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  It was a slow day in the coffee shop, as was usual at this time of day. The sun was setting and most people were probably out eating with their loved ones. Not me though. I have a cat, and a couple turtles at home. They are my loved ones I guess. But at this time of day I come to the coffee shop to finish up on my college work, and a bit of people watching. I normally get a small coffee when I first get there. Then if I'm having a long school day? I get a second one. This was definitely going to be one of those days. But there was something different about the little cafe today. Was it a different barista? No, still Harry making people drinks on a Thursday evening shift. A new sign out for a new type of drink? Nope, still the same old signs. Someone new sitting in the shop that I have never seen before? Bingo. I've seen everyone who lives in this small town once or twice, and there was definitely a new person in here. It should have been obvious by the huge service dog I had never noticed inside the shop before.
  I was trying to figure out what type of dog it was when I glanced up at the owner. That's when I saw him. A tall boy with black hair that was longer than the average guy's. All I could see was his back, and I realized my coffee was gone. Perfect opportunity to say hi perhaps? I took a deep breath of the warm, soothing smell of the coffee shop and stood up from my little table in the corner. I started to walk up and the baristas knew what for and started on my drink before I even got up there. I took my card out of my bag before I forgot it, like I do on some occasions, and walked up to the counter. The new guy was still talking to the cashier, so I didn't want to interrupt, and instead glanced over at him to see what he looked like. He had a sharp jawline and a small birthmark that looked kind of like his dog. Cute. I couldn't tell what color his eyes were because he looked away from me when I started to check. So I looked back down at his canine companion.
  She was a very large dog. She had tan fur on her body and darker brown around her big wrinkly head. Bull mastiff. She looked over at me and wagged her tail a little bit before both of us realized her owner was done with his order and was paying. She stood up and was ready to go, still wagging her tail a little bit. I was given my cup back just as they were taking his cup to the tea machine. I got a glimpse of his name on the side of the cup, it was Darren. Fitting name. He must have not known I was there yet because I thanked Harry when I got my drink and it startled him. This in turn startled his dog and when she took into account the direction he was looking and started to smell my shoes. She most likely smelling my cat. Her leash was very short and before either he or I knew it, she quickly pulled forward to circle me and pulled him into me, making me spill some of my coffee on his light grey hoodie and the rest on myself, which was quite a bit considering I got a bigger cup. Well that's going to stain. Thank God I get iced coffee for my second round.
  "Oh my goodness I am so sorry! She's not very well trained and I can't really tell what she's going to do most of the time and -"
  "No no no! It's fine I should have been paying attention to what was happening around me! I bet she's an amazing service dog." I stopped him. I looked up at his eyes. Perfect green. Looked good with his hair. But clouded over the pupil; blind.
  "Well at least let me pay for another one for you." he insisted. Sweet guy.
  "Nah. It's alright. I already had one today so you saved me from being kept up by the jitters all night." I told him.
  "You're sure?"
  "Positive."
  "Really?"
  "Yes."
  Totally sweet.
  Harry handed me some napkins and I wiped up the small bit that got on the floor and tried to dry some of what was on my shirt, teeth chattering.
  "Here." I heard Darren say. I looked up to see that he had taken off his hoodie and was holding it out. He had been wearing a tee-shirt of my favorite band. He likes music, cool. "I know that it also has a little bit off coffee on it but I'm pretty sure there is more on you. I can hear you shivering."
  "Thank you," I said as I reluctantly took the jacket. "I promise I will wash it and give it back right away."
  "You can keep it. It's a little too small for me anyway."
  "Ha ha, thanks. My name's Alice by the way."
  "Darren!" The barista called out with perfect timing.
  "Aaand that would be my name. Her's is Mara" Darren replied to me, giving a little shake to his dog's leash. She took the signal and stood back up from where she was sitting.
  "Well I'll walk with you over to the other counter." I offered.
  "I'd like that." He answered.
  He and I walked over to the other counter and he took his drink, calling a thank you to Harry for making his tea. I brought him back to my table and put my notes and laptop back into my bag so he could put his drink down. I eventually asked him if I could pet his dog and kept telling him how amazingly sweet she was, and how my cat back home was not at all like her. We ended up sitting there talking until the cafe closed for the night. Then we left and we walked together back to our apartments, and they just happened to be across the hall from each other. We also apparently went to the same college, and he had just moved here. We would see each other the next day at school, since we both were taking music. It’s like fate huh? We eventually said our goodbyes to each other and left to our respective doors. Maybe this school year would be more interesting with a new face around.

