Interlude I
“Excuse me.”
“Hmm?”
“You’re absolutely gorgeous.”
“Aww, thank you. Haha. Oh my God. You’re so sweet…”
“…”
“Sorry, I’m just… You caught me by surprise there. What’s your name?”
“I’m Tom, and you’re…”
“Alyssa.”
“Up to anything fun right now, Alyssa?”
“I’m not, I just, I just moved here, so I don’t really know the area.”
“Smaller cities weren’t doing it for you?”
“No, not at all. I wanted a new start. Are you from here?”
“I’ve been here for a while. Your voice is really easy on the ears by the way. Are you a singer?”
“How could you tell?”
“I’m smart. So how about we keep talking over some drinks? Or coffee if that’s more your thing.”
“Coffee sounds great, Tom. It’s Tom, right?”
