ARIELwithlove

Time was passing slowly. I hated the fact that it was my fault that we had missed the last bus, but it didn’t seem to matter to her. She was quiet and patient. The two things I’m not.  The silence between us made me uneasy so I tried to start a conversation. “Uh… so… you how’s your… uh hamster,” I asked stupidly. “Ah… fine. He escaped a few days ago… but we got him in he end,” she laughed as she told the story. I chuckled nervously. She smiled at me as if to encourage me to start another topic. I coughed, “uh… what about your…. uh… fish?”