Max:

Max was very startled indeed. It was kind of his fault, he guessed. Max had seen the girl walking in his direction but hadn’t moved out of the way for some reason.

“O-Oh, I’m sorry. I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going. My bad.” She said as her face became a little red. Max blinked and frowned.

“It’s…okay. Just, uh, be careful next time, okay?” He didn’t mean to sound so mean and he mentally smacked himself for it. She was blonde and petite, had a pretty mouth, and nice blue eyes. She seemed nice enough.

“I mean, not in a bad way. Just, you know, maybe try not to cover your eyes while you’re walking?” He forced an awkward smile, fully aware of how much he was embarrassing himself.

Lydia:

After school, Lydia went back to the library. She liked how quiet it was and the librarian was fond of her. Charlotte was nowhere to be found, which was kind of nice considering the fact that Lydia had to study for an upcoming exam in her British Literature class. 

When she arrived, she saw a girl in her grade following a boy into one of the private study rooms. She had never seen him before, but she had seen the girl often in the library. Lydia would have spoken to her in the past but she always seemed to cower from the idea. Sometimes she hated how hard it was for her to talk to others.