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155ยฐ Cafe
OIC Campus
Kat nearly choked on her coffee in a half-baked effort to stop herself spitting it all over the table. A not quite successful effort, mind you, as some still ended up dribbling down her chin. She wiped it away quickly. Tried to regain composure. Everything was fine, this was not at all embarrassing. Her face flooded with red.
โUmโฆ yeah. I di- did,โ she stammered, eyes fixed on Mimsyโs hands.
โYou nearly made me choke!โ Mimsy, in turn, raised her fingers up so that they were perfectly placed in the little middle dip of her mouth.
โNearly? I think I was successful on that front several times. Or that could have been me. So hard to remember when so much happened.โ โI mean like to dea- oh. Yeah, uhโฆ right,โ Kat said, eyes following Mimsyโs hands.
โDonc, so, what are your plans? Seems important if you didnโt want coffee at my place instead. Too rich for your tastes?โ Kat looked up and out the window to their left. A small, audible sigh whistled past her lips.
โI just wanted to check my schedule. Didnโt know when you would wake up, I guess,โ she said, still transfixed on whatever was out the window. The earbud fell out. She didnโt bother replacing it.
โYeah sorry about that. We can always go back there sometime?โ A little sigh, a little unfurling of her arms as the leather sleeves of her jacket slid across themselves, a little tap of her fingernails on the table.
Ugh, that fucking jacketโฆ the thought flashed in Katโs mind. Her breath caught. Just slightly.
Then, a little opportunity presenting itself with a clatter. A small smile tugged Mimsyโs lips as she picked up the earbud, brushing her hair into place before sneaking the blaring piece into her ear.
โAnd you had to run all the way to campus for that? Why, if I didnโt know any better, Kat, Iโd say you were trying to avoid me. Was I that disappointing for you?โ Mimsy widened her smile, her tone a little louder to subconsciously make up for the music, hand now placed on her cheek and firmly framing the earpodโs new home.
โNo,โ Kat said. She breathed a deep breath into her chest, closed her eyes for a second, and reached down to her coffee. It was a deep brown, clearly strong, and the froth had already been scooped off. She took a sip.
โNo, not at all. You wereโฆ actually better than I expected.โ She smiled up at Mimsy with cheek in her eyes.
โSo many pretty girls learn to get lazy, you know?โ Mimsy shrugged, smirk growing even wider as she began listening to the lyrics of Katโs song proper, right before the throes of the sultry chorus.
If I'm out of sight then take another look around
I'm still out there hoping to be found
Shut up, kiss me
Hold me tight
Shut up, kiss me
... โ... โHold me tightโ like you did last night and Iโm sure any girl would learn to try.โ Kat blinked. Just before her eyes closed, her eyes rolled ever so slightly back. Her eyes stayed closed for a good second. Starting at the cupidโs bow and spreading slowly out, her lips unstuck from one another.
Iโm a moron. Opening her eyes, she reached for the other earbud, placing it in her own ear.
โFuck you,โ she said, with a slight giggle.
โYou know as well as me that thereโs more than a few who do not. Just take the compliment, you were good. Honestly. Anyway. I thought you didnโt come to campus anymore or something. What are your plans?โ Recognizing that that was all she was going to get, Mimsy shrugged and leaned back in her seat, taking a moment to ruffle her hair to give it some amount of volume back as she looked out the window Kat seemed so enamored with moments before.
โItโs rush week, thereโs always something to do, people to meet up. Half of them are still trying to get me to be a part of their club or sorority or society, the other half want me to plan parties for them. Speaking of, thereโs one Iโm actually invested in thatโs happening Friday. Host is a piece of shit, but his house is big, probably paid for with daddyโs money, with prettier girls and emptier heads and probably shit you can break.โ Mimsy took a knowing glance back at Kat.
โSomething youโd be interested in?โ โThat sounds exhausting. Your week, or whatever. Party sounds fun though, I guess. Pretty girls and shit I can break?โ Kat said. She took a sip of her coffee and threw a wink at Mimsy.
โSounds like you. Sign me up.โ Mimsy laughed, the amusement staying on her face as she returned her full attention back to Kat.
The mug made a clattering sound as it was set back on the saucer.
โBut seriously, who else is going? I wanna come prepared.โ Kat asked.
โWhat do you have to prepare for? Just bring your pepper spray and a good pair of boots. We can maybe even go shopping before for new outfits. I did have you penciled in for that day, in case you forgot.โ โOnly pepper spray and boots? If thereโs one thing youโre a rookie at, Mimsy, itโs this. Youโre forgetting the lighter, paint, glue, andโฆ I dunno, something heavy. Maybe a marker if we think there wonโt be one there or whatever,โ Kat said with a laugh.
โIโll only go shopping if weโre not buying anything new. Iโve found a few good op-shops around the place. Are we doing costumes, or just โfits?โ This time it was Mimsyโs turn to roll her eyes.
โYou know what city youโre in, right?โ But knowing that Kat wonโt budge, Mimsy sighed and relented.
โOne day youโll realize that just being here youโre already like us, and thatโs not going to change. But thatโs what I find cute about you.โ Mimsy got up, collecting her various bits of gear before making her way over towards Katโs side and leaned down close, gently pulling the other girl's cheeks towards the vixen.
โUntil next time, ouรฉ? Iโll send you details later.โ Then, with a soft kiss on Kat's cheek, Mimsy departed.
Kat scoffed at the thought of her being โlike usโ, before being completely taken off guard by her cheek being grabbed. Under Mimsyโs soft touch, it burned red yet again. Kat reached up on an instinct, knuckles grazing the other womanโs chin. The kiss that followed was enchanted with a woody cologne, which swirled into her nose, rising into her brain, forcing it to recall breath-hitching feelings from last night.
Why am I like this? โUhโฆ yeah,โ was all she could say. She gulped.
โNext time, or- or whatever.โ She didnโt even have time to register that none of her questions had been answered. Her cheek glowed. Her heart raced. Her mouth was dry, so she took another sip. Again, she was sitting alone, but it felt dif-
Shut up. Waitโฆ that bitch! She didnโt answer my questions! she thought. She shook her head out of its stupor, blinking rapidly a few times. There had been countless girls who it had meant nothing with. So - again - that is what she told herself. And - again - that was that.