CHAPTER- 4

I spare a glance at the stranger who just sat down beside me.

He is also wearing mask and hat just like me as if to hide his identity.

Hmmm. I wonder who he is.

"You are really good with those Huh?" I startle up a bit and face him.

"Huh?" I arch one of my eyebrows.

He exhales heavily. "I mean those skates. You are as comfortable with it as normal people are with their flat slippers. Do you often wear it or are you a professional skater?"

" You are oddly talkative" I narrow my eyes at him. This should set the barrier.

He stares at me for a few seconds and.......bursts into LAUGHTER??

I crunch my eyebrows in confusion. That is so really not the reaction of a sane person when someone insults him, right?

" Gosh I knew you were someone special when I saw you." He manages to control his laughter and explains.

Wait is that why he is laughing?

"Care to say your name?"he asks

"Cheh, why would I bother to cover my face with mask and hat if I say you my name,Huh?"

"Hmm, makes sense"

What the hell is up with this guy?

"If I was asked that question then I would have said the same, right?" He continues.

He sighs heavily and rubs his hand his jeans.

" You know I had a friend once who used to talk exactly like you. She would never give me any direct answers. Always making situations awkward." He continues.

Gosh he sure talks a lot.

" Did I ever-" I was cut off

" 'Did I ever wanted to know that?' you want to say something like that, right?"

I stare at him wide-eyed.

"Not....the....exact......words but yeah something like that" I answer bewildered

Who is he? How come he knows what I will say? Is he a mind reader?

" I know how to deal with people like you. You people build a wall around you don't you? Cheh, I spent a whole year with a girl just like you in my past. So I am kind of an expert when it comes to people like you?"He blabbers on.

But seriously this person is.........WHAT IS HE?

Is he stupid or is he purposely doing it to get under my nerves?

He faces me and sighs seeing my confused look.

"People stare at me too when I go out so I understand. I will never ask you for your name, Ms. Celebrity"

"I am not a celebrity" I say.

"Oh then you are someone important who is a attention grabbing type?" He asks

" I am just a wearing it cause of Coro-"

"Oh please don't give that excuse. Thanks to the THE ONE, SCHEREVE and those other companies' charity work we could spread the vaccine. GOSH it's hard to believe that the THE ONE shouldered half of the expenses. I really respect that woman."

Oh my god he literally talks like that boy from my past. oh yeah now that I think about it.

" I wonder where he is now?" I look up at the sky. It's a cloudless sky today just like we met.

"Just give him a call" The question suddenly catches me off guard then again which question of his didn't.

" Huh?"

"You said you are wondering where he is now? You can just give him a call. Can't you?"

Wow. Did I just say that out loud?!

"I can't call him. We lost contact years ago. He used to talk a lot, like you" wait why I am explaining things to him?

Did I lose my mind as well?

"Oh........wait you lost contact with a guy who talks a lot like me and I lost contact with a girl who talks like you. Could we be-"

Before he could even finish I burst into laughter.

"Please don't say that we are the lost-contact-guy/girl of each other." I double over laughter.

"I guess that makes sense,Huh?" He scratches his head and chuckles. I could make out a smile through his mask.

Then suddenly his eyes lit up as if he got a brilliant idea.

" Why don't we pretend to each others lost-contact-guy/girl. It would be fun"

"Huh?" I look at him perplexed.

" You can ask me what you always wanted to ask him if you ever found him and vise versa. It will fun"

"Huh? But what's the use of that?" I arch one of my eyebrows.

He sighs and shakes his head as if he is somehow disappointed in me..... and why is that bothering me?

" Then we might be ready when we actually do meet them?" He say, clearly annoyed with my lack of enthusiasm.

"Umm, okaaay?" I agree reluctantly. Wait WHY THE HELL AM I AGREEING AGAIN TO THESE KIND OF WEIRD PRETENDING GAME OR WHATEVER.

I really need to stay away from him. Is he playing any mind game with me?

"Great, then will you be my girlfriend, Lynn?" he says without an ounce of hesitation.

" WHERE THE FUCKING HELL DID THAT COME FROM? AND WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME LYNN?" I glare at him.

Normal people would have flew away in fear by now but not this man he sighed and shook his head in disappointment and if I might add AGAIN.

" didn't you just agree girl?" he arch his left eyebrow as if challenging me to disagree.

" uh...oh..ye..yeah" I strutted. I don't know what hell is wrong with me. I never struttered once when I was giving my speech at the UN even. then what's wrong with me now.

" you are going to say that the first time you see her again?" I tilt my head.

"yeah I wanted to say that the moment I saw when I was 8. So will you be my Cinderella, Lynn?" he stands up and offers me his hand like men did in the 80's or 90's perhaps and that makes laugh slightly.

And as I stood up taking this strange man's hand I heard myself saying the most unbelievable and the most weirdest thing I ever said in the 27 of my year life.

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." why yes thank you,sir. it will be my greatest honour to be your Cinderella"

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