━ BC Medical Center ━
Scott and Maya stared at each other like they were rare animals stuck in the same glass cage. Neither of them knew what to say, and that made the silence almost funny.
Scott blinked a few times.
"Uhm, Maya…"
That was all he managed to get out.
The elevator doors began sliding shut.
Maya panicked, darted forward, and squeezed in just in time.
Now they were both trapped in the small metal box, and the silence became unbearable.
Maya couldn't sit still.
She looked at him. Looked away. Looked again.
Blushed. Repeated.
Meanwhile, Scott just leaned in his corner with his lollipop in hand as he stared at the wall like it was the most fascinating thing he'd ever seen.
Maya nervously tucked her bangs behind her ear as her thin, tender lips curled into a sheepish smile.
"Well… this is uh… awkward…"
She bit her lower lip and snorted like a wild bull.
