Chapter 77

Maybe the person I’m waiting for will never show up.

The girl, sharp as a tack, approached with a smile, “Sweetie, are you waiting for someone?”

“Yeah.”

“Your friend must be stuck in traffic. It’s always a mess around the stadium at this time.”

Seeing my disappointment, she smiled and came closer, tilting her head, “How about I keep you company while you wait?”

“Aren’t you going in?”

“I couldn’t snag a ticket.”

She shrugged, her lips turning downwards in a mix of disappointment and resignation.

I chuckled, “Then, keep me company.”

He’s not coming, and I’m not really waiting for him.

I’m waiting to finally give up hope.

Another hour passed, the crowd in the square thinning out, my fingers almost numb from

the cold.

the PA system reminded everyone it

warm voice came from

turned around, surprised, and saw Mark in his brown trench coat. I

raised an eyebrow, “Indeed, it is a coincidence. Fancy meeting

her eyes lit up. Handing me a bottle of water, she

not sure whether to

in a way that didn’t make me feel awkward, clarified our relationship,

“He’s not coming.”

we

I was

“Yeah.”

“Alright then.”

are indeed

Mark, “Wait for me

handed my extra ticket to the

“Really?”

almost too big to contain, “Thank you

need, it’s an extra

away, is just a waste. Better

and I headed to the entrance, only to see the girl still in the square, apparently talking to a friend who also didn’t have a

on a sec.” Mark said, striding over to them, and it seemed

ticket.

the girls jumping up and

wonderful, being

clear and straightforward, and solutions easy

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