Michael loved the vibrancy of living in London, especially on a warm summer’s morning. There was always something happening, and he knew the good places to go. The sky was blue, but could only be seen occasionally among the tall buildings. A light breeze stopped it from sweltering. Michael had just finished the last exam of his final year at college a few days previously. He was excited by what the future would hold.
He would miss college life but felt that he had enough of the endless studying. No, what he needed now was now a nice nine-to-five job and a long-term girlfriend. He had met many women at college, some of whom he kissed but nothing more and nothing that lasted.
Where would Lexus bring him now? That was the name of his electric wheelchair, his pride, and his joy. He had it for over six months now and it left every other electric wheelchair he previously had in the dust. It had a much greater range and looked much sleeker too. He reckoned it might even help him with the ladies.
Lexus was bringing him to a new coffee shop that had opened only a few weeks previous. This would be his first opportunity to sample their coffee. He always enjoyed life’s little pleasures.
it was long and narrow, he picked a table near the entrance hoping that a waitress would come and take his order. He didn’t want to get stuck near the front and be unable to turn around.. Because that would just be embarrassing. He saw a waitress, in a striped black and white uniform hurrying toward him. He went to reach for his wallet.
“Hey, you were in my class. How did you do in the exams?”
Michael looked up. Her face was indeed somewhat familiar. She was slim, with shoulder-length red hair and freckles. Then it dawned on him.
.”I did fine I think. How about you? The Statistics exam was pretty rough though right.”
“Yeah, it was like horrible. Like, I nearly had a panic attack. Are you doing anything? We could go for a walk somewhere maybe and discuss the exams.”
For a brief second, Michael couldn’t think of what to say.
“Yes, of course. Actually, there’s a nice little park close by. Maybe, we could go there.”
“Sounds great, I’m finished in five minutes. It will give you time to finish that coffee.”
With that she was gone. It would be nice for him to chat to one of his fellow students, especially such an attractive one. It was not something that happened every day and he wasn’t quit sure what to make of it, only that he shouldn’t delay in drinking his coffee.
Sure enough, she came back in a few minutes. The uniform was out and a sleek black top tank was in, that more clearly defined her features. So, out they went
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