TURBULENCE

Chapter 5: Ready.... Start!

HeDi

Still no signs of her... I sat dejected on the gutter beside the dilapidated basketball court facing the lone bench shaded by those eerie willow trees which - according to XiZe - is where Shen Yue frequently hangs out.

I roamed my gaze in boredome... taking in the silence surrounding me. Suddenly, a cold gust of wind blew... giving me the chills... why am I stupidly waiting for that weird girl? It's not as if I am running out of girls to date right?

In actuality, girls are lining up to date me. Why am I wasting my time and making myself look like a love crazed lunatic while Shen Yue rejected me over and over... when all the while.. I could date whoever I want.. with just a snap of my fingers...

HeDi... stop being a loser... hanging out in this sorry excuse of a place for three days in a row... waiting for that strange girl is so not you... find yourself... that model type, cool, liberated girl that you like and get over Shen Yue... its not as if you're taking her seriously right?

You just want to date her to prove a point... that no one in MingDe could ever ignore you... that the whole of this University is in awe of your existence... That no one... not even that Shen Yue girl, is immune to your charisma...

Yes... that's right... I should better get a hold of myself and and get over this craziness.

I pulled out my phone from my jacket's pocket and quickly browsed on my contacts... searching for someone to pass my time... when all of a sudden, it rang... displaying XiZe's name...

"Yo Bro! where in the hell are you?"
he greeted in an impatient tone....

"What's up? And why are you sounding so stingy? Did JiaQi gave you a hard time again?" I asked trying to sound cheerful.

"You know that creepy place I'm telling you about?... Yue's about to be there in let's say.... uhm... ten minutes... I heard her tell JiaQi about it just now... Says she'll finish her visual art homework there...Run there now... This is your chance to apologize to her for getting her throught all that sh*t you've been doing. " He instructed...in a very bossy tone.

Oh good lord! At last... when I was about to lose all hope... Maybe... fate, as per usual is being on my side now...

" Okay... stop being very overly dramatic XiZe... It's just Shen Yue..." I replied trying to hide the excitement in my voice...

"Just Shen Yue my ass... maybe, after this you'll give us a break and will return to giving us twenty laps instead of fifty..." He said before hunging up on me...

Not a moment longer I saw Shen Yue's petite form arriving, dressed in a white knitted sweater over tattered skinny jeans, a pair of white sneakers and that over sized sling bag she always wear. Her short ebony hair hidden beneath a cream colored bucket hat... she's sporting round spectacles today... finishing off her nerdy schoolgirl get up.

As usual she was walking in an even pace... her head bowed down... a pair of earphones stuck on her ears...

I wonder what's in her playlist... classical music perhaps... Bach??? Beethoven???

All of a sudden she lifted her gaze... and her eyes met mine... she suddenly stopped on her tracks... probably recognizing who I was... but then again to my surprise.. she suddenly turned away and run... like the devil was after her.

"Wait! Shen Yue!" I shouted trying my best to stop her...yet not bothering to come near her... "I'm sorry okay!... I won't do it again! I won't ask you out on a date again!" I said hoping against hope that she heard my apology thru our safe ten meter distance.