Apricot Swirls
Chapter 3
Mythical Dreamer
The man had been wearing a white long-sleeved button-up, and rolled up, faded jeans with aqua flip-flops (LOL) and an aqua umbrella (it had rained earlier). This was the man!
Walking up, Anzu coughed and waited to see if the man knew her. He turned, and smiled. Smiling in return, Anzu asked. How did you recognize me?" "Help me down from here, and then we'll talk."
Anzu reached out and took his umbrella. Then, she grasped his hand and he first climbed, then jumped down. The weight of his fall drove him forward a few steps, into Anzu's arms. Blushing, Anzu and him went onto another bluff, and together, they watched the waves roll.
After a while, Anzu asked him how he had recognized her. At first, this person was evasive: "Well, you're different." "That helps a lot," though Anzu sarcastically. Then, he finally burst out: "You're cute and spunky." Anzu laughed: "Thank you! Not a lot of people say that to me" On the inside, she was getting suspicious. If this man thought he could get an easy lay, he was going to have another thought coming! The man continued: "You are different from the other girls- I could see that as soon as I saw you. Not a lot of people have the courage to walk on those rocks." Anzu snorted: "Yeah, and slip and almost fall, too." They fell into a comfortable silence. After watching the waves for some time, Anzu asked: "How old are you?" "I'm twenty-one. What about you?" Anzu thought "What! I'm only fifteen!" Out loud, she answered: "Women do not say their ages !" Laughing, the man guessed: "You can't be more than eighteen or nineteen." Anzu turned her back to him, and restrained herself from choking this imbecile; she did not look that old, did she! --
"What's your name," she asked, changing the subject. "Call me Wang Ge". (Author's note: In Chinese, Ge can mean brother, or it can be a way of calling a male older than you; if used by females, it is usually romantic- kinda like –chan or –kun in Japanese). "My name is Anzu, Wang Ge". They shared a smile, then both turned to watch the sunset.
The sun was golden, with blue, red, pink, purple and orange streaks across the sky. Anzu sighed, it was so romantic- she could hear orchestral music playing in the background. Turning, she asked: "What do you do, and where do you live?" "I dropped out of school because me and the poorer kids got into fights with the rich kids."