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.

Alley. He talked all the way through, and Molly was listening to him,

that Molly couldn't speak, Eric was upset, but he kept this hidden behind an even expression. He wondered if Molly's throat would ever be

road, attracting everyone's attention. People started to talk, reminded of the stir that Park Shin Chun caused a few nights ago. It seemed that there was a similar sports car

typed on her cell phone. "We couldn't get

Eric asked

his suspicious expression and pouted,"Never mind.

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

walked with him into the

than the last time they visited the place. They sat in a stall,

it too. They were quite happy.

I'm so full!" Eric leaned his seat back and burped

I thought you didn't like it?

know what Molly's words meant. He handed her back the phone and

She knew Eric would never admit he was wrong, so

her fill, sat up straight and pointed at the road, indicating that it was time

away, he glanced at Molly and noticed the necklace

the small shell that Eric cradled in his palm. The

Molly in the eye and said,"Have you ever gotten

the shell on the necklace and didn't answer. She didn't

frowned and asked,"Are you going to keep

Thinking of this, she hesitated, but eventually typed,"Yes, I'll keep it

looked at the words "You gave it to me." And he didn't know exactly what was going on, other than he felt something he had never felt before. He was a little happy, 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

turned his head to Molly and gave her an uncertain smile. "I'm glad.

didn't think about it too much. She