Fiction

It was a chilly morning and he who thought he was late as usual was standing there in the MTR station. In his right hand an empty cup of hot chocolate from Starbucks which he finished five minutes earlier but had not yet thrown away even though he was but two feet away from the nearest trash can. Why would he? What would he be doing with his hand when she shows up then? He took out his wallet just to check whether he had any money in it because letting her pay for his meal would be something he considers uncool. His eyes wandered around the station from left and right. He checked the exit sign again contemplating whether he was at the right exit. It said "Exit A," the same thing it said when he checked it last. Right then he saw her at the corner of his eye, walking out from the paid area into his direction. Still nervous, he took an imaginary sip out of his empty cup before he threw it away.

"Hi Lisa," he said to the girl in front of him while checking out her outfit which he has not seen before, "You look very pretty today."

She was looking pretty that day, and every day for that matter. Lisa, with her figure smaller than his looked up to him and said, "Hi Safe. I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long."

They started walking out of the station through Exit A while sharing some small talks and he still could not take his eyes off of her. Once they were out and about, he decided to cancel the trip to the amusement park for it could be too tiring for the both of them, after she told him she was working late the night before and he was not of full energy himself. They walked back inside the station and got out from a different exit into a mall. It was nicely decorated with Christmas theme and many people were taking photos with the decorations. They stopped at a restaurant she was familiar with for brunch and had more interesting talks there. It was then when he first got to know her a little better. Much of her stories were about her studies, work with the university and her career pursuit. He asked her a lot of questions with every bit of curiosity and interest and Lisa was also full of questions herself.

...to be continued <maybe>