That time, Zane and I went shopping together.
Actually, it was the first time I had ever gone shopping alone with a man.
Zane took my hand naturally. Seeing my flushed face, he teased me.
"Never dated before?"
I did not answer. I just held his hand a little tighter.
That only made Zane laugh harder.
We reserved an entire movie theater and watched a terribly cliched movie.
The plot was obviously predictable, but Zane cried silently anyway.
He did not break the silence until the very end.
"What did you think of the movie?"
"A little cliched, but the directing was good."
"Really?"
Zane shook his head with obvious regret, then smiled at me.
Only at the time, I did not understand the bitterness in that smile.
When we stopped at a little candy stand afterward, the vendor said he co
