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Ethan didn’t believe in signs.
But he did believe inroutine.
Every morning, at 8:15 sharp, he ordered the same thing from the corner café: a medium latte, one sugar, oat milk.
He never lingered. Just picked it up, nodded to the barista, and walked to work.
Until one Tuesday, he received a cup with a different name.
“Clara.”
He blinked. Looked back at the counter.
The barista shrugged. “Sorry—mixed up the cups.”
Ethan smiled, about to hand it back—
When he heard a voice behind him.
“That’s mine.”
She was wearing headphones, a loose sweater, and the kind of smile that looked like autumn.
“Oh,” Ethan said, holding up the cup. “Clara, I presume?”
She laughed. “And you’re the guy who stole my caffeine.”
From that day on, they always ran into each other.
Sometimes on purpose. Sometimes not.
They started sitting by the window, sipping their lattes and trading book recommendations.
Clara loved poetry. Ethan secretly started reading it.
Ethan liked old black-and-white films. Clara started watching them on quiet Sunday nights.
They never rushed.
Never defined it.
Just existed in that cozy in-between—where comfort meets curiosity.
Then, one morning, Ethan walked in and the barista handed him a cup with a smile.
One word written in marker:
“Clara.”
He frowned. “Wrong again?”
“No,” said the barista. “She ordered yours today. And told me to tell you—check the sleeve.”
He peeled back the sleeve.
There, in familiar handwriting:
“I think we’ve been writing a story without pages. Want to try turning the first one?”Key Words & Phrases
routine-日常习惯
mixed up the cups-把杯子搞混了
smile that looked like autumn-像秋天一样温柔的笑
ran into each other-总是碰见
cozy in-between-舒适的暧昧时光
never defined it-从未给关系下定义
check the sleeve-看看杯套
writing a story without pages-我们像在写没有纸张的故事
first one-第一页，象征开始
trading book recommendations-互相推荐书籍
伊森不相信所谓“命运的暗示”。
但他相信习惯。
每天早上8:15准时，他都会去街角的咖啡店点一杯一样的东西：中杯拿铁，一勺糖，燕麦奶。
他从不逗留。拿了就走，冲咖啡师点个头，然后赶去上班。
直到有一天星期二，他拿到的咖啡杯上——
写着另一个名字。
“Clara”。
他愣了一下，回头看柜台。
咖啡师耸耸肩：“不好意思，杯子弄混了。”
伊森笑了笑，正要还回去——
身后响起一个声音：
“那是我的。”
她戴着耳机，穿着一件宽松的毛衣，笑容像秋天一样温柔。
“哦，”伊森举起杯子，“你是Clara？”
她笑了：“你就是那个偷我咖啡的家伙吧？”
从那天起，他们总是碰见对方。
有时候是有意的，有时候只是刚好。
他们开始坐在窗边，一边喝咖啡，一边交换书单。
**Clara喜欢诗。**伊森偷偷开始读诗。
**伊森爱看黑白老电影。**Clara也开始在周日安静地看起来。
他们从不急于给这段关系命名。
就这样，停留在那段舒适而朦胧的“中间地带”——介于友情与恋情之间。
直到某个早晨，伊森走进咖啡店，咖啡师笑着递给他一个杯子。
上面只写了一个字：
“Clara”。
他皱眉：“又拿错了？”
“不，”咖啡师说，“她今天点了你的那一杯。她让我告诉你——看看杯套。”
他掀开杯套。
里面是一行熟悉的字迹：
“我们好像一直在写一本没有纸页的故事。 想不想一起翻开第一页？”
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