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If the wind is howling and fog has draped itself over the slick, glass skyscrapers, the you must drink a latté. If your ears have frozen and the tip of your nose is tender and red, then you must drink a latté. If the cold has seeped through the threads of your forest green sweater and your tissue box is recently vacant, then you must drink a latté. If you slip on the miniature ice-rink outside your apartment door, then you must drink a latté. If one icy hand envies the other, which is held tightly in his, then you must warm it with a latté. If the husky puppy in the Quad scurries up to your clunky black rainboots, begging for attention, then you must drink a latté. If your coffeehouse poetry looks too bare against the intricate wood-grained table, and your pen runs out of ink, then you must drink a latté. If the snow numbs your toes and the parking lot has swallowed your car, then you must drink a latté. If your best friend tells you she has big news and holds up her left hand, then together, you must drink lattés.
If you miss your mom because your homemade roasted potatoes are singed black and your green beans are soggy, then you must drink a latté. If your cat makes friends with your best suit before your meeting, and you can’t find the lint brush, then you must drink a latté. If he breaks your heart without a reason why, then you must drink a latté. If your professor just didn’t see the genius in your final paper, then you must drink a latté. If your daydream is interrupted by the cute barista asking for your number, you must drink a latté. If your skin looks too pale against your dark, chestnut hair, then you must drink a latté. If your watercolor masterpiece looks less-than-impressive in the morning light, then you must drink a latté. If your favorite sweater acquires a hole in the most unfortunate of places, then you must drink a latté. If the snow is the perfect consistency to throw snowballs at your roommate’s window and watch her laugh from the other side of the glass, then you must drink a latté. If you miss her because it’s December 3rd and she’s probably already forgotten about you, then you must drink a latté. If half of your Christmas lights burn out on Christmas Eve, then you must drink a latté.
And if you need a piece of home to brighten your dreary day, then you must drink a latté.