As if he was running for his life, Tal could not resist the time he might waste if he just walks. After walking across the pedestrian lane he in no time ran as fast as he could to be on time even though he was already late.
From the looks of it, the mall was crowded because of its promos from opening. Tal did not make it an excuse, instead he still ran but he set himself to be cautious of people. He did not want it that if he happened to bump into any of those people in the crowd he might end up losing his new job because his boss finally lost his temper and went his way back home.
