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

Suddenly, a familiar, warm voice

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

it is a coincidence. Fancy meeting you

buy drinks, came back, saw Mark, and her eyes lit up.

sure whether to

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

“He’s not coming.”

we

I

“Yeah.”

“Alright then.”

indeed

Mark, “Wait for

I handed my extra ticket to

“Really?”

delight, her smile almost too big to contain, “Thank you so much! Should

it’s an

stuff, if not given away, is just a waste. Better

in the square, apparently talking

hold on a sec.” Mark said, striding over

ticket.

saw the girls jumping up and down

is wonderful, being

straightforward, and solutions easy and

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