On the weekend I was waiting to meet my friend S at a meeting spot along the road. It was about 1C (34F) and promised to get warmer throughout the day. I saw this pretty young woman running towards me, I wondered if she was trying to catch a bus or something. She stopped as she approached me and started talking to me in English with a slight accent. I asked her if she was Chinese and she said she was. She told me she was coming from a Chinese class at the local high school. It turned out to be a boring event so she just decided to leave. She was running for the exercise but thought better of it (why risk leg pain, she gestured toward her legs), and decided to walk instead. She wasn't overweight, average height, slim in fact. She asked me what I was doing at the side of the road. I told her I was waiting for my friend who is sometimes late. She suggested I should start arriving later then. I asked her if she was finished high school and she nodded her head (yes) and mentioned she was thinking of taking some sort of course now. She bid me goodbye and thought she should go home and have something to eat.
It was a welcome diversion as I waited for my friend, who arrived within 5 minutes of my waiting.
It was a welcome diversion as I waited for my friend, who arrived within 5 minutes of my waiting.
