closed starter → amir & camila ( @camivalente )
amir picked his sister up from campus most days. although sometimes he felt awkward waiting around for her to show up, he’d taken to visiting the on-campus coffee shop. the baristas knew him by name, and they always chatted briefly about whatever was going on in their lives. today, amir learning that one of their daughters had been accepted into that very school. it made him smile, if only because he liked hearing about other people’s successes.
he often thought about what he would do if he had the chance to enrol. what he would major in, the people he would meet - but it ceased to matter. he had too many responsibilities. moving out to live closer to his workplace had already been enough change for a lifetime. just as he was leaving, he got a message from his sister. apparently he wasn’t needed. she was going out with some friends. “hmph.” as he rose his head to reconsider his day, he caught sight of a familiar face.
he’d come to meet the professor whilst grabbing a coffee a while ago and found that her routine often coincided with his. “professor valente!” he still called her out of respect. he held the door of the coffee shop ajar to let her go ahead but another patron took that as their chance to leave without any thanks. they knocked amir’s arm, sending his newly acquired coffee tumbling to the floor. torn between trying to pick the cup up and keeping the door open for camila, he fumbled to use his foot as a doorstop. “ah- sorry, are you heading inside?”