Touching the Heart of Ace
Chapter 5
I saw the guy from bar almost every day when I went to diner.
At first he tried to smile event though he never made a move to come and greet me but I was not appreciative.
I gave him a nod on a good day. It was awkward.
But it was one of those everything was so slow and nothing was going right. So, I decided to have an early lunch and get some fresh air.
He was there again.
Should I leave?
I was planning to leave, when he took a huge bite of his sandwich and saw me.
He froze, then he swallowed the whole thing without proper chewing, wincing. He drank his cola in one go. He looked at his lunch and back at me.
What? He was leaving?
He was leaving! Without finishing his lunch!
What the hell!
Did he leave because of me?
He gave me a polite smile and left after dropping his unfinished lunch to a nearby trash can!
That man was clearly hungry. Did he really leave because of me?
Guilt was pushing at my chest.
I followed him to the exit on the other side but he was nowhere to be seen.
It was not noon yet and I was fed up.
I called mom from my disposable sim. I missed her a lot.
??Hi, baby.??
??Hi, mama.??
??I miss you so much. Will you make me a bouquet this Sunday, when you come home???
??Mom, about this Sunday... I have my review presentation.??
??Oh! It is okay then hon, make me one when you come here. Are you okay, son???
I forced a laugh. ??Of course, mom, I am okay.??
She sighed. ??So, did you make anything new???
??Yes, actually. A terrain walker.??
??Mmm.. what is it???
??It changes its wheels according to the terrain it is at. So far the wheels could be morphed to six different sets.??
??That sounds so sci-fi. What did you name it???
??TW- NZ- 12.36.??
??What does that mean???
is Terrain Walker. Rest is the number of times I
She sounded
??What is it???
give your robots cute names. Now you
??I am a post graduate student
months
months 17 days and 5
moving so
I changed, mom. Those projects were done along with Liz and it was more of playing. Now it is
I miss my baby so much.?? She started
felt hurt, guilt and panic
party, you know. That was why I shifted my review presentation to Sunday. It
Her crying stopped, though
you! Bad bad girl.?? There! Her musical
I tricked you. And come prepared. Fred bought this new
up
God!
to call Uncle Jack and beg him
things the adults in my life made
call
because he
went back to my faculty; my
him
diner. The single seat by
not know why I decided to
through the exit. He was the only one who used exit as both entrance and exit
not notice me and
turned to my
was about the cancel his order
walked to him quickly.
make you uncomfortable.?? There was no malice in his words. He was understanding
I am not used to that kind
why I stayed away. Please have your
Let me buy you this lunch. You left
my intention to let
the order from the cashier and payed amidst his
table as the waitress brought my
??I take parcels, now-a-days.??
do not
lunch every day.??
jokes.?? He placed his hands
back noticing my
again. You looked sad.
you for that day. I did not even split the
it actually. You were drunk. No thanks to
did not even ask for your name.?? I was
ask for yours either.?? He was charming. He was capable of people making comfortable around him.
the subject and here we were