I grab my book out of my bag and open it to a chapter to start reading. It’s a photography class I’m in and it’s not as easy as I would have anticipated. I’ve always liked art, especially photographic art, and that was the whole reason why I signed up for it. But since it’s a general class then it’s a little harder and more technical then I would like. I was prepared to have to learn about all the different photographers and all of their different famous pieces. What I wasn’t prepared for was having to learn and memorize every single detail about their life, where they were born, how many siblings they had, who they married, how many kids they had; that’s just a sample of the things I had to learn. Needless to say, I had a lot of studying to get done today.

About an hour or so into reading and taking notes, I’m finding it hard to concentrate and my eyes attach to a girl I see walk in the shop. She’s tall and very thin, wearing loose fitting jeans, a white button down dress shirt with a skinny black tie, and a black blazer all topped off with black, worn converses. Her hair is a dark black color and stops just below her ears, it’s messy but it looks good on her. I find myself drawn to her in some mysterious way. Her style is one of a kind and I don’t think anyone could pull it off as well as she does. She looks a little dark and mysterious but at the same time relaxed and collected. I can’t quite put my finger on it but there’s something about her that intrigues me.

When her eyes connect with mine, I notice I’ve been staring at her since she walked in and become embarrassed and look down to my book and pretend to look like I’m reading. I hesitantly look back up to her to see she’s still looking at me with a small smirk gracing her lips. I return her smile with one of mine as she walks past me and I’m thanking myself for sitting in the chair with my back facing the cash register of the small shop. I take a deep breath and try to focus on getting back to studying, only when I try the focusing part I find I have company joining me. I nearly jump out of my skin when I notice it’s the girl I’ve recently been fixated on.