Awake in the morning
They both agreed to see each other again and not to turn this situation in to the countless one night stands that was ever so empty to him. ” what time does your school classes begin ” Steve injected into the silence that was protruding over breakfast. ” I don’t have to be in until 13:00 “ and then she finished her eggs. ” Would you like a hand in cleaning up ? ” ” I would not normally say yes , but why not ” whereby Steve dried the dishes with his tartan patterned tea towel and Helvi washed up.
” Do you mind if I put some music on ? ” he expressed while putting the kettle on, for he was pretty thirsty. ” I don’t mind, as long as its not too loud” . They both decided to sit down together on his red sofa that he inherited from his mother. The room was slightly cold , the walls susceptible to dampness from outside, his flat being over 100 years old, like humans deteriorate . Once they were both comfortable , holding each others hands, anyone looking inside would have thought they were in love.
Was it love or simply a crush? it was simply too early to presume either way, happy cats snuggling up to each other. It was a whole 5 minutes before any of them spoke, the music was voluntary filling in the silence. ” shall we go out ? I would like to get some things before I go to class “ Steve agreed ” we should , I need to pick up some stationary ” . After making his bed and locking the door they were both out in the street and facing yet another day.
Finding each other was something that broke a traditional day into a fine half, it shattered any doubts he had of never finding anyone. Being alone for so long , he clearly did not enjoy, often crying in front of a mirror , feeling he was worthless. With this immediate change he had a smile on his face, that Helvi happily noticed and reciprocated. ” Would you hold my hand ” and without waiting for him to answer, she took hold of his by now cold hands.
They reached the middle of town, the church bell was ringing monotonously , the same tune for centuries like a zombie without emotion . He often wanted to yell for that to be quiet, but he never had the courage to do it, with his new love beside him, he had forgotten about complaining. They saw the stationary shop lightly lit with its unflattering sales placards. Steve followed her inside the shop and walked towards the stationary section. He chose a packet of blue rollerball pens and then after paying for them they re-emerged into the cold morning.
Helvi went into the book shop and purchased How to Survive Your First Year in Teaching while Steve looked at the new books in the novel section. Once there shopping was done, they decided to walk around town. A few clouds above were making movement over the the town, almost as if they wanted to cry . The town had not seen rain for over three months, it had only been cold. A cyclist hooted his horn as Steve jumped at the surprise, it was his fault for walking in the cycling lane.
It was coming up till 12:30 and Helvi needed to make her way to classes, he had classes in one hour, being early meant he could either sit in the library or get a hot drink from the overpriced cafe at the front of the university. ” It was a nice evening that I spent with you Steve, I would like to be with you again ” ” I would like to as well , here is my phone number ” Helvi gave her number in return followed by giving him a big hug and kiss . She got onto the packaged bus that took her to univerisity and waved at him from the window, he blew a kiss back and waved. He only had to walk to his classes and chose to go to the libary as he was not thirsty for coffee.