Gage pulled back slightly, mostly to prevent herself from running into the male that approached her. Startled, she blinked, hugging her books tighter to her chest as she watched his lips move and the distant hum of his voice echoed in her head. “Ah I-I, um-” She stammered out before taking a gulp of breath. “O-of course.” She agreed, though it took a moment for her to start to move and pull her phone from her pocket. She held it out to him, smiling softly.
“Oh, lo siento,” Matty quickly said as he nearly ran into the girl, “I didn’t mean to startle you. You okay?” He watched the girl hold her phone out to him, giving her a soft, “Thank you,” as he gently took it from her to call his mother. After arguing back and forth with his mom, pleading her with, “Darme un descanso , por favor,” he smiled at the stranger and handed her phone back to her. “Thank you so much,” he told her again. Holding a hand out, he took hers in his, shaking her hand. “My name is Mateo, but everyone calls me Matty. What’s your name?”
