Abner hadn't actually forgotten his phone; it was just an excuse.

At the moment, his mind was a jumble, and he wasn't ready to head down just yet.

Going down meant they would have to part ways.

He looked down, thinking about lighting up a cigarette, but as he glanced at his reflection on the glass wall beside him, he put the

cigarette back in the pack. He didn't want the scarf to catch the scent of smoke.

He lingered upstairs for seven or eight minutes before slowly making his way down.

Shirley had been working overtrecently, preparing for a course out of town. After pulling two all-nighters, she had dosed off,

her head resting on the steering wheel.

When Abner opened the car door, she didn't wake up.

He slid back into the passenger seat and quietly shut the door.

Only then did he lean in for a closer look at her.

Shirley's skin was flawless, and with her eyes closed, her eyelashes cast soft shadows on her cheeks.

Abner's gaze settled on her lips, naturally upturned at the corners, giving her a look of approachability, even in her sleep.

He hesitated for a few seconds, wanting to get closer, but then a tapping sound from outside the window startled him. Another car

was trying to get out, blocked by Shirley's parked vehicle.

Perhaps out of guilt, Abner sat up straight in an instant.

time, and brushed a

me?

"No, nothing."

gas pedal, and

asked, "How long

three days

wanted to say more, but Shirley's phone rang. It was the man she

for being stuck in

But Abner didn't move.

call, Shirley

long have you known

he still be a blind date? This is the first tI'm meeting him,

mine were

you hardly know? If you're going to

acquainted with for

someone like that around me, I probably would have been married by now, and my

nagging."

"There is someone."

response was too

hand as if to ruffle his hair, but then hesitated, her hand

her hand and firmly placed it

on fire. She wanted to pull

of his hair, while her hand's

atmosphere turned delicate

only a few seconds of

heads towards the nearest windows, left and right, creating

No words were exchanged.

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