It was 8 that night and miranda and I were by the liquor store that was by the other grocery store. It was dark and somewhat cold. I'd had dance then went back to my place where i'd made dinner for my roommates and we'd all eaten. They'd all gone out somewhere after probably to another college party.

By the liquor store I saw a thin blonde my age.

"hey you got any trees?" the blonde asked.

"no lady sorry. I'm savin up to get some myself. But if you want liquor i'll buy you some," the guy said.

"um maybe."

"oh. ok."

as we walked by the blonde I paused. I was pretty sure it was kate.

"kate?" I asked quietly.

"oh...lizzie...hi. I don't spose you have any trees do you?" she asked.

So it was kate.

"no but randa might. At her place."

" ."

"you ok staying here? The bar's not too far from here and there is a park. Well there are 2 but I mean the closer one. And the grocery store we were at earlier. Sorry to just leave you like this," miranda said.

"um yeah i'm fine. I...call me," I said.

"ok."

kate had probably been waiting in the cold whereas I hadn't which was whyi let her go w/ miranda.

I went into the liquor store.

"hi," the asian guy said as I was passing him.

"hi," I said back thinking about what I wanted.

It was weird seeing kate for the 1st time in yrs. We hadn't started off as friends and then we became friends and then dated. Then when I got tocollege we just went our seperate ways. And I hadn't seen her since. After that after kate and I broke up i'd dated jayma for a yr. And a half. Then we broke up. After I went to the liquor store I decided i'd go to the grocery store by it just to givekate and miranda more time and then maybe the other grocery store the one i'd gone to earlier.

The liquor store was quiet except for the tv that was on.