Sophia was unable to reply to anything Tim said because he was rushing his words and seemed to be speaking all in one go. As soon as he was done and had collected his things he had scurried--no, practically ran--from the shop to his home next door, no doubt. Sophia lifted her hand to her mouth to try--and fail--at hiding her amused smile. While he was extremely awkward and bad at communicating with others, Sophia found Tim to be interesting. His faults only seemed to endear him to her, though he knew it not yet, and she also found herself thinking it only served to make it cuter. He also had not completely rejected her offer and so their was hope yet for them to go on a friendly excursion, and another chance to talk.

Tim gone, Sophia cleared off his table and returned to work, once more humming a happy tune but this time with an extra spring to her step. The rest of the day seemed to pass by quickly and soon it was closing time. After shutting down the shop, making sure everything was clean and ready for the next day for her parents, and making sure everyone had clocked out, Sophia returned to her apartment not but a few blocks away. While she lived in the same town as her parents Sophia had been adamant on renting her own place, insisting that it was high time for her to learn how to live on her own, and for her parents to have alone time together.

Sophia opened the door to her apartment, revealing a clean and comfortable living room. Throughout her apartment you would find books, posters, game consoles, and various collectibles from games and movies. Shrugging off her jacket she hung it in the closet and tossed her shoes in there as well, put her keys and wallet on the coffee table before stepping into the kitchen to grab a drink and a snack. Sophia went into her room and sat down at her computer, which she turned on. Once it had finished booting up she pulled up an online MMORPG and put on her headset. When one of Sophia's internet friends saw her username appear as online she made a call and Sophia hit the button to answer the call.

"Hey, Ally," Sophia greeted warmly.

"Hey, girl!" Ally replied. "So how did running the shop by yourself go today?"

"Fantastic! And guess what? There's this one guy who comes in all the time, and we've gone to school together for years, but I never really talked to him before. Just never happened, ya know? Anyway, I finally decided to talk to him today."

Over the other side of the line Sophia could hear Ally clap excitedly. "Ooh!" She exclaimed. "Do tell!"

So Sophia told Ally all about Tim as they played their game together. Eventually Sophia called it a night and crawled into bed, her last thought before sleep hoping that Tim would decide to go to the park with her after all.