His story…

We ate breakfast in some abnormally peaceful atmosphere. I could imagine that couples that are amazingly in love with each other spent time like that, simply grinning and sitting without a word. I felt like I was brainlessly flowing on a pink, sparkling cloud, or in a magical, rainbow bubble… I never even imagined myself in that kind of state. I could picture my rationality looking at me with complete disbelieve, frantically searching for reasonable explanation of my current state, something like a sudden stroke, or a brain tumor rupture. I knew that it was only momentary, but I found that state pleasurable and somehow intoxicating. Of course my magical bubble burst as soon as I heard Tom's words.

“I promised, I will tell you about Hong Kong and all… so ask away,” he declared.

I felt like I fell down and hit the ground hard. That was the reality, we weren't lovey-dovey couple, and there was no peaceful world around us. It was time step further