Ring Ring Ring. Ring Ring Ring. Ring Ring Ring. “So early!” Michelle said, sitting up. The vivid dream caused her to lose her mind a little. She hasn’t thought about this in a long time. She knew for a fact that the nightmare she had was not just a dream, it was her reality many years ago. She noticed that it was already 11 o’clock in the morning and that it wasn’t her alarm; it was her phone. Ring Ring Ring. Ring Ring Ring. She grabbed it and answered. “Hello?” “Are you busy?” a familiar voice replied. “Before asking me that, shouldn’t you ask me whether you woke me up or not and apologize?” she replied, annoyed. “You’re already awake, what’s the point?” he countered. Michelle just gave a sigh of defeat. “No I’m not busy, Tao”

There was a brief moment of silence. Then Tao answered, “Okay meet me where we always meet at 1 PM” then hung up. Michelle gave out a longer sigh this time. This was probably a request to cover him for class when he goes "partying" with his friends. She immediately got up and went to the bathroom to get ready for the day.

She arrived at the place they always met- The Lake. That was a very scary and special place for her. She was beaten up there but that's how she met Tao. He was sleeping near the lake and heard her screaming. Michelle felt so lucky and grateful. It has been a year since the incident and not another second passes by that she is thankful for Tao's timing. She sat down on the ground and inhaled the air. The Spring weather made the lake look beautiful.

"Hey there." Tao flirtatiously greeted. Michelle turned around to see Tao. gaped open. He was wearing a clean-cut suit and his hair pulled back, neatly this time. She was shocked at how handsome and perfect he looked that her heart started racing and she started to blush.  At that moment, Tao lost the arrogant attitude and blushed, looking away from her blushing face. "Don't look at me like that! It took me so long to pick this last night!" He shouted. So this is what he was up to the night before. She looked away quickly, trying so hard not to hyperventilate. How was it possible for her heart to race this fast?

He noticed her red, uncomfortable face and chuckled. He walked over to her and sat beside her. She immediately gasped. She covered her face and faced him. "It's going to get dirty" she said softly. Tao immediately blushed harder. She shook her head violently. "No no no! I mean the suit. The suit will get dirty." The two quickly looked away from each other.

There was a really long pause. The sound of the wind and the water synced as the seconds passed. The long moment of silence was enough to calm them both. "What are you doing? Proposing to someone?" she asked teasingly. Tao raised an eyebrow. "Yeah. Jealous?" Michelle's eyes widened. "Really? Who!?" she asked in shock. Tao exploded into laughter. Michelle wasn't amused. She was more annoyed than ever. "That's not funny!" she shouted. Tao continued to laugh. It was both excruciating and relieving to see him laugh and loosened up. However, it still annoyed her. She immediately stood up to leave.