This entire evening wasn’t exactly what Clara had originally planned to have been doing on the day before Valentine’s Day. She was sure that her weekend would consist of her down at the station playing shitty love tunes or working on her homework assignments until all of the love birds left campus; leaving it free for her to wander about without going noticed. But another year without a Valentine seemed to depressing, hell even her mindset had been depressing her so she knew this was something that she should do. Not to mention she knew that all her friends were either going to be shacked away in a house off campus or on the blind dates them selves; so who else would be around to hang out? Right? Not to mention the idea of potentially meeting someone that would interest her for the evening was quite exciting. Surely there had to have been someone lurking around campus that she had never even thought about going on a date with before.
Her mind began to race around as she got closer to her final destination, the sound of her heels almost becoming faster until she realized that she was practically running. “Calm down,” she laughed at herself, knowing that’s all she could do at that point as she approached the sand, shivering as the cool air brushed against her cheeks. Hammonasset Beach State Park was her meet up location of choice for one very logical reason -- they weren’t allowed to be there. But she couldn’t help it, knowing that this would be the prettiest place to spend the evening, even if it would be a bit crisp in the evening air. She set down a few blankets into the sand, nervously taking a seat as she looked down at her phone. There was no text, no call, not a single indication that anyone would even bother to show up.