But it happened, just like that. On this planet, living among eight billion people, even the population in a city counts in the tens and hundreds of thousands, the probability of any two people meeting is extremely low. But from our childhood, we continue to encounter all kinds of strangers, friends, classmates, colleagues... Talking about probabilities after the fact is just hindsight. Just like discussing with someone who is suffering from misfortune about how low the probability of that misfortune occurring was, it doesn't help at all. Now that I have truly come before her like this, I hope she can accept me openly.
I extended my other hand and together cradled her left hand. This gesture was even more intimate than before. She was caught off guard and then seemed to want to pull her hand away. I didn't let her escape; I grasped her left hand firmly. She opened her mouth but didn't speak, and a blush surfaced on her cheeks, showing her shy emotions.
