My mind was blown. “I actually never thought of that, and I guess that I am. A lot of other people actually do support you and, I mean, really do. Some female fans of yours are very obsessed with you, and I have to tell you that I’m not like those fans. I’m medium.” “Either way, I thank my fans so much. Wow, I can’t believe that I’m talking to one of them too and… more than that.” I warmly smiled. “I’m surprised too and felt that we were just normal people getting to know each other better. Your fame was completely out of my head, and I saw the Ben that I usually don’t see.” “Right now, I see the Sharon that I usually don’t see. I hoped that this side of you will come out, and it did. I can’t believe that we’re having a real one to one conversation.” “I can’t believe it either.” I started giggling and did he too. Seconds later, there was silence. The people that were eavesdropping our discussion and were looking at us felt romance in the air and couldn’t breathe. Kristin on the other hand felt disgusted and thought the Ben and me together looked repulsive. She rolled her eyes whenever I said something that sounded like a flirtation to Ben because she thought that it was stupid to say. “Ben, are you coming in now?” I glimpsed at her. “Well, I should be going now.” “Yeah, I’ll see around then.” He had a look on his face that read that he wanted to do something. I closed my mouth and nodded my head like a bobble head’s, and I raised my three fingers and pinky at him while my thumb was under the strap of the backpack. I walked away to the giggling people. Ben felt that he should do what he hesitated to do earlier. “Wait, Sharon!” Of course I turned around to him. “Yes, Ben?” I felt embarrassed when I said his name as if he’s my husband. I didn’t walk up to him. He did, though, quickly and slowly lean his head to my left, and he pressed his smooth lips on my cheek and gingerly moved back. He didn’t step back and held my left hand. Both of my cheeks were burning up, and I felt like fainting but knew that if I did, Ben will catch me before I fall. “Do you know that you did that in public.” I gently gripped his hand. He was surprised hat I didn’t black out, and he smiled. “I know.” I glimpsed at Kristin’s expression that is total shock. “Oh, I-um-am speechless at the moment.” He laughed. “You don’t have to say anything really.” “All right, I’ll see you tomorrow.” I let go of his hand but he wouldn’t. “Ben, can you let go?” “I want to be with you more, so do you mind that you will meet me outside here tomorrow?” “It’ll be like a date then?” “Of course it will, but we’ll be only talking though. What do you say about it?” I thought about my plans for the next day. “Sure, I’ll meet you here at 1:15pm, okay?” I had no idea what I was saying. I was just blabbing my mouth off and hoped that I didn’t sound loony. “Okay, well, bye now Sharon.” He smiled with his eyes.
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