Authors note: To the surprising number of people who wanted chapter three to my last story, I hope this will tide you over. I needed to write something to get back into the habit, and this quickie is the result. You may notice a theme with the uniforms, but I assure you, it's purely coincidental(!). Anyway, I hope you enjoy, as always, feedback is greatly appreciated.
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You notice her of course, you are a man after all. Though you feel a sudden rush of guilt as you do so. At first glimpse you're looking at a young black schoolgirl, you allow yourself nothing more than a glance before turning back to the newspaper you were only half reading to begin with. A slight breeze, and the page you're holding curls at the edges and you see her again, you allow your eyes to briefly linger on her tiny body, her rounded breasts pushing against her tight blouse, the very same blouse which is held high by a knot revealing an agonisingly flat stomach. As you force your eyes down to your newspaper, you appreciate that short plaid skirt, and what, at this distance, look like black knee high socks. In a blink you're looking at her face again... and she's looking at you.
Feeling heat bloom across your face you look down, trying to make sense of the words on the newspaper, hoping she didn't notice you staring. You consider leaving, but you're waiting here for a reason... you wonder of anyone else noticed you. If at this moment people are turning their noses up at you thinking you some kind of sexual deviant. Your mind's rushing when you hear a quiet voice.
"Excuse me." It's the girl, she's walked over to you and wants to speak. "are you waiting for someone?" Her voice is soft, nervous. The accent is hard to place, part English, part American, part something else. You look up and your response gets stuck in your throat.
Up close you realise you're looking at a woman, not a young girl, though her tiny physique and youthful appearance startle you slightly. The knee high socks are actually thigh high black suede boots. Her hair falls over one shoulder like a black waterfall and while her skin is the colour of brown sugar, her facial features are those of a stunningly beautiful Japanese woman. You can almost hear the light bulb click on in your head. "Kara!" you manage to say, "I was expecting to meet Sara today."
The girl looks relieved, as though you're not the first person she's spoken to today in her search. "I'm glad I finally found you. Sara thought it would be, um, interesting if she didn't tell me exactly how to find you. May I join you?"
"Of course," you begin to stand, but she stops you, gently pulling out a seat, and sitting at the table with you. "can I get you a drink?"