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  It was a slow day in the coffee shop, as was usual at this time of day. The sun was setting and most people were probably out eating with their loved ones. Not me though. I have a cat, and a couple turtles at home. They are my loved ones I guess. But at this time of day I come to the coffee shop to finish up on my college work, and a bit of people watching. I normally get a small coffee when I first get there. Then if I'm having a long school day? I get a second one. This was definitely going to be one of those days. But there was something different about the little cafe today. Was it a different barista? No, still Harry making people drinks on a Thursday evening shift. A new sign out for a new type of drink? Nope, still the same old signs. Someone new sitting in the shop that I have never seen before? Bingo. I've seen everyone who lives in this small town once or twice, and there was definitely a new person in here. It should have been obvious by the huge service dog I had never noticed inside the shop before.
  I was trying to figure out what type of dog it was when I glanced up at the owner. That's when I saw him. A tall boy with black hair that was longer than the average guy's. All I could see was his back, and I realized my coffee was gone. Perfect opportunity to say hi perhaps? I took a deep breath of the warm, soothing smell of the coffee shop and stood up from my little table in the corner. I started to walk up and the baristas knew what for and started on my drink before I even got up there. I took my card out of my bag before I forgot it, like I do on some occasions, and walked up to the counter. The new guy was still talking to the cashier, so I didn't want to interrupt, and instead glanced over at him to see what he looked like. He had a sharp jawline and a small birthmark that looked kind of like his dog. Cute. I couldn't tell what color his eyes were because he looked away from me when I started to check. So I looked back down at his canine companion.
  She was a very large dog. She had tan fur on her body and darker brown around her big wrinkly head. Bull mastiff. She looked over at me and wagged her tail a little bit before both of us realized her owner was done with his order and was paying. She stood up and was ready to go, still wagging her tail a little bit. I was given my cup back just as they were taking his cup to the tea machine. I got a glimpse of his name on the side of the cup, it was Darren. Fitting name. He must have not known I was there yet because I thanked Harry when I got my drink and it startled him. This in turn startled his dog and when she took into account the direction he was looking and started to smell my shoes. She most likely smelling my cat. Her leash was very short and before either he or I knew it, she quickly pulled forward to circle me and pulled him into me, making me spill some of my coffee on his light grey hoodie and the rest on myself, which was quite a bit considering I got a bigger cup. Well that's going to stain. Thank God I get iced coffee for my second round.
  "Oh my goodness I am so sorry! She's not very well trained and I can't really tell what she's going to do most of the time and -"
  "No no no! It's fine I should have been paying attention to what was happening around me! I bet she's an amazing service dog." I stopped him. I looked up at his eyes. Perfect green. Looked good with his hair. But clouded over the pupil; blind.
  "Well at least let me pay for another one for you." he insisted. Sweet guy.
  "Nah. It's alright. I already had one today so you saved me from being kept up by the jitters all night." I told him.
  "You're sure?"
  "Positive."
  "Really?"
  "Yes."
  Totally sweet.
  Harry handed me some napkins and I wiped up the small bit that got on the floor and tried to dry some of what was on my shirt, teeth chattering.
  "Here." I heard Darren say. I looked up to see that he had taken off his hoodie and was holding it out. He had been wearing a tee-shirt of my favorite band. He likes music, cool. "I know that it also has a little bit off coffee on it but I'm pretty sure there is more on you. I can hear you shivering."
  "Thank you," I said as I reluctantly took the jacket. "I promise I will wash it and give it back right away."
  "You can keep it. It's a little too small for me anyway."
  "Ha ha, thanks. My name's Alice by the way."
  "Darren!" The barista called out with perfect timing.
  "Aaand that would be my name. Her's is Mara" Darren replied to me, giving a little shake to his dog's leash. She took the signal and stood back up from where she was sitting.
  "Well I'll walk with you over to the other counter." I offered.
  "I'd like that." He answered.
  He and I walked over to the other counter and he took his drink, calling a thank you to Harry for making his tea. I brought him back to my table and put my notes and laptop back into my bag so he could put his drink down. I eventually asked him if I could pet his dog and kept telling him how amazingly sweet she was, and how my cat back home was not at all like her. We ended up sitting there talking until the cafe closed for the night. Then we left and we walked together back to our apartments, and they just happened to be across the hall from each other. We also apparently went to the same college, and he had just moved here. We would see each other the next day at school, since we both were taking music. It’s like fate huh? We eventually said our goodbyes to each other and left to our respective doors. Maybe this school year would be more interesting with a new face around.