4 o'clock

Amy slowly slumped seated at the last cart of the train. She cannot believe the events that had been unfolding. There have been lots of "why's" that are running through her mind right now. Why is this happening, why is he stalking her, why is he interested in her, why her, why is it him and not Kevin.

Edmond seemed to have read her mind, slumped seated beside her as well. With crunched eyebrows, Amy gave him a smirking look; however, she did not say a word and just kept quiet. Edmond seeing her face just smiled and started to admire the beautiful scenery. He wondered in his mind where this train is actually going and where she wanted to go.

For Amy, this place is her oasis. This is the place where she takes lots of good photos of nature and the sky. Tall trees framing the view of sky when you lay down and aim the camera upwards. The staircase like vegetable farm giving an excellent view of the area and beyond.

She greeted a farmer who was harvesting a few vegetables along the way. She knows him as one of the workers of the owner. She said:

"Hi Mr. Shim."

The man greeted back: "O hello Amy!"

Amy said: "I'm going to take pictures ok!" (Raising up her phone)

The man said: "Ok!"

Amy continued to walk. Mr. Shim kept watching her and noticed that behind her, a handsome boy was following. He asked her:

"Your friend?"

Amy had no choice but to answer: "Yes! Sort of." (The last word in a quiet tone).

Edmond just smiled and waved at the man.

Mr. Shim was somehow amused. Of all the times Amy came to this place, this is the first time he saw her with a boy and is actually a very good looking one.

They continued to walk upwards. When Amy reached her spot, she sat down the ground and readied her camera. Edmond sat with her also. Amy still kept silent, so did Edmond. Then all of a sudden, things just came rushing through Amy's mind. Maybe, this good-looking boy beside her is not really what others think who he is. She begins to imagine him having a dark side. Beneath the exterior looks, he is actually a sex maniac and worse a serial killer and she would be the next victim. She visualized how he grabs her and pins her to the ground and starts kissing her. Then, he pulls up a blade from his pocket and starts to slit her throat. Reality came back to her and she looked at him instantly with scared eyes. She remembered that there was a witness, Mr. Shim who they met a while ago. Edmond was also shocked at her scared eyes and got confused on what going on her mind. Amy immediately stood up and began to run to where she saw Mr. Shim earlier. Edmond did not move and was just staring at what she was trying to do. Amy suddenly stopped running and noticed that Edmond was not tailing her. She looked back at him and saw his confused reaction. Noting that he is not after her, she walked back towards him and sat beside him.

She looked at him and almost shouting said: "Why??!!!"

"Why are you doing this?"

"Why do you keep following me around?"

"Are you trying to make fun of me?"

"Am I so amusing to you?"

"Why?? Why?? Why???"

"Tell me!"

Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind. She looked at him and said: "No way!"

She added: "Are you attracted to me??"

"Do you have a crush on me?"

Edmond's eyes flutter a moment digesting her comments then burst out laughing while looking at her from time to time.

Amy found his laugh insulting. Her eyebrows started to crunch as she looked at him; however, she realized that her thought was impossible. There is no way for a boy like him to like somebody like her.

Edmond stopped laughing and got a little bit serious and said:

"It's not that."

"It's just....."(trying to find words).

Then said: "Ok, I will give you 3 good reasons why."

"First (raising his finger signifying first), "I'm bored!"

Amy looked at him in disbelief and said: "And I am your anti-boredom antidote?!!"

Edmond smiled and said: "Yes, you can say that."

He continued to say: "I am bored at girls who kept following me around trying to grab my attention. Once they got my attention, there is nothing really interesting in them to keep me for more than 5 minutes. All they care about is maintaining their popularity. I am so not into that."

"You seemed to be the type of not to care so much about these things." (Saying that while looking at Amy from head to toe).

Sensing of what he thinks, she gave him an angry sigh.

Edmond laughed and continued with his reasons: "Second (raising 2 fingers now), I'm curious."

"I have been following you for quite sometime now and I noticed that you never made friends with anyone."

"You seemed to be a loner type and I wonder how you spend your time alone."

"Frankly, it is quite amusing (he said while looking around).

Amy was shocked about what he said. This could only mean that he had been following her all the time. He really is a stalker.

"Lastly, I saw your reaction the first time you saw Kevin."

"It was kind of amusing seeing you at that moment."

"I never realized how girls feel upon seeing a crush because I never really paid attention.....but after witnessing that moment....."(He laughed a little).

"I also felt envious of Kevin."

"We are both good looking but how come I didn't get the same reaction from you!"

"You probably didn't even notice me!"

"So I got into a playful mood." He finishes his reasons while lying at the ground, arms behind his head and looking up to the sky. He smiled as he was contented with his answers.

Amy looked at him directly with wondering eyes. She was shocked to hear his reasons but she is not the type that would nag others just to get a satisfied answer so she did not dare to make a remark. She realized that his straightforward reasons were actually true. He may have been bored as a teenage heartthrob and curious about her lonesome life.

Although Amy is not the type to make friends, she does not close her doors to people who reach out and make the effort. She also admired the boldness of Edmond but somehow, she cannot help the feeling that she was just the subject of his playful mood.

She brushed aside her thoughts and said to herself that his silliness will end and tomorrow will return to her normal life. What she did not realize is that she was in for a surprise.