𝙠𝙣𝙮, 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚

𝟢𝟣. 𝒮𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓃𝑔𝑒𝓇𝓈

"I'm sorry to have called you, I just randomly dialled a number," [name] explained as she continued to wipe away the tears that were still escaping her eyes. The voice on the other end then chuckled a little then, and soon a sigh was heard.

"Would it be better for me to send you home? Why not you send me your location, I'll come to pick you up," he said, and [name] could only laugh a little then as she wiped away the tears once more.

The gesture the stranger had offered, was something her ex-boyfriend would have never done.

"It's alright, I'll be fine," she said as she finally stopped crying, and it felt as if she could see the stranger smiling at the other end of the phone call.

"What's your name?" he asked, and [name] laughed a little then as she gathered her belongings and started to walk away from the swing set. The stranger then hummed in response then as he waited for her answer, only for her to laugh a little once more.

"I'm [name]," she said with a smile, and the man could only chuckle then.

"Why are you laughing?" she asked out of curiosity.

"That's a beautiful name, [name]," he said and [name] could only bite her lips then as she could feel her heart pounding hard against her chest. Shaking her head in response she smiled then as she breathed in and out.

"What's yours?" she asked, and the stranger chuckled once more.

"Sanemi," he said with a smile that [name] couldn't see. But [name] could hear the ruffling of the sheets, and soon a female voice was heard.

"Ah, did I disturb your time with your girlfriend? I'm sorry," she apologized, only to have Sanemi chuckling once more as he told the 'female voice' to get out.

"That's my sister, and no I don't have a girlfriend. There isn't a need for you to worry," he spoke out and [name] heaved a sigh of relief. Never wanting to be the cause of someone's break-up.

"Are you going home now?" he asked.

"Yeah, I just started walking. I'll hang up now, sorry for the trouble again, Sanemi!" she said with a smile, only to have Sanemi calling out to her once more.

"I'll wait until you get home. I better be hearing the keys unlocking a door. Save my number too," he mumbled out, and [name] couldn't help but feel somehow intrigued by the actions of this stranger she had randomly called.

"Well, that's rather bold of you. Given how we are strangers," she joked, and Sanemi chuckled and she could hear him turning over on what she assumed to be his bed. He then yawned a little and stretched out.

"You're tired, you must be going to sleep earlier on," [name] commented, and Sanemi could only chuckle once more as he let out a soft sigh.

"I was up teaching my younger brother mathematics," he mumbled out, and [name] raised an eyebrow in response then.

"You're a teacher? How old are you?" she asked.

"Well, aren't you in a hurry to know my age? Nah, I'm not a teacher. I'm a high school student," he commented, and [name] heaved a sigh of relief. Realizing that she had called someone who was close to her age rather than an old geezer.

"Hey, what's with that sigh? Were you expecting me being some old and rich man?" he joked, and [name] playfully made the 'gag' sound and Sanemi could only chuckle then.

"I'm in my second year of High School," he answered, and [name] couldn't help but laugh a little then.

"Me too," she whispered out.