Love Began with the First Meeting

The night winds blew gently. She didn't care if he was happy or not.

The tears she shed flowed like water.

She buried her sadness in her heart, and denied her own feelings.

Molly cried for a while. And sobs racked her body. That was when she realized that she and Eric were too close.

Angrily, she pushed him away. She turned to glare at him with tears in her eyes.

Eric was a little miffed, but he shrugged and put on a smile. "Done crying?" He pretended not to care so that she wouldn't be able to figure what he was really thinking.

Molly glared at him again.

"Wow. Ice queen over here!" Eric grumbled. Then he raised his eyebrows and asked,"Are you hungry?" Before Molly could answer, he added,"How does the South Street Alley sound?"

Molly looked at Eric suspiciously, a little surprised at his suggestion.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" Eric sulked,"I'm bored of fancy restaurants and it's time for a change. Besides, the food there is quite good and delicious."

Molly breathed deeply to compose herself. After wiping tears from her face, she typed a string of words. "I'm exhausted and hungry and tired of crying."

Picking up the phone, Eric glanced at the screen and smiled. "I don't know what to do with you sometimes."

Molly blew her nose and typed on her phone again. "When I'm happy, I laugh. I cry when I'm sad. That's normal. No need to hide who I am. Unlike you, I can't smile when I'm not happy. You're such a hypocrite."

Eric smiled resignedly and thought, 'She would be so cute if she could actually say that out loud.' When he thought about this, he didn't feel upset anymore, but happy.

South Street Alley. He talked all

expression. He wondered if Molly's throat would ever be healed. He

road, attracting everyone's attention. People started to talk, reminded of the stir that Park

get here the other day because of the

Eric asked doubtfully.

at his suspicious expression and pouted,"Never mind.

lips. Seeing that Molly was still upset, Eric gave her another ingratiating

and walked with him into the

than the last time they visited the place. They sat in a stall, talking and laughing, as if they had forgotten their

they ate happily. No one paid attention to what they were doing, because everyone else was doing it too. They were quite happy. And it was a good thing to just laugh without reservation,

his seat

thought you didn't like it?

his lips as if he didn't know what Molly's words meant. He handed her back the phone

her eyes. She knew Eric would never admit he was wrong, so she

her fill, sat up straight and pointed at the road,

noticed the necklace around her neck. He reached out his

at the small shell that Eric cradled in his palm. The

talk..." Eric looked Molly in the eye and

glanced at Eric, then looked at the shell on the necklace and didn't answer. She didn't know what she was feeling, but

you going to

and thought, 'He has never been that serious before.' Thinking of this, she hesitated, but eventually typed,"Yes, I'll keep it with me. This is my first gift. You

a little excited, a little hesitant and worried. The feeling was indescribable. Eric stared at the words on the phone. He didn't take his eyes off his phone until the screen dimmed. He just thought that Molly was funny, and wanted to make Brian unhappy, but he didn't want to

to Molly and gave her an uncertain smile. "I'm glad. It's getting late. I'll

didn't think about