* grab a pen, maestro [KEELA]

[seth phillip miller]

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It was the perfect day. The clouds were overcast and hinting at a possible drizzle. Nothing made Seth Miller happier than a good rainy day. What better place was there to spend such a rainy day than at Starbucks? With his satchel over his right shoulder and his medium americano in his left hand, Seth took a seat at his favorite table. The long table was perhaps a bit large for just himself, but he never minded when others came along and joined him. Unfortunately today, Seth had no friends with him. He just planned on spending some time writing.

The school year was about to begin and Seth was indifferent. He had spent the summer at home and now that he had finished his freshman year, he felt that all the excitement was gone. He knew Chicago well enough now and knew what to expect from it. The city life wasn't all it was chopped up to be, especially when you were a poor college kid still living off of your rich parents. Seth is a doctor's son, so he was pretty fortunate in the money department. It showed as he pulled out his Macbook Pro and mindlessly checked his iPhone as he did so. Seth wasn't one to brag but sometimes people just assumed too much. Lucky for him, he fit in at Starbucks where young hip adults who were still living off of their parents flocked to.

Seth figured he would begin his morning at Starbucks by checking his email before he got the creative juices flowing. His notebook and pen were nestled away in his satchel, along with chocolate milk duds which he would no doubt be pulling out when the time was nigh. Seth let out a small sigh when he discovered he had no new email. Usually by now he figured he would have at least gotten a "welcoming new year" letter from the Darwin admissions office but not even that had arrived yet. It had been a long summer.

Seth began to robotically check all of his social media sites. Facebook, twitter, etc. At this point, it was just a habit. There was never really anything interesting and when he was in Chicago, he hardly cared what anyone back in Boise was doing with their lives. He mainly only used social media to keep in contact with his friends in Chicago; the ones who always seemed to be on their phones but never really answered their phones. That's the college life.

Another sigh left Seth's mouth as he closed his Macbook and sipped his americano. He wasn't feeling quite inspired yet, but he pulled out his notebook anyway. He opened it to the next blank page and looked down at it with his pen frozen in his hand, poised to begin writing. Nothing. Seth sometimes suffered from writer's block, but usually would bounce back quickly with a witty poem or short story. He wasn't worried. He would soon be decorating the lines of the page with colorful words in no time.

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[keela lynn hylls]

For once Keela didn't feel tried. She had had the last two days off from work and it had done her some good. Other than having to take care of her three and a half old year daughter, Julia, Keela had had nothing do to. And for now, it felt great. She knew she would be very busy once school started, and she was nervous about whether she could take care of Julia, work and go to school. But she had done it last year, so there was no reason she couldn't do it this year. At least, that was what Keela was hoping.

At the moment, however, Keela and Julia were wandering around town, with Keela wondering why she had gone out on a day that was suppose to rain. No, that wasn't true. She knew why. She needed stuff for school, and she didn't know when she would have another time do to so. Now here she was, leaving a small store and it was lightly drizzling. Keela sighed, glad she had at least brought the stroller with her. At first it was because she had planned on bring out for most of the day, and wanted a place for Julia to sleep in case the toddler got tried. Now, it was because she could at least keep Julia dry and warm.

Looking around the street, Keela realized she was thirsty, and spotting a near by Starbucks, she decided to go in and maybe sit down for a bit. Keela had been out for a couple of hours now, so sitting down for a few minutes sounded like a good plan. Keela headed over to Starbucks, opening the door and walking in. There was a small line and there weren't that many people there. Keela looked around. She spotted someone who looked familiar, and it took her a couple minutes to figure out who it was.

Once Keela got herself and Julia a drink each, Keela walked over to the table, sitting down. She knew the guy at the table went to Darwin, but couldn't remember his name. She took a sip of her drink, then turn to see how Julia was doing.

[seth phillip miller]

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Seth looked up from his notebook after what seemed like hours. Not a single scribble had yet been marked on the page. He looked around the coffee shop at all of the people who had now entered. Not many, but business was going pretty steady. How long had he been staring at the page exactly? Time always seemed to pass by a lot faster whenever Seth was writing, even when he was stuck on what to write. It was his favorite way to pass the time whenever he could afford to.

Among the small crowd that had entered was a familiar looking blonde girl who was towing along a toddler. He cocked his head to the side a little, thinking for a moment that this girl was someone he had attended some classes with last year. He shook his head. He would know if a classmate had had a child, right? He looked back down at his paper as he finally was able to mindlessly scribble down the title "Voila." He hadn't even noticed that the blonde girl and the toddler she was with had joined him at the table until he saw movement out of the corner of his eye.

Seth watched as the girl turned to the toddler. He was observing her. He couldn't tell if she was babysitting or if this child was really hers. He set his pen down and folded his arms up on the table. "Excuse me, but do I know you?" He asked the girl with a light, friendly tone. "Sorry, it's just that you look very familiar to me. Do you go to Darwin by any chance?" He knew it was a little ludicrous to upfront ask this girl where she attended school. What if she didn't even know what Darwin was? No, Seth was sure he knew her from school.

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[keela lynn hylls]

Julia was playing with a couple of toys when Keela turned to check on her. Keela opened Julia's drink, a cold apple juice, sticking a straw in so it would be easier for the toddler to sip. Keela set the drink onto the stroller in easy reach of Julia. Keela then turned back to the table, just as she heard a voice asking her a question. Keela looked across the table at the familiar looking man.

