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She slowly turned the page and raised her eyes up. She didn't examine me from head to toe like she did before, she just had a glance at my face rapidly and then she looked at her book again.

~ " What a jolly fortune you've got ".

Extremely jolly, indeed.

= " How are you ? ".

~ " Fine.. I guess the library isn't the exact place to talk, we can talk later ".

I fluttered while telling her that " yeah, cool, see you later ", and of course I immediately grabbed my friends and got out of the place, when I had a situation to explain for Andy.

** " .. so.. it seems that Andy's crush is your friend ".

= " I've only known her since a week or something, she's just an acquaintance ".

* " Yuna just get lost! You don't have to be-ugh.. bashful or anything, Ed ".

= " I'm not! It's totally cool guys, what is it all about! ".

** " You should've introduced us to her, I guess ".

= " Why would I? Oh, I mean- she's.. she just knows Christa! ".

** " What's wrong with that? At least we wouldn't have been third wheeling! ".

* " Stop it girl, he panicked already when she declined his conversation back there, the guy could be annoyed, eh? ".

** " Oh my God, so she's Ed's crush for real? ".

= " What's wrong with both of you today?! Just stop teasing, okay? Now let's go have our meal, shall we? ".

** " Nah, I guess I will have it at home ".

* " I'll give you a ride ".

= " Fine. I'll go have mine ".

Friends can sometimes be annoying, though they were not after they had left.

I had my meal, then I waited.. waited.. and waited. She finally finished her quite long reading era. Well, books astonished her, REALLY did.

She didn't seem looking for me as I expected, so I just walked up to her.

= " Hey, Eve! ".

~ " Hi, Ed ".

= " Are you leaving ? ".

~ " Yes, I was about to ".

= " Uhm.. I was.. waiting for you ".

~ " Oh, why ? ".

= " I.. thought we can talk ".

~ " Oh, we can, indeed ".

= " So you.. aren't heading home ? ".

~ " No, I am heading home, Ed. But you're telling me you want us to talk ".

Circular reasoning! You professionally taught me how to repeat myself, Eve!

= " ... I don't know if YOU want us to talk ".

~ " My pleasure, we can talk while I head home, I guess ".

Everything she said was literally 'reaction- less'! Oh, Eve, you've always made me anxious, too! 

Yet that naive look in your eyes.. that made me always know you were never rude, Eve.

Besides, I was walking you home, and what a delight! 

It'll seem a turn down when I mention that she kept walking like nobody was on earth except her and we both didn't say a word as a kick off. However, that time she carried a camera- she did, I didn't. She took hell a lot of photos and I didn't.. I just kept watching her enthusiasm, enthusiastically. 

= " You seem pretty ' influenced ' ".

~ " Yes. What's the point of photographing anything if it doesn't move your insides ? ".

= " Yeah, I can relate ".

I could relate, Eve. I could relate because while you were busy in what I previously mentioned, I took another photo of you using my cellphone.

She didn't notice, but I found myself showing her.

~ " ..When did you capture this ? ".

= " Right now. Well I..I guess I should've asked you whether you would mind if I.. Maybe I should delete it- ".

~ " No, I should thank you, and I guess you were influenced ".

= " About being influenced.. probably then I'll be your all time paparazzi ".

She suddenly, without any hesitation, looked carefully at my face for the first time. 

~ " Do you think a photographer needs his own photographer, Ed? ".

= " Well, I think you're a whole picture. You take photos, yet you're the most unique one ".

In fact, she never gestured after anything I say, but this time, she seemed bright. She really did.

~ " I'd like then to see the photos of me anytime you take one, Ed ".

Again, it was time to say goodbye. She waved at me without word but a light smile then left. I believe I could've flown up high to the sky that day.

Obviously I can tell I kept gazing at her picture that evening. I did, asking myself one question; 

' Was she even human? '.

I mean, she didn't even talk that much and that was our second meeting, but definitely there was something happening to me! 

Eve. That disordered girl.. wait a second, I've never been that judgmental! On what basis she was even considered disordered compared to others?!
I've never, ever been that comfortable around anyone!
Yet I was extremely comfortable with her not speaking a word!

Eve, you satisfy me just by letting me be there while you watch the outer world as if you're coloring everything with your mind. Has everybody you have met felt the same?
How did you even feel about me watching you? Did I creep you out?

I kept searching every room inside my head but found no answers. Indeed, it seemed like I should definitely talk to her again and again.

Sleepy and overwhelmed, I forgot about everything except having some good sleep. Okay never mind, I didn't. Some time later I got awakened by really loud knocking on the door. I got up to get it open, yawning as much as you can imagine.

It was Christa, excited as ever that I thought she had forgotten to brush her really long pitch black hair, whilst her green eyes stared at mine making a perfect symmetry and her smile perfectly showed her tooth gap.

= " Christa, you look really creepy ".

- " Well, at least I don't look like a chicken that was just awakened. You would let me in, no? ".

I let her, she hugged me and sat down until I washed my face and made us tea.

-  " How was your week going? ".

= " It was fine.. not much happened ".

- " You didn't meet her? ".

= " Fortunately, I did ".

- " Oh, Ed! I knew you would make it! ".

= " Christa, didn't she tell you already? ".

- " No, not yet. She's supposed to contact me in like.. half an hour.. " .

= " So aren't you a bit la- ".

- " OH MY GOD I'M SO LATE !! ED, GIVE ME THE RECORDER! ".

= " Okay, I'll fetch it- ".

- " HURRY ED, HURRY! ".

= " Okay what's wrong with you?! Here you are! ".

- " Oh okay, see you on Sunday ".

She hugged me really quick and flew away. Yeah, sometimes I felt like the older sibling to be honest.

Well, Christa was gone and I could sleep tight again till the end of that night. 

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