Sombra pushed the door to Kofi Beans open with an exhausted sigh. She spotted Amélie across the room, her head buried in a book, and smirked. What a surprise.
As Sombra sat herself beside Amélie, she swiped Amélie's coffee cup, slurping down what little remained.
"Wow," Amélie exhaled, barely looking away from her book as she gave Sombra a quick, ice cold glare, "Real mature of you".
Sombra giggled, "Nothing like stealing the rest of your coffee to brighten my morning, mija," She licked her lips, leaning in and closing the book in Amélie's hands, "So, any progress with...you know who?"
Amélie locked eyes with her and sighed, "I have no idea what you are talking about, Sombra".
"Oh, come on. Relájate, what are you worried about? You think I'm gonna tell her?" Sombra smiled, deviously.
Amélie rolled her eyes and began to stand up.
"I will not partake in your childish games. Now, if all you came to talk to me about was Lena, then I'll take my studying elsewh-" Amélie whirled round, book in hand, knocking right into the one person she didn't want to see, Lena.
Sombra stifled a laugh and have a small wave, "Hola, Lena".
Lena smiled back sweetly and winked at Amélie.
"Don't worry, love. We all have shitty days. I'm in a hurry so I'll see you guys around and, um, next time, try not to talk about someone who's right behind ya. See ya!"
Amélie stared after her, a deep scarlet colour creeping across her face. She sank back into her seat and laid her head on her arms, shielding her face.
Sombra swallowed and, extremely awkwardly, attempted to comfort her.
"Well, look on the bright side, araña. She winked at you and, err, no coffee was spilt because I drank the rest of yours".
All she got in reply was a groan.
Yeah, at times like these it was best just to leave Amélie alone.
Turning her attention away from that little fiasco, she scanned the café for familiar faces.
Her eyes caught on Fareeha, a good friend of hers who was standing by one of the tables looking almost lost.
"Fareeha!" She shouted, motioning her over.
Fareeha, seeming relieved to see someone she knew, walked over.
"Hey, Sombra! Hey, Amélie!" She bent down closer towards them and, in almost a whisper, spoke, "I didn't know one person could turn so red!"
Sombra burst out into a fit of giggles, whilst Amélie did an overly dramatic sigh.
"Did everyone see?!" She exclaimed, her face still hidden, "Fine, let my misfortune entertain you."
"Have I ever told you how much I love you, Fareeha?" Sombra managed to say through giggles.
Fareeha winked then cocked her head to the side.
"Hey, seen who else is in here?" She smiled.
Sombra looked in the direction she motioned and immediately began to feel self conscious, painfully aware of every move she made, her eyes never leaving the breathtaking figure by the counter.
"Sombra?" She heard Fareeha say from a distance.
"Si?" She replied, hazily.
Suddenly, Sombra was pulled out of her daze and towards the exit.
"Que?" She questioned, trying to hide the disappointment she felt.
"I'm sorry, Sombra, but I need to study and if I left you in there, I doubt you'd have any time to leave due to the...distraction," Amélie said, still dragging her away.
"Don't be ridiculous, of co-".
"Sombra," Amélie interrupted, daring her to try and talk more shit, "Honestly, I don't understand what you see in that little gamer.
Sombra tensed up, exhaling slowly, "You do realise that she's not just 'a gamer', she's one of the most talented in the world. And, she's not a child, like you seem to think. I mean, she's in your English class, for crying out loud," She stopped herself, feeling that her face had turned red and she'd gotten very worked up suddenly. She smoothed out her shirt and had a calming breath.
Amélie laughed, which surprised her.
"Oh, cherie. You have fallen hard".
Blushing, Sombra accompanied Amélie towards the main campus buildings.