"Oswald! My name's Oswald."

The look in Felicity's eyes was enough for him to realize she had forgotten.

But it was no big deal, they were just acquaintances after a chance meeting.

Felicity let out an awkward laugh, "Sorry, my memory has always been a bit like a sieve." "No worries. Are you here on vacation?"

"No, I was coming back from the Arctic and had a layover here for a day."

"Oh!" Oswald, sensing she might head out, cautioned, "It's getting dark outside."

After all, this was a foreign country, and she was a young woman.

Not safe.

"Yeah, I know." Felicity felt her eyesight wasn't that bad.

Oswald paused, then said softly, "Wait for me, I'll walk you down the street."

"Ah? That's really not necessary. I'm fine on my own."

"Just yesterday, an Asian tourist got mugged on this street! We've got each other on WhatsApp, that makes us friends, right? I wouldn't want to see you in the news tomorrow."

Oswald wasn't lying.

he did find Felicity quite appealing, he wasn't

...

had thought, given Oswald's eagerness, he'd be a

he truly played the part of a bodyguard, keeping

mood

scanned the people and shops around her, but her thoughts were

her mother said, truly hurt

But going...

seeing Langston

No avoiding it.

"Oswald."

sudden call,

City, then

Anglonia, but work takes me

Your family's

"Yeah, Londoria."

slightly, then fell

pressed on, "You

did you

pretty normal for girls to miss home! Nothing beats having your parents look after you, way more comfortable than being on

but Felicity found herself

thought... Oswald was kind of simple in an endearing

good sense,

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