"I’m from Falkirk, you?"
"Livingston, quite far from Falkirk."
"What about Miss Karin?" William turns his gaze to the left.
"Oh, I’m from London, even farther."
"Haven’t you two graduated yet?"
Billie answers in a rush, "We have graduated from master programs, and now studying for PhD. Degree."
William smiles, "Great, quite ambitious."
"Ambitious? If it weren’t for…" She thinks for a while and swallows the rest of her words.
"For what?"
"Nothing."
William stops asking and points to the counter in the front and says, "Would you like to drink something?"
"Anything except alcohol." Karin says first.
"What about Miss Billie?"
"Oh, don’t call us Miss. It sounds weird. It’s a fate that we’ve met. Just call us by our names."
Billie has a cheerful personality, and she doesn’t like to address others as Mr. or Miss.
"Okay."
The waiter starts serving the dishes, and William says, "Bring us some bottles of beer and other drinks."
"I would definitely drink beer. A woman who can't drink can't get married nowadays."
Karin stares at her, "Nonsense. Women who like to drink can't get married. Who wants to marry an alcoholic home?"
"You don't have to be drunk. Drinking is a lifestyle, am I right? William?"
Billie raises her eyebrows and asks, but he remains silent with a smile on his face.
"I want to grow old with you, cherishing every moment of love, until that day you and I will become old, and the stars will still shine although our hair is white…"
Karin’s phone rings. She stands up hurriedly and speaks in a low voice, "I'll answer the phone."
Staring at her back, Billie smiles ambiguously, "The man calls. Look how shy she is."
"What man?"
"Her boyfriend."
surprised,
why? You have thoughts about her?" She smirks evilly, and leans closer to his ear, "Don't say I didn't remind you, that
"No, I’m just asking."
calm, but a flash of complexity appears
place and
you up
bit embarrassed, "But I’m having
"So early?"
Billie and I ran into a senior, and he treated us to lunch. It’s
"What senior?"
him, "The
at the other end. After a while, Troy says earnestly, "Have you forgotten what
"What?"
As expected,
my elder sister forced you to go on a
and finally she says, "I
"Tell me."
especially those who claim to be alumni or old folks at
"And?"
write the word ‘bad
"And?"
relax vigilance
"Good."
is quite satisfied, "Keep these words firmly in mind. I am not against you making male friends, but you’d better see
"Okay, got it."
her seat, and finds Billie shouting at the waiter, "I asked you to bring
sorry, I forgot
waiter keeps
over. Who will come to a restaurant where
her for such a trifle." William says gently and
just bring it now." Karin
You two sing a
harsh. Look at that girl,
her cheeks, "We people of Edinburgh have a bad temper. She
a bad temper. Why does William have a tiny
smiles, "Billie is saying that girls of Edinburgh have a bad
talk and laugh, and the lunch is very
o'clock in the afternoon, Troy receives a call from Mia during a meeting. He glances at it and
phone, then she will text him. Though it
been waiting for a long
"Please have a seat."
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