He took a deep breath and clasped both hands together in front of him like he had done before. I wondered what he wanted to say and if it was so difficult that he couldn't easily say it. After a few seconds of silence, he looked at me.“Ruby, can we meet for dinner, just you and I? There is so much that I want to tell you.”I looked at him and processed his words. For some reasons I couldn't explain, I didn't say anything. Dinner? I wasn't sure about it, and what he wanted to tell me that he couldn't simply say here, right now.“You could tell me what you want to, right now, can't you.”He looked at me and separated his hands that were clasped together. “Ruby, you wouldn't understand. There are actually a lot of things, and it is something special. Please tell me you would come for dinner.”I shrugged and took a deep breath. I gave it a brief thought, then I nodded finally.“Fine. I'd come for dinner, but promise me you'd tell me what you want to and you wouldn't drag it any longer.”
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