Yes, I know I am late and wasn't able to post last week. I am soooooorrrryyyy~~ < 3

“No, it’s not that I think you’re lying… it’s just that, well…” Fauna paused and chewed on her lower lip awkwardly… “That’s my birthday too… and I’m going to be 24 as well…”

To Be Continued....

  Femi wasn't used to someone going out of their way to spend time with her. She had always been a bit of a loner... not because she didn't want to have friends, she had just never been able to make or keep good ones... so she didn't really know how to respond. "Um... sure, I guess I could go for some Froyo as well..." her voice trailed off as she watched Fauna nod in agreement and start towards the bus.

  Fauna wasn't quite sure what was happening either... she didn't know why she didn't just say "Goodbye" right then and there... maybe ask for her Facebook and casually chat here and there. 'No...' she mentally shook herself. "What ARE you thinking? Facebook, Fauna are you kidding me? Make a real friend today." Her inner self screamed at her. Looking back she saw Femi trailing along behind her so she held out her hand and beckoned to her. "Come on!" She stated cheerfully. "Let's go!"

  Femi perked up with a smile. "Coming!" She picked up her pace and caught up to Fauna, feeling happier than she did a moment ago.

  The two then stood quietly, yet pleasantly waiting for the bus.

TO BE CONTINUED

Yes I know that this segment is out a day late!

  Femi awkwardly sat across the table from her rescuer. She watched the steam rise from her coffee mug that she had been clenching for the last 10 minutes, as she was still sorting herself out from the shock.

  Fauna sat across from her, one leg crossed over the other, head turned towards the coffee bar, which was still making her order, as it was always busy on a rainy day. She peeked at the shivering girl in front of her. "You know, if you started drinking it, it might help you relax more before it gets cold." She stated with some spirit in her tone. 

  Femi nodded quickly and started to take sips of her warm drink. Her eyes widened a little as the taste of peppermint hit her lips. She stared thankfully at Fauna, knowing that she must of chose that to try to keep her stress down. "Thank you..." she managed to say, although her tone was very sheepish. "Not just for the coffee... but for back there... I don't know what I..."

  "Don't mention it." Fauna interrupted with a smile. "I think anyone in that situation would of acted in the same way. It was just fate that it was me who happened to be standing behind you at that moment."

  Femi smiled lightly. She could feel herself relaxing a little bit the smell of the peppermint was also helping her focus better. "Um... my name is Femi."

  Fauna grabbed her drink from the barista who had come up to deliver her coffee. "Ah Femi! That's a unique name, I think some of the most interesting names start with the letter F. My name is Fauna."

  Femi felt a small laugh leave her lips as Fauna nonchalantly stirred her coffee, tasting it with the tip of her finger.

  "So Femi, you're okay right? You don't need to go to the hospital do you?" Fauna asked with concern in her voice. Her biggest fear was that Femi had purposely waited for a moving vehicle, before stepping off onto the crosswalk.

  "Yeah, I think so. I don't think the car even clipped me... thanks to you. I don't know what I was thinking... normally I look before I cross the street, even when it's telling you to go."

  "Hey these things happen it's nothing to be ashamed about, just glad you didn't end up like your umbrella." Fauna breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back into her chair.

  "My umbrella?" Femi blinked a couple times and looked around her, she hadn't even realized that she had dropped it. "Oh... I really liked that one too!"

  "Yeah, well, at least it's just stuff and not you, in all truthfulness I was admiring it myself." Fauna laughed lightly and drank her latte, closing her eyes for a moment. In all honesty she as well needed to destress... what happened kept replaying in her head and the sadness that she felt at the thoughts of "What if I wasn't there..." bothered her.

  Femi stared at the girl in front of her, finally being able to focus and make out her features. Fauna had long pastel purple hair that sweeped past her shoulders and almost grazed the middle of her back. She had icy blue eyes with elegantly long eyelashes that made her look cold, maybe it was partly the sharp eyeliner... but the way she held herself and smiled said otherwise. Her facial features were sharp and her ears were pierced in multiple places down the sides. She wore a black leather jacket, red v-neck t-shirt, with faded and well worn dark blue skinny jeans, her tan lumberjack looking heels completed the edgy look. She was beautiful and Femi could only smile at the fact that she had pastel blue hair and violet eyes... the opposite effect was kind of eerie.

  Fauna peeked at the girl in front of her sizing her up. "Hey, you know we kind of mirror each other in an odd way."

  Femi's train of thought broke and she was slightly embrassed. "Oh sorry, I just wasn't able to really focus on who I was talking to until my head cleared just a moment ago!"

  "Don't worry about it, it's kind of uncanny, but friends come in all forms."

  Femi caught herself smiling back, her hands were now relaxed around the now half empty cup of coffee in her lap. "Ah, yes... friends do." Was all she could think thankfully to herself as the two turned to watch the rain trickle down the glass beside them.

  Femi stared intently at her wet, well-worn, and scuffed boots, as the rain dribbled off her umbrella and dimpled in the shallow puddles she stood in. She could almost see her reflection looking back at her, pale violet eyes were the only feature that prominently stood out.

  Dear Reader, have you ever had that feeling, that prickly feeling that sometimes arises when you know that destiny is approaching you? Do you believe that there are soulmates all around us, connected by tiny threads, our own personal angels that go unnoticed because we are so absorbed in our own lives? Maybe they come in the form of a lover, a friend, a co-worker, family, we just don't see them as a soulmate because we are distracted by looking for one strictly in the form of our future forever partner?

  Femi's eyes shifted around, for she had that prickly feeling on the back of her neck. She felt an unexplainable urge to turn on her heels and look behind her. She didn't know if she dared to since the crosswalk was full of people, bustling around her. She stood alone and didn't want to turn around for fear of breaking the unspoken rule of being still while waiting for that walk light to flash in it's festive green colors.

  She decided against it, and changed her sightline to the light, waiting for it to change. For some reason, her heart rate had gone up and her palms that gripped her umbrella were sweating.

  The shrill song of the crosswalk started to sing, people bustled quickly past her, she tilted her umbrella to the right and stepped off the corner.

  What happened next was a blur, someone called out, a car horn blazed, she froze, and dropped her umbrella, in seemingly slow motion she watched it hit the road twirling in the lights of the oncoming vehicle. She felt someone grab the crook of her arm and spin her around with graceful force, her icy blue eyes connecting briefly with hers, pulling her back onto the sidewalk.

  "Are you okay?"

  The shock settled in, and without even thinking or looking at the girl who had just saved her life, she buried her face into their shoulder and wept. Her rescuer firmly placed her arm around Femi's trembling shoulders and held her reassuringly, leading her out of the rain and into the shelter of the nearest coffee shop.

  Femi's umbrella lay mangled in the street, the careless driver was long gone and lost in the sea of traffic that engulfed the city.

  This is how Femi met Fauna.