There were days when the world just didn’t work for Alex. Try as she might, she couldn’t get what she wanted. Today was one of those days.
The car didn’t start, she failed a test, she fell asleep in class. Fate had it out for her, of this she was sure.
“Bad day?” Jake asked, falling into step beside her. One of the few boys that talked to her, and the only one that she had a huge crush on, Alex was slightly relieved to see her friend.
“Oh, yeah, it’s been horrid.” She stomped outside and a heavy downpour assaulted her head. “Are you kidding me?” she cried. “Could a little bit of good come out of this day? Please? Is that too much to ask?”
Beside her, Jake laughed, shaking his soaked blond hair. “Come here,” he told her, dragging the grumbling brunette to the overhang of roof by the wall. He pulled a gym shirt out of his bag and scrubbed her hair mildly dry.
“Thanks,” she muttered. He smiled, leaned forward, and kissed her gently.
“Did that help?” he asked. She was stunned, but nodded. He kissed her again.
It was just one of those days.
