"The only thing I can say is that, whatever happens, you must be in your room by midnight. That is the triggering point. You'll understand what I mean once you've experienced it for yourself. Remember, you must be in your room by 12:00 a.m. today or you cannot meet me again."

I can't ask her any more details, but it seemed serious enough, and one last thing—"Can you at least tell me your name?" If I can, I need to know that.

"It's Ophelia. Are you going to ask for my mobile number now? "

"Are you willing to give it to me if I ask earnestly?"

"It depends on how sincere—" I pulled her in, embracing her slim waist. My fingers moved through one of her dis woven tresses, backing it up behind her ear as her body pushed towards mine. As our heartbeats bumped through our chests, I could feel her and my anxiety growing. The scent of flowers compelled my lips to touch hers without delay. She clenched her lips, but I guided them to open with mine, and after this blissful moment lasted a while, we slowly let go of each other. We were now exhaling steam puffs while panting.

What the hell? What did I just do? What was I thinking? I could be accused of sexual harassment. I gently peered at her, but all I could see was her back. Damn! Damn! Damn! I haven't jer**d in a long time, so this must be because of that. But... Her lips were as soft as marshmallows. Maybe... If I could go back in time, I would have done the same thing again.

We sat next to each other without saying much.

"Was it sincere enough?" I murmured, my gaze drawn to the darkening sky as dusk loomed. I was only trying to get out of this mess.

"It couldn't be any better." I'm fucked... What!?. " — And thank you for coming into this world." My heart skipped a beat when I saw a gentle smile on her flushed face.

As if to welcome our small memory to be recorded in history's records, time came to a halt. I'm not sure if I have the right to enjoy this moment, but who cares... It's okay to act on impulse now and then. My mind was at ease. I've never had a more fascinating birthday.

After exchanging numbers, she promised me she would contact me after she had sorted things out at her end and warned me to be prepared for any situation that might arise. I'm guessing something will happen today as well, but I'll have to wait and see to find out what it is and how it is going to be.

I took a cab. The driver played some classical music, which I had no idea of, but it felt relaxing. My face was still red from the grave sin I committed just a moment ago. If things had turned out differently, I would have had to beg my father for help. I'd rather die than do that. To put my mind at ease, I took out my phone, which was almost completely charged. I didn't use it at all today. I should also check in on my gaming friends. It's been almost two… one day since I last spoke with them. They might become worried. After I go home, the first thing I'll do is log into the game. For the time being, I've begun surfing the internet until I arrive at my destination.

"Tch, kids these days are always sucking up to their phones." The driver made a remark. He's not entirely wrong, but why does everyone think I'm a kid?

"I'll be twenty-five today, mister," I said a little grumpily.

"Tell that to my sixty-year-old buttocks." I was baffled. Why is he cursing at me? Does he think I'm his next-door neighbour who forgot to take out the trash?

"Don't you think you're being rude here?" I asked.

"Coward bastard," he grumbled to himself. I want to beat the crap out of this old man, but I'll leave it at that for the time being. What exactly is his problem?

I looked at several popular news articles for a while.

There were many articles floating around. Some were personal blogs, while others were just random shit posted by people to gain popularity. I clicked on the article that piqued my interest.