Walking through life while life is oblivious to the nights I’ve had I enter the small coffee shop. “Shine!” The barista says way too enthusiastically but still I felt a flicker of something when I saw her. “Chyne.” I say with a grimace to hide the smile that wants to show. She sees right through me and smiles, she doesn’t ask what I want, she already knows. I now believe she gets my name wrong on purpose. Peter flashes across my eyes but I brush it off just as quickly, I’m not a pushover either. Deep down I know it wasn’t my fault, fates hands work at the speed of interpretation to no one but something’s stirs in me for what was taken from me. My friend. Shaking the thoughts out Ken gives me my drink. Her smile cracks a bit but she fixes herself and goes to walk off, a sense of urgency overcomes me, “Does Ken stand for anything .. longer?” I hesitate with my words, seems I forgot how to speak. She looks back surprised written all over her face but she comes back an
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