Ken and Nicole stood outside of the store, waiting for a taxi to pass so they could use it to get back to their house.
Ken took out his phone while he waited. He scrolled through his contact list, and called his other sister… Estela.
He told her that he had bought everything that they needed, and asked if there was anything that she omitted, so he could get them before heading home.
However, she told him that was all they were lacking. It was a list that she had already been putting down, since the day they started running out of food sticks.
Ken was amazed by Estela's skill. He couldn't believe she was actually putting down a list in case of that one day.
After about seven minutes of waiting, Ken finally founded a taxi.
However, before he could call it, he heard his name from a distance across the road.
"MISTER KEN!" The voice exclaimed.
Ken who was about to enter the cab with his sister, then stopped and looked at the person who called his name.
It was a lady.
'Who the heck is that…?' He thought.
The young lady crossed the road, and came to him. Meanwhile, Ken signed the tax driver to go.
"Oh it's you…" Ken said while he looked at the young lady.
"huff…huff…" The lady coughed, as she tried to catch her breath.
Ken looked at her and said, "You are that lady from the school entrance… aren't you?"
The lady raised her head after she had finally caught her breath and stared at him with a sharp eye.
"I thought I would never see you again," She uttered.
'See you again,' Ken thought. '…We don't even know each other, where is this coming from.'
The lady sounded sharp, her voice was filled with courage, and also exhaustion.
"What do you mean…?" Ken asked.
"Oh… It is not like that," The lady said, while she looked away from him in an embarrassed manner.
"After seeing you today, I thought you were a nice guy, and-"
Ken cut her short, before she could even continue and further.
"And so you decided to followed me…?" He said, out of curiosity.
"No no no…!" She exclaimed using her hand to wave NO.
"I didn't follow you. I was just on my way back from the school when I recognized you," The lady said. "The truth is, after seeing you today, I was so impressed by how well of a good elder sibling you were…"
Ken was puzzled, he didn't know what exactly to say to her. In his eyes, she looked like a high school student, because of her statue.
'Is she saying what I think she's saying…?' He thought.
"So you are saying that you admire me…?" Ken uttered.
The lady blushed a little after hearing these words from him. She felt embarrassed, and couldn't admit it.
Although, what she was thinking, wasn't the same thing that he was thinking.
They were not on the same page.
"I-It is not like that…" She stuttered, while her face turned red.
"By the way, I didn't get your name," Ken asked.
"Oh my?" The lady exclaimed. "How rude of me, I should have introduced myself sooner."
"My name is… Kachina." She uttered
'Kachina… huh? What a nice nice name… Is she from the side city' Ken thought.
"It's nice to meet you… Kachina," Ken uttered.
Kachina smiled and stared at him with a happy face. She was already blushing as he said her name.
Meanwhile, as this was going Nicole was just starting at her brother, giving him the eye of,
Ken got the message and nodded.
"Well as you can see," He said to Kachina, and then continued. "…We just got back from shopping, and we are so tired. So need to head home."
"Oh I understand," Kachina replied. "…But before you go, can I have your number?"
Ken was astonished, by her questioned. He wouldn't have guessed that she would ask him for such.
'It looks like my guess what right,' He thought. '…This lady must have…'
Ken brought out his phone, and opened the code for her to scan, and then she did.
After she had scanned it, his number popped up in her phone, which gave her a bright smile on her face.
"T-Thank you very much," She appreciate, while bending her head.
Ken smiled, while Nicole waved her hand, as a taxt stopped for them at that moment.
Ken and Nicole entered, and Kachina waved them buy.
..
On their way to the their home, inside the vehicle, Ken asked the Nicole about Kachina.
"Who is she…?" He asked.
Nicole cleaned her face before responding to him. "She is the daughter of the principal of my school. She had just finished high school and is about to enter college." She explained.
"Is… that all you know about her?" Ken asked.
"Yup!" Nicole responded.
'So she is a college fresher, huh. I thought she could have be in her early highschool days. Although, I can't bet on it. She didn't really give off the vibe of a college student.'
Ken placed his hand on his chin, while a continued to think.
'But what did she need my number for, With the way she was so open to me while we spoke, it was as if she had known me for a very long time. Did we meet some places other than the school entrance.? Neh…'
Ken thought were clouded. He knew there was no way he couldn't have have recognized her if they had met before.
But still, he couldn't get the feeling off him, that he might have actually seen her before the school entrance.
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It was already late in the evening, around 6:50 pm to be precise.
Vivian was still thinking about Ken, which she had been doing all through the day.
She also thought of calling him and texting him, however she couldn't because she didn't know what to say.
After a while of thinking about how why she was always having him her, she concluded that she might be in love with him.
"But… to be in love. That can't be." She uttered, while she changed her clothes, preparing to go to work.
"If I am truly in love with him, does mean he is to…?'
Vivian was confused, her heart beating anytime he thought about him.
She thought about calling in to work and tell them that she was sick, but she also reasoned that if she didn't go, she wouldn't be able to see Ken, and he might think that she was avoiding him
"Wait… Was that also his first time!" Vivian exclaimed as she placed her hands down from her wardrobe.
"If that was at all his first… that would mean he would also have this same feeling I am having right?"