They'd chatted till about 2 am that night. And the next morning, Orm was shocked to find Lingling online at 5 am too. That's when she learned Lingling goes for a run every morning around the same time Orm heads in to work to receive the early batch of flowers coming in for the day.
"You wake up at 5 am to go to work?" had been Lingling's reaction when she told her.
"that disbelief coming from the woman who gets up willingly for a run everyday" Orm teased.
"Okay okay, so we're both lunatics" Lingling joked. Orm laughed.
Orm was just heading out of her house when a video call from Lingling popped up on her phone.
Orm felt her insides warm up again. Is this what they were doing now? Video calling one another at the beginning of the day? Orm thought she'd quite like of that became a routine.
She picked up. And Lingling was panting. Sweaty, in her sports bra. And Airpods in her ear. Orm noticed for the first time, her shoulders and the arm tattoos she sported. Orm stopped right in front of her car and admired what she could see of Lingling.
"Hi" Lingling said
"Good morning," Orm said, smiling wide.
"Good morning indeed, you look nice" Lingling flirted again
"You look... sweaty" Orm teased
"Ha ha. I was just curious if you wake up that beautiful everyday or if you just doll up for me every Saturday?" Lingling said.
Now Orm could not help the blush that rose to her cheeks,
"You have no shame" Orm said, entering her car.
"What's to feel shameful about? Appreciating beauty?" Lingling asked
"What have you concluded then?" Orm asked.
"That you're naturally gorgeous" Lingling said, boldly.
"Thank you" Orm said, unable to get the smile off her face. "I gotta drive to work now" Orm said.
"I didn't know you had a car" Lingling said.
"oh yea, I do." Orm said
"Will you drive me around some time?" Lingling looked so excited, it was like watching a kid get excited about a new toy.
"Only if you'll take me around on your motorcycle" Orm said.
"How do you know I own a motorcycle?" Lingling asked, her face suddenly suspicious.
Orm felt like a deer caught in the headlights
"Okay bye now Lingling , I'm late for work" Orm said,
"Orm?" Lingling squinted her eyes at her, but smiled nevertheless.
Orm panicked and cut the call. Phew. Lingling did not need more of an ego massage. Orm was not gonna be giving her that for sure.
"Have you been stalking me, Orm? Nice move. I'm impressed." a message from Lingling popped up on Orm's phone. She laughed, shook her head and started driving.
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Friday night,
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Angustifolium
FanfictionThere it was. That sound. Orm recognize that sound because it was a weekly event. Every Saturday, the same time, the same sound, the same person. Orm hated the predictability. It was honestly getting to be a bit of a bore. The sound of the motorcycl...
