Aldana Candi wore a simple spring outfit, her light blue skirt reaching her knees, and her long hair slightly swaying in the night breeze. She raised her hand to tuck the stray hair by her cheek behind her ear, revealing her elegant, fair profile.
Suddenly, a burst of laughter erupted not far away. It turned out someone had bumped into a utility pole. The embarrassed male student, amid his companions' unrestrained laughter, ran off swiftly. Aldana looked up, and those students who were left behind, laughing so hard they couldn't stand up straight, stole a glance at her. It was as if someone pressed the pause button—they immediately stopped laughing, scratched their noses, and hurriedly ran off too.
Aldana didn't understand what had just happened, so she stood there for a while, until she saw Liam Summer walking out from the doorway.
