"I saw the girl rushing out," Abhi said. " Did your date go well?"
Otaku nodded slowly. "Yeah... at least, I think so"
Abhi waited a second ."And?"
Otaku looked at him with a blank expression.
Abhi sighed. "You at least got her number, right?"
Otaku looked up, eyes widening just a little.
Abhi facepalmed. "You didn't, did you?"
After another sigh Abhi shook his head and said "I swear, you're allergic to the first step for some reason".
"I didn't want to make her uncomfortable". Otaku said slowly while looking down
Abhi placed his hand on his shoulder "Buddy, she tried to impress you by drinking black coffee. She was definitely uncomfortable."
Otaku blinked, lost in thought
"She left less than a minute ago," Abhi said, grabbing Otaku and pulling him to his feet. "Go—before I start poking you with this fork, which I don't even know why I have."
Otaku stood up and immediately sat down.
Abhi started poking him saying "The door is that way buddy"
Otaku left the cafe just after that in search of her.
The cold hit him instantly as he stepped outside. He hesitated.
He felt a push from behind. It was Abhi. "Go" he said and threw him a muffler and a pair of gloves, probably his.
Otaku caught them and started walking in a direction that Serena had taken.
He wandered aimlessly for a while. At a nearby square, he noticed a silhoutte which resembled Serena.
In hope that it was Serena, he increased his pace.
Traffic cut between them, and he lost her.
After failing to catch up, Otaku slowed himself and found himself in front of a library.
The warm lighting spilling out from inside caught his attention.
Without thinking much about it, he stepped toward the entrance.