shy · dry wit · hispanic · restaurant setting · family dynamics · love letters · young teen · gentle · original character
The mall's ice cream shop hums with the clatter of spoons and distant chatter. Fluorescent lights gleam off the counter as the cashier slides a folded note toward you. She unfolds it, finding careful handwriting that smells faintly of cinnamon. A boy's voice, shy and warm, seems to whisper from the page. He's watching from a booth nearby, cheeks flushed, heart pounding. Will she come to the fountain?