| Fan Fiction |
by DTLCT
Finally the work day ends around 5 and he is more ready than anything to leave. He collects all the paperwork that he haven’t finish - which is a lot comparing to his usual progress – and puts it in his briefcase for late night work.
He leaves the building without talking to Vincent or the others first. He rushes over to the realtor agency next door. He slows down when he enters through the glass door, not wanting to look desperate if Cyndi spots him.
Girl at the front desk: May I help you?
Wallace *smiling*: Is Miss Cyndi Wang in?
Girl: She’s on the second floor. Are you her brother?
Wallace *thinking*: She has a brother? *to the girl* No. I’m just a friend of Cyndi. I’m Wallace Huo. I’m next door from you guys.
Girl *surprised & shy all of a sudden*: Are you really? Can I have your signature, Mr. Huo? *whipping out a small notepad from somewhere*
Wallace *surprised also*: Uh….ok. What for?
Girl: You’re my hero!
Wallace: Really? I didn’t know I have such an influence.
Wallace signs the little pad anyways.
Wallace *handing the pen & notepad back*: I hope you’re not writing down on here that I owed you a fortune or something. *chuckles*
Girl *smiling a shy smile*: You’re so funny, Mr. Huo. *laughs & then stops* I don’t want to take up your time, Mr. Huo.
Wallace: Umm…ok then. I’ll see you around since we’re neighbors.
The girl smiles at him with the warmest smile ever. Wallace gives her a friendly smile back and marches toward the elevators.
Wallace gets into the elevator, thinking of what to say when he sees Cyndi.
Wallace *thinking*: Should I just ask her out for coffee? Or should I just get straight to the point? Yea right. It would go just fine like this: Cyndi, you don’t happen to have a boyfriend, do you? Good! Because I want to be that person. *slapping his forehead* I should find a book called “Dating For Dummies”. Gosh! Why didn’t I watch more soap operas?
Wallace gets off the elevator, trying to breathe in and out to calm himself down. Before he could ask someone for Cyndi’s office, he sees her at a desk near the elevator. Well, her back to be exact. She’s talking to a guy right at that moment.
Wallace *thinking*: Great! She does have a boyfriend. I might as well turn back while I still have a way out.
Wallace is about to turn back when he heard someone calling his name. Not really his name, more like "Mr. Huo".
Wallace snaps his attention back to reality. He smiles when he notices it’s Cyndi calling him. She walks toward him.
Cyndi: Mr. Huo, what are you doing here?
Wallace: Uh…I was just wondering….umm….
Guy: Cyndi! Come in here!
Wallace looks behind Cyndi to see a guy – the guy that was talking to her before – standing in front of an office nearby. He must have returned to his office when Wallace was deep in thoughts.
Cyndi turns around and walks toward the guy’s office, leaving Wallace there not knowing what to do besides from standing there and starring at the closed door.
Wallace stands at the exact spot for ten minutes before Cyndi comes out with some files in her hands. She grabs her handbag. Wallace steps forward to help her with the files.
They leave together.
In the elevator, Wallace fidgets a little before clearing his throat.
Wallace: So, what are you doing after work?
Cyndi: I’m not sure yet. Probably go visit my friend since I haven’t seen her in 2 years now. I just moved back here from England.
Wallace: It doesn’t look like you’d been there though. *smiling*
Cyndi: I don’t look sophisticated like other girls?
Wallace: No. Maybe not corrupted by outer cultural aspects?
Cyndi *smiling*: You have a funny way of putting that. *turns & looks at Wallace*
Wallace *shrugs*: Do I? I mean are my that weird?
Cyndi *teasingly*: No. I’d seen others.
Wallace smiles at his silly question. It’s suicidal to ask that, he thought.
They continue the elevator ride in silent. Both looking at the door.
They walk out of the elevator with Wallace deep in thoughts, not knowing that the girl he talked to before had waved furiously to him.
Cyndi: You know her?
Wallace *snaps back to attention*: Who?
Cyndi: The front desk clerk that was waving at you as we walked by.
Wallace *holding the door for Cyndi to walk out first*: I don’t know her. I meant I only talked to her when I was asking where you’re at.
Cyndi *turns to look at him with a strange expression*: Why are you looking for me?
Wallace: Trying to make up to you for knocking you down earlier.
Cyndi: It was nothing. Accidents happen all the time, Mr. Huo.
They’re walking on the pavement outside the building now.
Wallace: So, when are you free?
Cyndi: I have to go to my friend’s this afternoon. I’m still trying to settle into my apartment. Plus the work that Seth just pinned on me. Maybe I’m free this weekend.
Wallace *smiling*: Seth’s the guy that was talking to you earlier?
Cyndi: Yes.
Wallace: I’m free this weekend too. Want to go some place? I bet you haven’t had a tour around since you came back. A lot of places had change.
Cyndi: That’ll be nice. I’ll see you this weekend, then?
Wallace: I’ll call you to confirm later. Can I have your….
Before he could finish, Cyndi had fish out a pen from her skirt pocket, writing her number down onto a piece of paper in her folder. She hands it to Wallace. Wallace reaches over to take it, brushing her hands in the process. His heart jumps like mad. He looks away as he grabs the paper out of her hand.
Wallace *pretending to be studying the piece of paper in his hand*: Alright then.
Cyndi: Mr. Huo, if you don’t mind, I have to go home and put these files away and then head over to my friend’s.
Wallace *putting the piece of paper Cyndi just gave him in his pants pocket*: Actually I’m the one that’s keeping you. I’m supposed to go pick up my sister too. *smiles* And call me Wallace.
Cyndi: Bye, Wallace.
She walks off to her car while Wallace stands there staring at her.
Wallace *thinking*: She doesn’t have a boyfriend. I’m sure. If she has one, she should already rejected me. She’s giving me a chance. She wouldn’t lie to me. Even though I just met her this morning, but I know she’s not the cunning or deceiving type. I haven’t felt such strong feelings for a girl in a long time. I think I found the angel of my heart.