"You look good... weirdly good for seven o'clock."
"I've got a date." Smirk. "This girl from Young Adult Literature."
"What does she look like?"
"You jealous, Katherine?"
"Curious."
"She's got this red hair that's really soft-looking and all over the place, silver wire-framed glasses and these pale lips."
"Pale lips? Are you serious?"
"Nah, they're like... natural? But totally hot, I swear."
"What's her name?"
"Her name... Caroline, I think."
"..."
"I know, I know. I'm crap with names."
"Are you excited?"
"Didn't you see the new shirt?"
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Balconial Conversations
Short Storybal-co-nee-al ; of or referring to a balcony \\ in which a cynical girl and a disastrously (self-characterized) aromantic psychology student have daily discussions between neighbouring balconies \\ #1 in short story june & july 2k15 \\ book 1