Melissa McCall (alphasmom) wrote in madisonvalley, @ 2022-12-09 14:52:00 |
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Melissa was thoroughly enjoying the holiday season, so it wasn't a surprise to finding her heading out rather early in the morning to get some more shopping done. But as always, Melissa had to have her coffee and something to eat first. She decided that she deserved a little bit of a treat this morning, so she was going to have her breakfast at Starbucks instead of at home. A nice coffee and pastry seemed like the perfect treat on a winter morning, before heading out into town to finish up her Christmas shopping. As always, she had risen early, showered and then gotten herself ready. But what was more, she did all of that while making minimal noise. The last thing she wanted to do was wake her younger family members. Only an hour after waking, she made her way out the front door and onto the street. This had became a very familiar path for her, so she didn't have to pull out her phone even once to check the directions. And this allowed her to enjoy some good quality people watching, and everything that she saw seemed to bring a big smile to her face. It was certainly nice to see so many people out enjoying the holiday and it made her feel all warm inside. She was so into the sights that she nearly passed up the entrance to Starbucks, but fortunately she caught herself just in time. She turned to face the door and then made her way inside, not sure of what she would find there this morning. That was one of the things about this place; some days it could surprise a person. She had just started to think that this would be one of those simple mornings where she got her breakfast and then went on about her day, but once again life had different plans in mind for her. She spotted a familiar face and right away she knew who it was; she was just deciding whether or not she should approach him when the line moved in front of her. So, she took that as a sign and stepped forward, coming to the decision that if he spotted her and recognized her then he could approach her if he chose to. |