned. Hispanic. Her brown, wavy hair flowed down past her shoulders. Brittany's eyes widened at the beauty of the mysterious girl.
The girl was so interesting, the way she stuck her tongue out while she concentrated, the way she twisted her hair around her finger. Brittany found herself staring, but couldn't take her eyes off of her.
She shook her head and directed her eyes to her book. She didn't want to come off as some sort of creep. But it was almost as if her eyes were attracted to the girl. She couldn't help but look at her again.
The girl was now typing on her laptop, with her headphones in as she bobbed her head to the music. Brittany really wanted to know more about this girl. What's her name? What's she studying? How old is she?
Brittany's eyes started to travel down the girl's body. She was wearing a black dress and black converse. Brittany smiled to herself. She liked the girl's style.
She noticed that the girl had stopped typing and had turned her head towards Brittany. Blue eyes met mocha eyes. Brittany let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. The girl rose from her seat keeping her eyes locked onto Brittany's. She approached quickly and tapped her on the shoulder. Brittany opened her eyes which she didn't realised she'd closed.
"Hey, could you please keep an eye on my stuff while I go grab a coffee? I'll grab you one too if you want." The girl spoke softly and gently while smiling. Brittany couldn't speak. She'd wanted the mysterious girl to just look at her, but now she was actually talking to her. "Is that okay?"
"Oh..yeah sure" Brittany managed to say.
"Cool thanks. So do you want a coffee?" The girl asked.
"Um yeah that would be cool thanks"
"Awesome, I'll be about five minutes" And with that, the girl walked out of the door into the rain.
Brittany just sat there. Replaying the girl's voice over and over again in her head. I could listen to her talk for hours. Her thoughts were disrupted when the boys that were playing the board game started cheering. Ugh, shut up I'm trying to think.
Soon enough the mysterious girl returned with the coffees.
"Here. Thanks for looking after my stuff. I would come and sit with you but I've got to go babysit for a friend. Sorry" the Latina said passing over the coffee.
"Oh that okay. Thanks for the coffee...um.."
"Santana, my name's Santana" the girl said holding her hand out for Brittany to shake. Santana. Beautiful name to match a beautiful face
"I'm Brittany"
"Nice to meet you Brittany. Thanks again from looking after my stuff. I'll see you around" Before Brittany got to answer Santana had already walked over to her books and began to put everything in her bag. With one quick wave of her hand and a smile, Santana was again walking out into the humid city.
Brittany sighed and checked the time. 6.30pm. I might as well go home, looks like I'm not going to be studying today. She grabbed her bag and left the library.
It was a little cooler outside now which Brittany was glad about. As she walked home her mind wandered back to Santana. The sweet smile that she gave Brittany, the softness of her voice, the colour of her eyes. Brittany wanted to see her again. And speak to her again. She wanted to see her face. She was so interesting.
Brittany arrived home, placing her bag onto the couch before heading into her room and throwing herself on the bed. Sure it was only 7 o' clock, but Brittany was exhausted. Without even taking her shoes off Brittany closed her eyes, listening to the sound of the summer rain and letting the Latina take over her dreams.
Should I continue or na? Review please. Thanks for reading.