Episode 5
When Elvin reached the corner, Abe Boy was already there, leaning casually against a streetlight post with his hands in his pockets. The moment he spotted her, that signature smooth smile broke across his face.
Abe Boy: You came🥰 I knew you couldn't resist.
Elvin: (Crossing her arms, trying to sound tough)Don't flatter yourself. I only came to tell you to stop leaving notes in my pocket. If my aunty sees one, I'm d*ad.
Abe Boy: (Chuckles softly) Fair enough. But since you're already here, walk with me. I want to show you somewhere quiet.
He led her away from the noisy main road, taking a path behind the local market where the streetlights grew sparse and the evening noise faded into the cool night air.
Elvin: I didn't even know this place existed. How did you find it?
Abe Boy: (smile) When I dropped out of school... my dad kicked me out of the house for three weeks. I didn't have anywhere to go, so I slept right here on these timber boards.
Elvin turned to look at him, surprised. The arrogant, smooth-talking guy from the shop was gone; his posture was relaxed, his voice quiet and reflective.
Elvin: I... I didn't know that.
Abe Boy: Nobody does, sitting out here back then taught me something… if you don't fight for what you want in this life, nobody is going to hand it to you.
He looked up at her, his eyes warm and completely unguarded.
Abe Boy: That’s why when I saw you on your first day at the shop, I made up my mind. You're not like the rest, Elvin. You're real. And I’m going to make sure I build something good for myself so I can take care of you properly.
Elvin stood frozen, the cool breeze blowing around them. For the first time, she saw past his charming defense mechanism and saw the boy who had fought his way through hardship. She walked over and sat down beside him.
(Watch out for Episode 6!)
Episode 4
The entire afternoon felt like a fever dream, as Elvin’s mind raced with a single thought: Should I go?
By 6:45 PM, her aunt finally locked up the front glass doors of the shop.
Aunty: Elvin, make sure you lock the back gate before you come home.
Elvin: Okay, Aunty. I’ll be right behind you.
As her aunt walked down the street, Elvin stood in the quiet, dim shop with her heart pounding against her ribs. She pulled the small piece of paper from her apron pocket and stared at the handwriting again: "7:00 PM. At the corner junction. Don't make me wait."
Abe Boy was smooth, dangerous, and a school dropout, exactly the kind of guy her aunt always warned her to stay away from. But there was a spark of thrill in the way he looked at her, something she had never felt before.
She stepped out, locked the heavy iron gate, and checked her watch: 7:12 PM. She stood at the edge of the street, looking left toward her house and then right, toward the dark, buzzing corner junction where Abe Boy was waiting.
Taking a deep breath, Elvin turned right and started walking toward the junction.
(Watch out for Episode 5!)
Episode 5
When Elvin reached the corner, Abe Boy was already there, leaning casually against a streetlight post with his hands in his pockets. The moment he spotted her, that signature smooth smile broke across his face.
Abe Boy: You came🥰 I knew you couldn't resist.
Elvin: (Crossing her arms, trying to sound tough)Don't flatter yourself. I only came to tell you to stop leaving notes in my pocket. If my aunty sees one, I'm d*ad.
Abe Boy: (Chuckles softly) Fair enough. But since you're already here, walk with me. I want to show you somewhere quiet.
He led her away from the noisy main road, taking a path behind the local market where the streetlights grew sparse and the evening noise faded into the cool night air.
Elvin: I didn't even know this place existed. How did you find it?
Abe Boy: (smile) When I dropped out of school... my dad kicked me out of the house for three weeks. I didn't have anywhere to go, so I slept right here on these timber boards.
Elvin turned to look at him, surprised. The arrogant, smooth-talking guy from the shop was gone; his posture was relaxed, his voice quiet and reflective.
Elvin: I... I didn't know that.
Abe Boy: Nobody does, sitting out here back then taught me something… if you don't fight for what you want in this life, nobody is going to hand it to you.
He looked up at her, his eyes warm and completely unguarded.
Abe Boy: That’s why when I saw you on your first day at the shop, I made up my mind. You're not like the rest, Elvin. You're real. And I’m going to make sure I build something good for myself so I can take care of you properly.
Elvin stood frozen, the cool breeze blowing around them. For the first time, she saw past his charming defense mechanism and saw the boy who had fought his way through hardship. She walked over and sat down beside him.
(Watch out for Episode 6!)