Evergreen

14 months ago

With the coming of April, the weather became brighter and warmer. Sun rays and the harmony of bird chirps had already surrounded the city. Although schools were open, there're not many people in the library. So there was hardly any sound in the hall other than the occasional chirping of birds from outside. Footsteps coming after a while drew attention.

"A, where have you been?" said the girl who was sitting at the table by the window.

"I thought I'd see you the place we met last time, didn't know you're this far" said the boy who was approaching the table she sits.

"It was more heartwarming here" she said.

"No surprise, N and a light" he said.

"Be quiet please, you were more polite last time" said N whispering.

"Come on N, it was quite crowd here then. Now, there're only two people and they're at least 20 meters away" he said.

N turned her head and looked back.

"You're right" she said in a more normal tone. "You were so late, I thought you couldn't get permission again" she said.

"Actually, that's what happened" said A, "He didn't let me go, so I solved the case radically" he said with a smile.'

"What did you mean "radically"?" she asked, "Did you resign or something?" asked N with fear.

"Why are you surprised?" he said "You already knew I didn't like it there, didn't you?"

"I knew of course, but what are you gonna do now?" asked N anxiously.

"It will be a good break for me, not working for a while. Like a summer holiday, you know?" he said with a smile.

"But it's not a summer holiday yet A, and you're not a student either" said N.

"What's the difference between me and a student?" asked A.

"Let me tell you" said N sarcastically, "You're not a student A," she was talking more like a mother now, "Do you know why? Because you don't study anywhere, so you have to work"

A didn't say anything. N continued after a bit of silence:

"It worried me that you leaved your job because of to see me, A"

"Are you crazy, N? Who said I quit my job to see you?" said A after the seeing her sadness, "You know what, sometimes I think you feel yourself too precious"

N realized his joke and laughed. A also responded her with a laugh.

"What do you write?" asked A curiously and he was looking at N, who had a notebook and a pencil on the table.

"Nothing" she said, "I was just scribbling something."

She closed the notebook and put the pencil on it.

"You've started?" asked A, excitedly.

"To what?" N didn't understand him.

"To write a novel. You said you wanted to be a writer."

"Oh no. I...I don't write" she said, "I still have no story of my mind."

A's earlier excitement suddenly disappeared.

"Then, can I find out what you're hiding from me?" asked A friendly.

N opened her notebook and handed it to him to show that she wasn't hiding anything from him. There was a drawing on one page of the notebook. A started laughing as soon as he saw the drawing. N got angry and took the notebook in front of him.