eight

Rachel collects her cappuccino for the male worker and heads over to the seat of the cafe, she's wearing a short brown gown and dark boots. Her raven hair is packed in a sleek pony tail and she is missing any type of make up on her warm skin.

She sips the creamy mix from the ceramic cup and swipes through her phone as she waits for Olive. As usual Olive is late again for an appointment with the Tapers, it is a girls group meeting and they had several connections–it was a miracle that they could get accepted into such a group and today was their first meeting during spring break.

Rachel looks out of the glass doors of the cafe before sighting Olive in a large t-shirt. Olive rushes into the cafe tying up her auburn hair and using her lip stick at the same time.

She looks like a mess and Rachel isn't the only one who sees it.

"Rough morning for you...Rachel says folding her hands."

"Girl, scold me later." Olive says resting her phone on Rachel's cup of cappuccino.

"You didn't get me a latte?"

Rachel eyes her with a glare that's close to a death wish.

"What don't you buy one when you get that hair straight? She asks."

"I'm sorry, okay."

"I was wasted last night and I overslept." Olive says.

And that is a surprise, Olivia. Rachel says before her face turns to a large shock.

Oh my god! Rachel puts a hand over her head when she sights Kyle stepping out of his car and into the cafe.

After everything that's escalating between them, Rachel doesn't know where her heart lies anymore, it's funny because few days before she knew what they were, but all of a sudden with these new heart beats, she doesn't understand where she lies anymore with their friendship.

Rachel peeps from her hand and she sees him walk into the cafe. He's wearing a jean jacket and a faded jean with white sneakers. And thank goodness, he doesn't look over to her side unless Olive's presence would have caught his attention.

Good thing, Olive hasn't seen him yet too. Rachel needs him to leave and not see them. Will she wish really come true, she peeps again at him and he's unsuspecting.

He's having a conversation with the lady that serves the coffee and they are smiling.

Is he flirting with her?! Rachel scoffs returning to her cappuccino, but she face them she with more curiosity than the first time.

The lady slips in something that looks like a paper closer to him and Rachel cannot take it anymore. He's flirting with someone so much older than him, why did she even bother to take what he said seriously.

Rachel takes her hand off and doesn't care if he sees her and Olive anymore.

She can see them from the glass doors of the cafe and she sees that he's planning to leave, Rachel stands from her seat as he turns and she pretends like she doesn't see him coming.

Her wish comes to pass as he almost spills coffee on her, but he is stopped by her calm, warm hazel eyes and she, she is struck by his sky blue eye. Kyle puts a hand to her shoulder immediately and his eyes are soft as he looks at her.

And there goes that heart beat again.

It thumps and thumps.

It is all Rachel hears, and all she sees is his eyes, clear like beach skies, the weight of his hand; weightless like a feather's.

Are you okay?

Kyle asks.

Rachel is still lost knowing that it's either there was something wrong with her or this wasn't the same Kyle anymore.

Rachel?

Huh?

"Yes, I'm fine, Kyle."

Rachel straightens herself.

"Eh, what are you doing here? She asks."

"My mom has an appointment with the doctor, she's waiting in the car." See you. Kyle exits the cafe with a smile and Rachel's heart melts down when he leaves.

She returns back to her seat where Olive is applying a lipstick, but thank goodness her hair is no more a mess. Rachel is confounded in her feelings, she can't explain her feelings and she knows there is something wrong with her.

There is something wrong with me, Olive. Rachel says.

Are you late? Olive asks.

Uh..late, like my period?

Yeah? Olive confirms.

No, Olive! Rachel answers in shock.

"It's my heart, I think there something wrong with it. "It keep beating for the wrong person.

Wrong person? How do you know it's the wrong person? Olive says picking up her phone and keeping her lipstick in her purse.

Shall we? She asks Rachel who stands from her seat to trying to put understanding to what Olive said.

Olive said one word to her and it has turned her brain work upside down. What makes her think it's the wrong person? It was true!

Kyle is not her brother or cousin. He is her best friend who she has known since like forever. And now her hands get sweaty when he's around, her heart knows him and it still chooses to do what it does.

Rachel exhales as she follows Olive into the building, it's the place for the Taper girls meeting and several girls are already there. Olive and Rachel join the group taking separate seats and wait for the meeting to start, a minute more.

Rachel does it again.

She thinks about him and she touches her heart and she feels it escalates, there something going on. How could she fall in love with Kyle.

Rachel asks herself again.

How?

Finally, the host starting the meeting steps in with a large cardboard on her hand as she fixes it on the table in front of other members who await the inauguration of the little meeting.

The host steps away from the board and an inscription written in italic makes Rachel's heart escalates again.

The word is, "heart beat."

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