to
meet you, Jason.”
“Nice to
meet you, Gloria.”
They
smiled at each other and fell into silence for several seconds. Gloria looked
at floor and Jason looked out of the window.
“Look, a
supernova.” Jason said as he pointed at the shining spot in the distance.
“Ah, it
is.” Gloria said. They stood side by side, gazing at the supernova. It only
lasted for three seconds.
“It is
beautiful!” Jason said.
“It is a
good sign.”
“A good
sign of what?” Jason asked curiously.
“In our
culture, if someone is with you at that very moment, it means you find the one
you want to spend the rest of your life with.” Gloria said shyly.
“In our
culture, it means the same thing.” Jason said quickly. He had no idea what he
was talking about.
“Really?
I thought second class....” Gloria suddenly stopped and gave Jason a sorry
look.
Jason
gave her a kind smile and said, “I get used to that.”
“Sorry.”
“You
know if we didn’t start with the wrong foot, I will ask you out.” Jason said
nervously.
“Like a
date?”
“Not
like a date, a date.” Jason said firmly as he looked into Gloria’s eyes.
Gloria
turned her head away and asked, “How did you know it was me back then? My face
was covered.”
“Oh, it
was the aroma from your body.”
Gloria
smiled and took out a knife from her pocket. It was Jason’s knife.
“Can I
keep this?” Gloria asked, her voice soft like a summer breeze.
“Of
course.” Jason said without hesitation.
“Thanks.”
Gloria said happily.
“So you
are still mad at me?” Jason asked carefully.
“Kind
of. You beat me two times.”
“Three,
if you count last time.” Jason said in embarrassment.
“I was
thinking you saved me one time, so it evened out one.” Gloria said easily.
“Oh,
yea, I mean, right. So it’s because I am a second species.” Jason stammered.
“What do
you mean?”
“I mean
I asked you out and you turned me down because of that.”
“I
didn’t turned you down.” Gloria said with a kind grin.
“Ah, oh,
huh, huh. I see.” Jason stammered again.
“So
let’s say if we are going out, where do we go?” Gloria asked casually.
“What do
you do for fun?” Jason asked.
“I watch
movies.”
“Me,
too.”
“Oh, I
always want see movies from...your species.” Gloria said as she casted her eyes
down.
“You
want to see our movies?” Jason asked excitedly
Gloria
nodded.
“I can
arrange that.” Jason said happily.
Just at
this moment, Gloria’s family badge was flashing. Gloria turned it off.
“Something
is up?” Jason asked nervously. He didn’t want this night end.
“Probably
from my family.”
“So how
about we go to see a movie next time.” Jason asked nervously, his hands
sweating. “Sure.” Gloria asked, but she avoided the eye contact with Jason.
“When
you want to do it?”
“Better
hurry. The selection is coming.”
“Yea, I
know.”
“You
know about our selection?”
“I read
about it. You guys are insane. I can’t believe Glycan do that to their own
people. I mean tens of thousands of kid died. That…”
“Jason.”
Gloria interrupted Jason and gave him a bored look.
“Tomorrow
night. OK?” Jason said hastily.
“Don’t
you have the ball game tomorrow?”
“Yea,
right. But that is a piece of cake.” Jason said proudly.
“Sure.
Tomorrow night then.”
“Great!”
Jason said. They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled quietly. The silence
was so peaceful and enjoyable that they just stay like that for a while.
“Jason,
I need to go back.” Gloria said sadly.
“Ah, me
too. It’s getting late.”
They
said goodbye and parted in different ways. While Jason was running back in the
ventilation shaft, he was so happy and excited that he made the wrong turn. It
took him an extra hour to go back to his dorm.
Chapter 17
In the ball game, there were six
matches in the first round and each match had three teams competing with each
other in 30 minutes. The
meet you, Jason.”
“Nice to
meet you, Gloria.”
They
smiled at each other and fell into silence for several seconds. Gloria looked
at floor and Jason looked out of the window.
“Look, a
supernova.” Jason said as he pointed at the shining spot in the distance.
“Ah, it
is.” Gloria said. They stood side by side, gazing at the supernova. It only
lasted for three seconds.
“It is
beautiful!” Jason said.
“It is a
good sign.”
“A good
sign of what?” Jason asked curiously.
“In our
culture, if someone is with you at that very moment, it means you find the one
you want to spend the rest of your life with.” Gloria said shyly.
“In our
culture, it means the same thing.” Jason said quickly. He had no idea what he
was talking about.
“Really?
I thought second class....” Gloria suddenly stopped and gave Jason a sorry
look.
Jason
gave her a kind smile and said, “I get used to that.”
“Sorry.”
“You
know if we didn’t start with the wrong foot, I will ask you out.” Jason said
nervously.
“Like a
date?”
“Not
like a date, a date.” Jason said firmly as he looked into Gloria’s eyes.
Gloria
turned her head away and asked, “How did you know it was me back then? My face
was covered.”
“Oh, it
was the aroma from your body.”
Gloria
smiled and took out a knife from her pocket. It was Jason’s knife.
“Can I
keep this?” Gloria asked, her voice soft like a summer breeze.
“Of
course.” Jason said without hesitation.
“Thanks.”
Gloria said happily.
“So you
are still mad at me?” Jason asked carefully.
“Kind
of. You beat me two times.”
“Three,
if you count last time.” Jason said in embarrassment.
“I was
thinking you saved me one time, so it evened out one.” Gloria said easily.
“Oh,
yea, I mean, right. So it’s because I am a second species.” Jason stammered.
“What do
you mean?”
“I mean
I asked you out and you turned me down because of that.”
“I
didn’t turned you down.” Gloria said with a kind grin.
“Ah, oh,
huh, huh. I see.” Jason stammered again.
“So
let’s say if we are going out, where do we go?” Gloria asked casually.
“What do
you do for fun?” Jason asked.
“I watch
movies.”
“Me,
too.”
“Oh, I
always want see movies from...your species.” Gloria said as she casted her eyes
down.
“You
want to see our movies?” Jason asked excitedly
Gloria
nodded.
“I can
arrange that.” Jason said happily.
Just at
this moment, Gloria’s family badge was flashing. Gloria turned it off.
“Something
is up?” Jason asked nervously. He didn’t want this night end.
“Probably
from my family.”
“So how
about we go to see a movie next time.” Jason asked nervously, his hands
sweating. “Sure.” Gloria asked, but she avoided the eye contact with Jason.
“When
you want to do it?”
“Better
hurry. The selection is coming.”
“Yea, I
know.”
“You
know about our selection?”
“I read
about it. You guys are insane. I can’t believe Glycan do that to their own
people. I mean tens of thousands of kid died. That…”
“Jason.”
Gloria interrupted Jason and gave him a bored look.
“Tomorrow
night. OK?” Jason said hastily.
“Don’t
you have the ball game tomorrow?”
“Yea,
right. But that is a piece of cake.” Jason said proudly.
“Sure.
Tomorrow night then.”
“Great!”
Jason said. They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled quietly. The silence
was so peaceful and enjoyable that they just stay like that for a while.
“Jason,
I need to go back.” Gloria said sadly.
“Ah, me
too. It’s getting late.”
They
said goodbye and parted in different ways. While Jason was running back in the
ventilation shaft, he was so happy and excited that he made the wrong turn. It
took him an extra hour to go back to his dorm.
Chapter 17
In the ball game, there were six
matches in the first round and each match had three teams competing with each
other in 30 minutes. The
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