She was just barely five steps away from him when he quickly called her attention back.
“Wait.” Her head turned back to him. He approached her with his hands in his pockets. “You’ll walk?”
She nodded. She watched him scratch the back of his neck as he seemed to be contemplating on something. After a moment, he spoke:
“Isn’t it dangerous? I mean, it’s too dark to be walking out there at this time. You can’t be too careful.”
She blinked and suddenly thought of what he just said. It’s true that it’s a bit scary to be walking off on her own at this time of the night. But then again it’s not as if she had any other choice on the matter.
She shrugged. “It’s fine. I can run very fast if I have to,” she said with a tiny smile. Once again, she bowed slightly and continued walking off. She was already a few meters away when she heard his footsteps catching up to her quickly.
It was too dark to see his expression, but somehow she knew he had been smiling.
“I’ll walk you home.”
