Going Easy on Me

I gasped as I covered my mouth with my hand when I saw Ace’s short message that told me to wait for him where I was because he was going to come over and see me. Instinctively, I turned around and started scanning the crowd of people walking by as if I expected to see Ace among them. He had just sent the message, so it didn’t make sense for him to be here already. Although I knew that very well, I couldln’t stop myself from looking around in search for him as my heart began racing faster in my chest.

The moment of excitement quickly past and was replaced by a slight sense of dread when I thought of how unfruitful my attempt was in coming here. Ace would probably ask me questions and I didn’t want to tell him just how useless my attempt had been. My mind quickly raced to think of something to tell him that wouldn’t sound too unimpressive. Some passerby gave me curious looks as they walked past me while I shifted nervously from one foot to another. Time seemed to tick by at a slower pa