He rode his bike to Sora's house. It was a warm and sunny day with a cool breeze. Tai took his time, relishing the moment. He smiled. This is such a great day, he thought to himself. Now I really want to tell her. He saw several couples pass by, holding hands. As Tai passed by the park, he saw couples having picnics together. He imagined Sora and himself doing those things together. As he watched this one couple play Frisbee, he didn't notice a girl who was carrying a bunch of grocery bags heading his way from the opposite direction. The next thing he knew, he was on the ground with a clutter of food on the sidewalk. Tai saw the girl he ran over lying on the ground. He walked over to her. "Hey," Tai said, shaking her softly on the shoulder. "Hey, are you all right?"

The girl blinked several times then sat up. "What-what happened?" The girl asked. She looked at the bike that was lying on the ground and saw the foods she bought scattered on the sidewalk. She looked up at Tai, and then realized what happened. "Oh gosh. I'm so sorry." She got up and brushed herself off. She grabbed the nearest grocery bag and started to gather the food.

"It's not your fault. I wasn't looking at what was going on in front of me," Tai said. He stared at her. The girl had straight, light brown hair that was past her shoulders. She was wearing a light pink long sleeve top and a light purple skirt. She's really pretty, Tai thought. He snapped out of it then grabbed a bag and helped.

"No, It's my fault," the girl said. "I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."
"Fine, it's both our faults," Tai smiled at her. She smiled back. "I'm Tai. What's your name?"
"Lora," Lora said. "I bought some food for my mother's cooking. I told her I'd be early in coming back home, but now, I'll be late for sure."
After they gathered up all the food Tai offered to help her with carrying the groceries. She refused. "No, it's all right. I'll be ok."
"Are you sure?" Tai asked, feeling doubtful. "You might run into more people riding bikes."
Lora giggled. "No, really. It's ok."
"Well, if you say so. I better be going. It was nice meeting you."
Lora moved closer to Tai. She looked up at him with soft blue-green eyes. "Me too," she said softly. Tai blushed. He felt really awkward.
"Um..." he began. He wanted to get out of there fast. He began to move backwards, towards his bike, but his leg went weak and fell over.
Lora giggled. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah." Tai picked himself up and got on his bike. "See ya," he said to her, not looking back.