Β Β Β Β A cold winter morning, one where there is a fresh layer of that perfect powdery snow that forms the best snowballs. Not too hard that, when you throw it, it just pelts your target in the arm, but not too soft that, when you try to throw it, it just blows away like dust. The sun is shining to give a little warmth to the chilling breeze, and that sunny atmosphere also pokes through the curtains of Peyton's bedroom. Just enough that it is hitting her in the eye as she is trying to sleep, it was light enough to wake her from her slumber. Her eyes tightened shut as she groaned at the sun for waking her up, then rolled to her other side before sitting up, tossing her legs over the edge of her bed.
Β Β Β Β The morning started slowly. Peyton stretched as she trotted her way down the stairs to her kitchen. She made an acai bowl with various fruits on top and chia seeds. Like most mornings, she ate in silence. A quirk that she had since adolescence, and longingly missed when she was in university in her dorms. It was hard to find a quiet place, besides the library, but to Peyton, it had always felt wrong to eat there. She let out a deep breath, a breath of absolute peace. When she finished eating, she went back up the stairs to her bathroom and got herself ready for the day. She had an appointment with her therapist, then checked the mail, bills, bills, oou and coupons! Score!Β
Β Β Β Β Peyton pulled a claw clip off her kitchen counter and pinned her hair up. Her father is good at woodwork and making various types of furniture. As a present for graduating from university, he made her a collapsible foodstand that could be able to set up at different locations. Today, her main street was busy enough, so she decided to try to sell some things just right outside. She made plenty of pastry items and hot chocolate, which seemed most suitable for the weather. It was a little after noon when she got herself all set up, taking multiple trips to get her goods on display. The final trip in the house was to grab her coat and beanie that were by the door.
Β Β Β Β At first, it was very slow; people would just walk by and not even look her way. This brought doubts to the young girl's mind. Was she in over her head? Why did she think outside of her house was a good idea? She's not running a lemonade stand. Yet before she knew it, she had gotten her first customer, then another, then another. They all seemed to really enjoy her pastries and, honestly, especially the hot chocolate, very suitable. She couldn't help but smile to herself, seeing all of the people around her standing, enjoying their food. She continued with this for a while, and the goods were getting low, almost done for the day, just a few more.Β
Β Β Β Β She served two older women hot chocolate and thanked them, then saw a familiar face directly behind them. Wyatt..? She pursed her lips as she cupped her cheek. What was he doing here? Was he there to see her, or just for the food? When he turned to face her, she straightened up and folded her hands together, trying not to make it obvious how nervous she was. βHey Stranger, I was in the neighborhood and thought I would stop by.β He said with a gentle but kind smile on his face. Shivers went up her spine as she responded, βOh, did you want to try a pastry..? It's on the house!β Her eye twitched for a moment with the slight word vomit, then watching him shake his head. βOh no, uh. Say, how about when you finish up, you and I go take a walk?β
Β Β Β Β βOh, um.. Of course!β