I sighed, pulling on my jacket. It was another cool, windy day. I stepped out of my house, locking it behind me slowly before I stepped along to the beat of the music blasting through my headphones. I began a slow walk down my road, to a little burger shop I liked. It was a family-run business, and they were good. I started to think about what I wanted to buy for lunch today.
As I decided, I walked past a small homeless girl. I noticed her wearing a hoodie, leaning against the side of a nearby building. She had one of those small paper cups in front of her, with a few coins inside. She was facing the ground, so I couldn't see her face, only some long, brown, dirty hair that fell to the ground. I felt bad but found myself too nervous to say anything, so I simply kept walking.
I made it to the little burger shop, and walked in. I turned my music off and walked up to the counter to order.
"What can I get for you, Jonny?" The lady behind the counter asked. Her name was Sandra, and she had been working here for a couple months. I frequented this place ever since I moved here, so I was a regular, and they knew my name by this point. I thought briefly of the girl outside, and I decided on a whim.
"Can I take two burgers, some large fries, and two drinks to go?" I asked, grinning. Sandra raised an eyebrow, but said nothing as she put the order on the register. I sat down on one of the nearby seats to wait. There was usually only ever one or two other people in here. It's not the most popular place, but that was part of the appeal to me. I sat and waited for my order to come, tapping my knee absently as I waited.
"Here you go, Jon. You just feelin' extra hungry, or do you got another mouth to feed?" She asked, handing me the large paper bag.
"I uh, saw a homeless girl outside that looked a little hungry, and thought I might get her something." I answered, shrugging as I grabbed the paper bag. I passed her the money, and bid her farewell, before walking out. I could see the homeless girl across the street, her head still facing the ground and leaning against the building. Looking at her from this angle, she looked rather small. Could she be a child? I started heading towards her, carefully checking the road before crossing.
I soon was getting close to her. My heart was beating a little faster than usual for some reason. I didn't really do stuff like this. I mean, I think of myself as a decent person, but I don't normally buy for homeless people. I took a deep breath, before speaking.
"I uh, hi. Are you hungry?" I stammered, gulping as I finished speaking. She looked up, and I saw she was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. She had the most incredible eyes. Brown, large and shining like the stars. I could explore her eyes for hours, if I wanted to.
She had an adorable button nose, and cute small lips currently in a frown. Her long brown hair was unkempt, a little dirty and tangled but otherwise beautiful. She looked to be in her late teens, early twenties maybe? Her eyes went from mine to the large paper bag I was holding, and her eyes widened.
"I, uh, yeah. Did you buy that for me?" She asked, her voice sounding like beautiful music to my ears. I nodded, unable to speak to this beauty. I watched as her lips curled into a little smile, and it melted my heart. I handed her the bag, and watched as she opened it quickly, her face filled with delight as she looked inside. I felt my heart fill with glee, as I became a little light-headed.
"You don't mind if I, uh, sit with you, right? I kinda bought for myself a little too, um, sorry." I stuttered, my hand was shaking in my jacket pocket. Her smile grew wider, as she looked into my eyes.
"Of course, I'd love for you to sit next to me." She replied, her angelic voice rang through my ears. I took a deep breath to calm my heart as it tried to jump through my chest. I quickly sat beside her. "Thank you so much, I've barely eaten this past week." She beamed, hugging me tightly. I felt her cool hands against my back, and I couldn't help but grin like an idiot as her arms wrapped around me.
I watched as she looked through the bag, pulling out my drink and burger and passing them to me, before grabbing her own desperately. She unwrapped the burger quickly, rushing to eat it. I unwrapped mine carefully, and watched her bite into the burger desperately. I started to realize just what I had done for this girl as she began gulping down the burger quickly. She was done within a minute.
"Sorry, I kind of ate like a pig just now..." She muttered as I saw her adorable cheeks turn a little red. I couldn't help but smile at how cute she was.
"It's fine, I can understand why you would. I'm not exactly a perfect eater anyway." I shrugged. She grabbed her drink and began sucking on the straw quickly. I had just finished the burger by the time I heard the straw scrape against the paper cup, frantically searching for more drink. "Want some of mine?" I offered, holding out the full drink.
"But, that one was yours." She objected, shaking her head.
"But I can buy drinks whenever, and I have some at home. It's fine, honestly." I insisted, holding it out to her. Her cheeks turned a shade darker, as her grin grew somehow wider. I watched as she eagerly took mine and sipped on it slower than her drink. I pulled the chips out, and handed them to her. "Feel free to eat as many of these as you can, just make sure not to make yourself sick." I told her. She nodded, still drinking.
We sat quietly for a couple minutes as the beautiful homeless girl kept eating chips, at a slower pace than she ate the burger, and sipped on my drink. I waited for her to finish the chips. I watched as she put the small paper bag in the larger one that everything came in. After she had finished, she turned to me and hugged me tightly again.
"Thank you so, so much. I don't even know your name and you bought me this meal." She babbled into my ear. I felt like I was in heaven having this beautiful girl so close to me, thanking me.
"It's okay, really! My name's Jon. What's yours?" I managed to ask, barely able to think. She let go, but was still sitting close to me.
"My name is Cindy." She smiled gently. Cindy was the perfect name for such a beautiful girl, I decided. I noticed her shiver a little, and immediately began taking my jacket off. Her hoodie was a little big on her, but seemed to have a few holes in it, possibly from being her only clothes? I wrapped my jacket around her, and watched her grin. She moved closer, and kissed my cheek.
"Thank you, Jon." She whispered close to my face, her cheeks slightly red. I blushed deeply, unable to believe she would even want to kiss me.
"I-It was no problem, really." I stuttered, still hardly thinking. I took a deep breath, trying to calm my heart again. "Can I ask, if it's truly not too personal, how you came to be here?" I hoped I wasn't intruding too much.
"Sure. Abusive mother, no real friends, I left in my last year of high school just under a year ago. I've made by on petty change and recycling, buying cheap food from stores, wandering around the streets randomly, hoping I don't die. That's it, honestly." She explained, finishing with a cute shrug.
"I-I'm so sorry you've had to go through that, I'm really glad that I bought you that meal today." I sputtered, feeling terrible for her. "This might sound a little crazy, but would you like to stay at my place for a little bit so you can get back on your feet?" I offered. I knew it was far too soon to offer something like that considering we had just met, but I knew I had to help this girl. Her eyes widened, and tears sprang from her eyes, running down her cheeks.
"W-would you really do that?" She stammered, her lip wobbling. I felt terrible for making her cry, but I nodded eagerly. She beamed the widest I'd seen so far, her lips still wobbling as tears ran down her cheeks. I quickly reached over and wiped them away.
"Hey now, please don't cry." I whispered gently to her, carefully holding the side of her face. She grinned, before hugging me tightly again.
