Penny glanced at her watch, starting to get annoyed. They had agreed to meet 10 minutes ago. What took Nathan so long? As she sighed she saw her breath form little wisps of vapour. She wrapped her coat more closely about her and stuffed her hands deep in the pockets. It was only October, but the nights were already getting really cold.
Why didn't Nathan just hurry and show up! If he wasn't here in 5 minutes, she would go in without him. On the other side of the road she saw people arriving and streaming into the building for the exposition on Greco-Roman mythology, an exposition she couldn't wait to see! Nothing interested her more than mythology, and she knew for sure Nathan was no different! So why was he this damn late?
Penny had first met Nathan 3 years ago in a bookstore, when they had both grabbed for the same copy of a book on myths and legends around the world. Quite nerdy circumstances, as she was well aware, but they definitely typified both their characters. Since it was the last copy of the book they had both seemed pretty determined to have it, throwing arguments back and forth why he or she should really have that volume, when all of a sudden Nathan had given in andsaid: 'All right, you can have it. On one condition: you'll join me for a coffee later today.' He had added a huge, radiant smile which had immediately won her over, and after she had paid for her new addition they had gone to the nearest Starbucks where they spent hours talking about anything and nothing. And so their friendship was born.
Penny looked at her watch again. Now it was getting extremely late, even for Nathan's standards. She started to get worried and dug up her cell phone from her handbag. As soon as she started calling him, though, she heard footsteps approaching behind her. There he was! She immediately hung up the phone and jokingly said: 'I thought you had ditched me for someone else.' Turning around, however, she didn't meet his familiar smile and friendly blue eyes. The face she saw wasn't familiar or friendly at all, and before she could do as much as open her mouth, everything went black...