"Yeah, I go to Darwin," Keela answered. "Actually, you look familiar too." Keela studied the man for a second. It seemed like he went to Darwin by his question, but still Keela place where she had met him. She looked down at the table, seeing that he had some paper in front of him. What are you doing?" she asked.

[seth phillip miller]

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This girl seemed to be very at ease with this toddler, like she knew exactly what she was doing. A motherly instinct. Seth really did begin to wonder if this was her child. She didn't look old enough to be a mother but these days anyone could be a mother. It wasn't unusual anymore for young girls to have children. Some young teens were not such good parents, others were. This girl seemed to know her stuff; a good parent.

When she said she did attend Darwin, Seth felt better about his assumptions. "So there's a good chance I do know you," he said, stroking his chin contemplatively. That was enough for Seth. She looked familiar and she had just confirmed where from, so Seth would leave it at that.

Seth glanced back down at his paper when the girl had asked what he was doing. "Oh," he picked up his pen once again and quietly began tapping it upon his journal. "I'm writing." He looked back up at her with a wide grin across his face. He wasn't shy about talking about his talents, particularly writing. He was rather proud, in fact. "I'm a creative writing major," he explained as he pointed to his journal full of poems and stories.

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[keela lynn hylls]

When Julia was first born, Keela was unsure if she could raise a child on her own. And while there were still times when her worries came up, she felt like she was doing a pretty good job. Maybe it help that she would sometimes help out with the younger ones in foster homes. Or maybe it was just instinct. Or maybe a little bit of both. She wasn't sure, and it didn't matter. As long as Julia as happy and healthy, that was all that matter.

Keela nodded when the man said that there was a good chance he know her. Usually, she would be nervous that someone she couldn't remember knew her, but in this case she knew there was a reason for it. They both go to Darwin. After the man said he was writing, Keela was about to ask what he was writing about, but he added that he was a creative writing major. Keela's face light up.

"Oh! My minor is creative writing!" Keela exclaimed. When Keela was planning on going to Darwin, she had been torn between creative writing and veterinary for her major. She choice veterinary in the end because she loved animals a bit more than writing. "I'm Keela, by the way."

[seth phillip miller]

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Seth looked at her, impressed by the information that she, too was into creative writing. "Really? No way!" Not many people got into creative writing, so he was esctatic to hear that this girl enjoyed it as much as he did to minor in it. It always made Seth happy to know that people enjoyed spending their free time writing, just like him.

Seth offered out his hand for Keela to shake. "I'm Seth," he smiled. Keela. So he did know her. He immediately recognized her name from one of his writing classes. However, he had never talked to her and he definitely didn't know that she had a child. He looked down at the tot sitting comfortably in her stroller.

"And who's your friend?" He now addressed the toddler, but he figured that the tot couldn't answer for herself just yet. Seth didn't mind children. He actually enjoyed making them smile quite a bit. Fatherhood though was quite a ways down the line for Seth.

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[keela lynn hylls]

Keela nodded. "Yeah. When I was applying to Darwin, I was wondering whether to take creative writing as my major or minor." It had taken a while for Keela to decided that veterinary would be the better choice for her major. Writing was fun, and she loved it, but being able to help animals, she knew that would be the bigger pay off. When the man held out his hand, introducing himself as Seth, Keela reached for it. "Nice to be you....properly, that is." Keela smiled.

Keela looked at the stroller when Seth asked about Julia. Keela bit her lip for a second. It was one thing to introduced herself, it was another to introduced Julia. Keela was protected of Julia, not wanting anything to happen to her daughter. After a couple of seconds, Keela turned back to Seth. "Julia. She's my daughter." Keela loved her little girl more than any person in the world, and didn't know what she would do without her.

[seth phillip miller]

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Seth nodded as Keela spoke. "Huh," he said. "What did you decide on for your major, then?" He asked. He began making guesses to himself in his head. If this girl was minoring in creative writing, he guessed that she had to be majoring in something else in the artistic field. However, Seth wasn't very good at making guesses.

Seth lit up when Keela said it was her daughter. "Oh, well hello there, Julia," he waved at the toddler in the stroller with a smile. "I didn't know you were a mother," Seth turned back to Keela. Seth kind of admired any young parent who had the time and willingness to dedicate their lives to working, school, and a child. He know he never could do it, so he respected those who could immensely.

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"Veterinary," Keela answered simply. When Keela realized that Darwin often veterinary classes, she had almost jumped with joy. She never thought she would be able to help animals and get paid for it. It was her dream job. She knew that the job would be hard, and there were be times she wouldn't be able to save an animal, but she also knew overall it would be rewarding. She also didn't want to spend the rest of her life being a waitress.

Keela looked over at Julia, who waved shyly at Seth. Keela smiled at her daughter before turning back to Seth. She shrugged when Seth said he didn't know that she was a mother. "Well, we didn't really know each before today." There were time when Keela was surprise that she was able to work, go to school and take care of Julia mostly on her own. She did have a babysitter, but overall Keela was doing this all on her own.

Not for the first time, Keela thought about Julia's father. Keela missed him, but at the same time, she didn't want his future ruin. She had been worried that he wouldn't go to college and would instead get a job to support her and Julia. Keela didn't want him to put his future on hold for her, so she had left.