“Good morning!” I say
as I hold the door.
“Thank you very much!”
they reply as they slip past the door.

We stand in line waiting for coffee.
“Wow its really snowing.”
I comment, and they respond,
“Yeah we are supposed to get ten inches!”
“Snow no!” I say and
they courteously laugh at my pun.

As the barista prepares our drinks
we chat and chuckle.
Our small talk helps the time pass.

“Vanilla Latte for Maddie.”
says the barista as I approach.
I wave goodbye and say, “See you around!”
Even though deep down I  know
that they were only a five minute friend.