Walking out of the university with no trace of excitement on his face, Michael glanced at his watch, it was already half past two and he was running out of time.
carrying an annoyed expression he entered the nearby store, Judging through his actions it was crystal clear that he was least interested in what he was doing,
Scanning through the rack of the chocolates he lazily grabbed a random chocolate box and headed towards the billing area, once done with it, he took long strides to the exit sign and took a taxi on the way home.
Sitting near the window seat Michael was drowned in his own world,
!!! Ring!!!
A sudden sound of his phone got him back to reality, eying the phone screen he Noticed a similar number, His eyebrows creased, and sliding his thumb through the receive option he carefully glanced through the Empty seat beside,
his eyes did not forget to observe the can driver's action, making sure that not even a single atom present in there is paying attention to him, he proceeded.
"Hello, what's the matter? "
His tone expressed that he wasn't expecting this call.
Listening to the other person's reply Michael rubbed his eyebrow with the other hand as his lips curled inwards "Now? " He questioned raising his eyelids
"Ok, Forward me the details and location", with this sentence he disconnected the call and asked the driver to drop him at a different location.
In no time Michael reached the destination, his eyes wandered through the crowd, all he could see were roller coasters, people dressed as clowns and performing silly acts, people screaming their throats out while riding the Ferris wheel, and the children running freely,
Yes! He was at an amusement park.
" Chimme"
A text popped on his mobile, reading the text Michael reached the spot, on his left was a trash can with a sign "Use me" Fastening his steps he halted inches away from the trash can,
Adjusting his glasses he looked around before proceeding with his action when he saw people were too excited /busy with their fun and adventure,
forwarding his head he glanced in the trash can, a not-so-big parcel wrapped in a light paper sheet with a string tied on either side was anticipating his arrival,
forwarding his left hand he lifted the parcel just to be mocked by the onlookers
"hehe! Do you see that?
A kid dressed in a dinosaur outfit pointed his finger toward Michael,
" Yeah! Uncle is a beggar "! Giggled at the next kid with Mickey Mouse attire on him,
"No! No James, uncle is a trash eater", chuckled the third kid, gritting his teeth Michael tightened his grip on the parcel,
unwilling to waste more of his time he chose to move on, but the kids disagreed with the decision!
The tease further ignited his irritation " Uncle is handsome! But he is dirty! Yeck! "Eh! " Yeah, he is smelly! " The kids gathered around him at a distance, to add fun to the situation a cute little guy joined in,
"What's happening here? " He inquired innocently, As though he was giving away important yet secret information,
the dinosaur-like dressed kid whispered in his ear, to him it was a whisper but his voice easily reached Michael's ears.
" This handsome uncle in front picks his food from the trash! " He concluded with an awkward smile, unsure whether to laugh or pity.
The boy searched for something in his dolphin outfit, maybe a pocket he was searching for.
His face beamed as he found one unzipping it, he made his way towards Michael, taking some cents from his pocket the boy offered it to Michael with an innocent voice he continued
" You don't have to eat the leftovers uncle, here you may buy some food for yourself ",
looking at him the other kids and offering what they had on them, This increased Michael's annoyance, he wasn't that free to appreciate their kindness, glancing at his watch he yelled.
" Get away ", it was already quarter past four, and Remembering their date at
"4 PM"
Michael expressed his anger
"I'm not a trash eater, nor smelly! His anger made the kids take a step back.
A lady passing by confronted Michael about his actions of bullying the kids. He was running out of time so he kept things simple and distributed the chocolate that he got for Feifei to the kids, and exited the park in a hurry,
The moment he reached his apartment it was already
"5:00 PM",
irritation and anger hovered over him given how cautious he was, he didn't focus on the unlocked door of his apartment and made his way to his house!
But he was sure to anticipate some twist in the situation because it was the first time he was late on their date and now he neither had time to buy flowers nor to groom himself, he just put the parcel in the lab and walked out.
The evening sun cast long shadows on the ground. The slanting rays of the setting sun gave a warm orange tinge to the sky, the highway was quiet and fresh,
yellow paint as perfect as a child's picture book, a scrubby grass baked golden is all that separates the east and westbound, passing by were vehicles with radio cranks to the max,
walking among it was a girl with no sense of direction immersed in her thoughts. Her pale face and chapped lips indicated tiredness,
a painful sensation of emptiness as all her eyes carried, it seemed that her body had no idea of where it was being dragged.
Carrying her heeled sandals in her left hand she walked in barefoot that were bruised and inflamed, it was clear that she'd been walking for a long time,
The frills of her knee-length light pink gown lazily swayed with air passing around, she looked like a beautiful fresh flower that was ruined moments ago,
she was exhausted so were her eyes yet her silent tears rolling down her cheeks weren't ready to give up!
It was a good thing that her breaths supported her. Else she looked no better than a corpse, the sun cast displayed the anguish that her face carried, she was devastated, she was cursing herself internally.
Her regrets were now confusing her!
Did she regret meeting him?
Did she regret trusting him?
Loving him?
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