Baillie was left speechless, then he burst into laughter till his whole body shook.
"You're still laughing; I heard from my friend that you set a trap for me!" Paige gave him a playful smack on the shoulder and said, "You'd better start explaining! When did you meet me? Have you known me since I was a kid?"
She and Baillie didn't study in the same country, so there was no chance they met then. Going further back, Baillie was just a kid before she went abroad to study.
"No." Baillie shook his head.
"Then when?" Paige was puzzled.
Baillie looked up at Paige and said, "Give me a kiss, and I'll tell you."
How easy was that? Paige didn't hesitate; she cupped Baillie's face and gave him a deep French kiss.
"Spill it!" She was dying of curiosity!
Baillie felt a wave of comfort wash over him.
He glanced at Paige and then at the fine weather outside the window.
He met Paige on the eighth day after he returned to his home country. At that time, Baillie was utterly fed up with the world. He was tired of trying to seem normal. He couldn't find a reason to stay in this boring world. Instead of going back home, he chose to live alone in H City. He was prepared for the day when his boredom reached its peak and he would end his life without his parents and family finding out.
The night before that day, Baillie had been unable to sleep all night. He had been suffering from insomnia for years.
As dawn broke, Baillie put on his workout clothes and sneakers, ready to go for a run, hoping the exhaustion would bring him sleep. If he still couldn't sleep, then there was no point in continuing to live.
He ran for a long time. He found a small park near the residential area and ran into it. The park was so small that he could finish running around it in ten minutes.
Just as he was about to leave, he heard the lively laughter of children.
He looked over and saw a woman in a light green sun-protective shirt and black yoga pants sitting on a park bench. Her soft hair shone in the sunlight; her skin was fair; and under the sun, she seemed to glow.
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