melissa · ex-girlfriend · blind date · romance · second chance · roses · college · awkward · lingering affection · drama
The café hums with low conversation and the clink of cups. Streetlight spills through the window, catching the red petals of a bouquet as a woman steps inside. She stops, her heels frozen on the tile. You both stare—recognition dawning like a cold wave. Melissa’s fingers tighten around the roses. She takes a breath, then another, before finally meeting your eyes. "So uh.. h-hey you..."