Stuck in you

"Damn it! Why can’t I ask you? If I can’t, then who can?" Eric snapped.

The cluster of people gathered behind Eric couldn’t help but poking him on the shoulder. "Hey!"

Eric turned around and asked in an aggravated voice, "What’s with you?"

"Can you lower your voice? They all are looking at you." reminded the girl wearing a light grey baseball coat.

Eric was flabbergasted as he realized that his high-pitched voice had attracted the attention of innumerable people. A shade of red appeared on his pretty face. He felt embarrassed as he said in a hushed tone, "Sorry. Thank you for reminding me."

"You’re welcome." The girl grinned from ear to ear. Her sparkling teeth caught Eric’s attention, and he blushed.

"Rachel! Who on earth do you want to go out with?"

Eric continued to ask.

At that moment, Rachel, who was followed by Jack, came downstairs. "Jack Fu," she answered.

The person on the other end of the line was silent for a moment. Before hanging up, he cursed, "Fuck."

Eric didn’t have the guts to compete against Jack.

He had vowed to find out as to who was bold enough to ask Rachel out. But when he knew it was Jack, he could do nothing. When did he resurface again in her life?

Eric had no intentions of going back and having an encounter with Jack as he was no match for him.

He was beaten up so severely that Jack's name haunted him. He felt as if he was less of a being whenever he encountered Jack.

"Hey! Hey!" A soft, gentle voice was heard from behind. Still exasperated from the thought of Jack, Eric turned around and was greeted by a bright smile which portrayed a row of gleaming, white teeth. His sour mood immediately lightened, and he smiled readily.

He then cleared his throat and asked in a soft voice, "What’s the matter?"

The girl in the baseball coat raised her head. "Move forward; you are blocking us."

Only then did Eric realize that there was no one in front of him, and the people behind were glaring at him.

He took a big step forward.

The girl took out her phone and sent a message to her friend.

"Damn it! There is an idiot in front of me!"

a large order comprising of

that was earlier parked downstairs was

'Turns out Jack has arrived even

Restaurant, but it was hard to find the alley where

steering through several streets, Jack finally found a place to park his car. Since he couldn't take his car inside the alley, he

they got out of the car, Rachel let them to the alley. Jack, who was walking beside her, wondered whether the

meters, and the road

situated consecutively. Countless tables and chairs were present on the street, and masses of people were lined at the

The aroma from all the restaurants amalgamated into a single odor which smelled

Rachel started to regret.

'Alas!

taken him to a

a brilliant opportunity!' I should have asked him to take me to

though I have

restaurant came to her mind was Green Leaf Restaurant.

Rachel had come to this place from time

Rachel thought of the food here and asked him

why she brought him to such a place when she could have gone to

had never eaten food

never have a chance of eating here again, so he thought to

seemed to know the way to the dining area and went

for a second, Jack followed suit. There was assemblage of people all passing

dinner time, and the restaurant was packed with individuals. The aroma of fresh hot food filled

the couple. A pile of cutlery and crockery were racked up

led the queue was waiting anxiously for his food. As soon as the waiter brought two steaming hot

aside to avoid colliding with the ravenous

balanced the bowls in his hands and didn’t spill any of the soup. The green onion present in

onion smelled quite

delicacies before, the whiff of the onion

of various sauces in the boiling soup further

wasn't any particular type of food that was being provided. Jack threw a quick glance at the menu that exhibited the price of a bowl of noodles and wontons. The sauces were

Jack followed behind her. She had somehow lost her appetite; therefore, she just ordered

pot, put some seasoning and scallion into the bowl, and

took his eyes off her as she made her way

over, both of his hands

trying to find Rachel among the

handmade Italian leather shoes while buying food from a greasy snack bar and holding two bowls, he would surely hit

The thought of Jack in a place like this