“Sure” Tina
dejectedly answered.

Is she playing with me? Will this be just a
thrill ride making out in the washrooms or private corners, several coffee
dates, a few dinners then it’s done? Tina sighed as she run her right hand through her hair. She decided not
to overanalyze their friendship and just leave it at that. She had a morning
class that day and she decided to spend the rest of her day at home to work on
her paper. She turned on the TV, flipping the channels and see what is on. She
couldn’t find anything interesting so she decided to pick up the phone and see
if one of her confidant is around.

“Hi, you’ve reach
Gerry. I’m unavailable right now but please do leave a message and I’ll get
back to you as soon as I can. Leave your message after the tone”

beep.

“Hi Gerry, it’s Tina.
Am just calling to say ‘hi’ and see what you’re doing. Other than that, I’m
just bored out of my mind and kinda hoping you were around for me to bug”

“Hey hello Tina.
What’s up?” Tina heard Gerry’s breathless voice.

“Hey, what cha doing?
Not much, I was just wondering if you’d like to go for a coffee with me. I need
some amusement”

“As a date? What
happen to your girlfriend?” Gerry grinned widely, he couldn’t help teasing her.

Tina had known Gerry
for quite some time. They had met when Tina did her first internship in Victoria two years ago before she got together with
Paco. The chemistry between them was undeniable. However, after going out for a
while, they both decided that were better as friends instead of lovers. They
were two very different people with different life goals and they can’t seem to
find middle ground. So, they kept in touch and became good friends.