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.

over the PA system reminded everyone it was

familiar, warm

and saw Mark in his brown trench coat. I paused for at

eyebrow, “Indeed, it is a coincidence. Fancy meeting you

vending machine to buy drinks, came back, saw Mark, and her eyes lit up. Handing me a bottle of water, she said, “Your boyfriend is so

was immediately embarrassed, not sure whether

didn’t make me feel

“He’s not coming.”

we go

you?” I was

“Yeah.”

“Alright then.”

indeed less fun

Mark, “Wait for me a

handed my extra ticket to the girl, “You

“Really?”

smile almost too big to contain, “Thank you so much! Should I transfer

an

just a waste. Better to

see the girl still in the square, apparently

over to

ticket.

the girls jumping

is wonderful, being young

and straightforward, and solutions easy

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