The Two or Three of Us

He asked, “Would you be my girlfriend?” Her heart skipped a beat, and then she slowly replied, “Sure.” The girl turned it over and over in her mind: Why does this feel so strange...? It’ll all be okay... I don’t want to lose him... After walking me to the station, he saw me onto the bus and waved as he said, “Let me know when you get there.” I was surprised. Why was this so much like a TV drama or a novel? Then I wondered to myself: Is he this considerate to every girl? Years later, I still wondered the same thing. Ten years is a full stop.