believe that?” She asked uncertainly. Tuyen nodded with complete conviction.
“It’s possible. You just need to get the ratio right.”
The pair stopped walking and stood outside the theater, the serious expression on Tuyen’s face matched by the confusion on Angela’s.
“Did you study physics or something?” she eventually asked. “Biology, maybe?”
Tuyen looked at her and tilted his head quizzically.
“Not really, why?”
“How do you know all this?”
Smiling wryly, Tuyen rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged. “I read a lot?” he ventured. Angela shook her head, before letting out a short laugh.
“And I thought I had trouble letting go of reality.” Looking back up at Tuyen, she smiled and punched him gently in the shoulder. “C’mon, let’s go get some food. You like pizza?”
FOURTEEN.
ANGELA’S CELL PHONE BUZZED LOUDLY on her desk as it rang. Looking up from the textbook she’d been studying, she checked the caller with a slight frown before flipping it open and answering.
“Hello?”
“Hey!” Sharon’s voice piped up over the static. “Whatcha doing?”
“Just going over my readings,” Angela shifted in her seat and stretched, switching the phone from one ear to another.
“On a Friday night?”
“If I study now, it means I don’t have to do as much before exams.”
“You know, hon, that’d make a lot more sense if I didn’t know for a fact that you do just as much study—if not more—than I do around exams.”
“Well, I…” Angela struggled for a comeback, much to her friend’s amusement.
“Look,” Sharon laughed. “It’s Friday night and a bunch of us are going to see Mike’s band in town. Come with us.”
“Aw. Nah…I think I’ll pass tonight. I want to get this chapter finished.”
“Oh Ange, you’re no fun,” Sharon teased good-naturedly.
“Hey, someone has to do this, or else you’d have no one to come crying to for help before finals,” Angela grinned to herself at the memory. Her friend laughed again.
“Point. Although I bet you’d come out if Tuyen was joining us,” Sharon teased. When Angela didn’t answer, her friend mocked a gasp.
“He’s not there now is he? You little hussy!”
“Come off it!” Angela snorted a laugh. “No, he’s not here, and yes, I really am studying. Now go enjoy the concert and let me actually finish this damned chapter before it puts me to sleep!”
“Okay, okay. Have it your way. Still good for coffee tomorrow?”
“If you’re not too hung over, sure.”
“It’s a date then. Take care hon!” the static ended with a click as Sharon hung up.
Angela put the phone down and went back to her book, only to find her concentration gone as she wondered about Tuyen. It had only been a week since they’d gone to the movie together, and the time between each of her meetings with Tuyen was usually close to a month.
Still, she thought wistfully, unconsciously playing with the feather on her pendant. It’d be nice to see him again, soon .
A knock on the door startled Angela out of her thoughts. She was about to get up from her desk when she heard one of her roommates clatter down the hallway in what sounded like heels to answer it. Sighing to herself, Angela rested her chin on the palm of her hand and refocused on her reading, only to be disturbed moments later.
“Studying on a Friday night?” A familiar voice spoke from the doorway. Twisting in her seat, Angela blinked in surprise to see Tuyen leaning against the doorway, an easy smile on his face. “Don’t you ever take a break, Goddess?”
“I…uh…” Angela frowned and shook her head. “How’d you get in here?”
“One of your roommates let me in,” Tuyen tilted his head and smiled at her. Blushing and dropping her head, Angela folded a corner of the page she was reading to mark it and closed the book, turning her attention back to her guest.
“So…uh…what’s up?” She struggled to sound casual. “Didn’t think I’d
“It’s possible. You just need to get the ratio right.”
The pair stopped walking and stood outside the theater, the serious expression on Tuyen’s face matched by the confusion on Angela’s.
“Did you study physics or something?” she eventually asked. “Biology, maybe?”
Tuyen looked at her and tilted his head quizzically.
“Not really, why?”
“How do you know all this?”
Smiling wryly, Tuyen rubbed the back of his neck and shrugged. “I read a lot?” he ventured. Angela shook her head, before letting out a short laugh.
“And I thought I had trouble letting go of reality.” Looking back up at Tuyen, she smiled and punched him gently in the shoulder. “C’mon, let’s go get some food. You like pizza?”
FOURTEEN.
ANGELA’S CELL PHONE BUZZED LOUDLY on her desk as it rang. Looking up from the textbook she’d been studying, she checked the caller with a slight frown before flipping it open and answering.
“Hello?”
“Hey!” Sharon’s voice piped up over the static. “Whatcha doing?”
“Just going over my readings,” Angela shifted in her seat and stretched, switching the phone from one ear to another.
“On a Friday night?”
“If I study now, it means I don’t have to do as much before exams.”
“You know, hon, that’d make a lot more sense if I didn’t know for a fact that you do just as much study—if not more—than I do around exams.”
“Well, I…” Angela struggled for a comeback, much to her friend’s amusement.
“Look,” Sharon laughed. “It’s Friday night and a bunch of us are going to see Mike’s band in town. Come with us.”
“Aw. Nah…I think I’ll pass tonight. I want to get this chapter finished.”
“Oh Ange, you’re no fun,” Sharon teased good-naturedly.
“Hey, someone has to do this, or else you’d have no one to come crying to for help before finals,” Angela grinned to herself at the memory. Her friend laughed again.
“Point. Although I bet you’d come out if Tuyen was joining us,” Sharon teased. When Angela didn’t answer, her friend mocked a gasp.
“He’s not there now is he? You little hussy!”
“Come off it!” Angela snorted a laugh. “No, he’s not here, and yes, I really am studying. Now go enjoy the concert and let me actually finish this damned chapter before it puts me to sleep!”
“Okay, okay. Have it your way. Still good for coffee tomorrow?”
“If you’re not too hung over, sure.”
“It’s a date then. Take care hon!” the static ended with a click as Sharon hung up.
Angela put the phone down and went back to her book, only to find her concentration gone as she wondered about Tuyen. It had only been a week since they’d gone to the movie together, and the time between each of her meetings with Tuyen was usually close to a month.
Still, she thought wistfully, unconsciously playing with the feather on her pendant. It’d be nice to see him again, soon .
A knock on the door startled Angela out of her thoughts. She was about to get up from her desk when she heard one of her roommates clatter down the hallway in what sounded like heels to answer it. Sighing to herself, Angela rested her chin on the palm of her hand and refocused on her reading, only to be disturbed moments later.
“Studying on a Friday night?” A familiar voice spoke from the doorway. Twisting in her seat, Angela blinked in surprise to see Tuyen leaning against the doorway, an easy smile on his face. “Don’t you ever take a break, Goddess?”
“I…uh…” Angela frowned and shook her head. “How’d you get in here?”
“One of your roommates let me in,” Tuyen tilted his head and smiled at her. Blushing and dropping her head, Angela folded a corner of the page she was reading to mark it and closed the book, turning her attention back to her guest.
“So…uh…what’s up?” She struggled to sound casual. “Didn’t think I’d
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