So I'm at home, standing at my kitchen window, looking out at the people on the street walking by. I live in an apartment. I'm on the third floor.
I do this once or twice a day. I look out, I think to myself, "Wow, that guy looks kind of depressed", or, "Hey, what a nice-looking suit that guy's got", or, "Those people look really happy".
So I'm standing there, one half of me almost wanting someone to look up and notice me, the creep in the tanktop on the third floor looking down on them. It never happens. (And I can hide behind the curtains if it ever comes to that.)
It's early evening, say around six. A gorgeous day outside, sun is shining. Summer.
Two girls walk by. They are maybe seventeen, eighteen. They look almost the same: cute, blonde, hair in a bun, summery clothes. School's out. Girls. I imagine they're best friends. They laugh and giggle.
Just as they're passing my window, they react to something behind them. They stop and turn around. A boy of about the same age as the girls comes running after them. I imagine he's calling out, "Hey! Wait up!". He's sort of awkward looking. He's out of their league, but I'm speculating here. Maybe they do know each other, in that high school way where you sort of know people, and you sort of don't.
The boy has a cup from McDonald's in his hand. He says something to one of the girls, then hands her the cup.
I imagine the following scenario: the boy notices the girls at McDonald's, which is a block away. They leave, maybe he bumps into them outside of McDonald's. Maybe they chat for a bit. Maybe they don't. For whatever reason, one of the girls leaves her cup of Diet Coke behind. The boy notices this, assumes she forgot it, picks up the cup, runs after the girls, catches up with them right outside my window.
The girl awkwardly accepts the cup and says thanks. The boy smiles, waves goodbye in an awkward way, and then goes back the same way he came.
The girls observe him as he leaves, then turn to each other and giggle nervously. "That was weird", they maybe say to each other. One of them laughs. They turn around and resume walking. The girl with the cup throws it on the ground between two parked cars.
