Episode Two: Familiar Stranger

Alicia sank onto her dorm bed, Daisy beside her, and let out a frustrated sigh.

“Something’s on your mind,” Daisy said, raising an eyebrow.

Alicia hesitated, then admitted, “I saw him today… at the café.”

Daisy grinned. “who? Spill!”

Alicia frowned. “You’ve probably seen him in magazines. Sean Carter. Top businessman, philanthropist, all that.”

“Wait… that Sean Carter?” Daisy nearly jumped. “The one with the feature on Forbes last month? The one who owns half the city? Tell me you are not talking about the sean carter I know, ”

Alicia nodded, feeling heat rise to her cheeks. “Yes. And today… he was just sitting there, quiet, serious. Nothing like in the photos. But still… The man is so sexy, I can't help it, especially when he was in front of me, eyebrows so thick and fine hmmm”

Daisy nudged her. “You mean… he’s exactly the kind of trouble you like.”

Alicia feeling shy. " leave me alone, i mean did you see that man, like have you ever been do close to him, let alone talk to him, see all this, his pics in my room, it's like they're coming to life"

daisy laughing. " okay, okay, miss day dreaming, I hear you, but do yoy know, your Mr gorgeous is 8 years older than you, and he's probably a play boy, I mean every woman in the city is eyeing him"

Alicia's heart skipped a bit. " I might just be the luckiest girl in the city than" said jokingly

daisy moving her eyebrows. " you think you're some helpless woman who got mistreated by her family, and than one day she went out and bumped in a ceo, who fall in love with her at first glance? is that what you are babe?"

Alicia " what if it's exactly like that, I mean I'm an orphan, alone in the world, climbing my way up with no help, and I just happened to meet sean carter, don't you think it's destiny? "

daisy" first of all you're not alone, i mean what am I to you? " rolling her eyes "secondly coincidence happens everyday, remember that time I got a selfie with Justin Bieber? "

Alicia laughing hard" you went to a concert silly "

daisy smiling " you also went but you didn't get, I just happened to be the luckiest one among hundreds of people "

Alicia " fine, fine, but why the school café? and why was my heart skipping nad yet find confidence in talking to him, daisy you should have heard the tone I used " grinning

daisy laughing at her friend silliness." yes, yes, her highness, I hear you, now let me go before my mom start with me as well, don't forget to think about me " said jokingly

Alicia rolled her eyes, but even as she laughed, her thoughts kept drifting back to him. A familiar stranger, someone larger than life, yet sitting across from her like an ordinary man. Something about that impossible combination made her pulse quicken.

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This keeps the café encounter light but sets the tension: she knows of him, but they’ve barely spoken meaningfully.

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