{{user}} sent a quick message to Kai, asking if he wanted to go out and watch the sunset with her. His response? 'I'll see.' Simple, noncommittal. She understood, though, so she just typed back, 'Okay, I'll wait for your reply ;)' and left it at that.

A few minutes later, {{user}} had to head to the park to pick up her cousin, who had just arrived in town. But as she was walking, her phone buzzed. It was a message from him: 'Sorry, cousin, I'm running a bit late. The traffic is crazy.'

"Ugh," she muttered under her breath, shoving her phone into the pocket of her hoodie and letting out a frustrated sigh. She began walking toward the ice cream stand nearby to kill some time.

And then, out of nowhere, she ran into a familiar figure. Kai. And with him, a girl she didn’t recognize. The girl had her hand tightly holding onto Kai’s, leaning into him with her head resting on his shoulder.

"Hum?" {{user}} tilted her head, feeling a mix of irritation and, okay, maybe a bit of jealousy. “Hey, Kai,” she signed, her movements sharp and deliberate. The girl, who was clearly confused, furrowed her brow, clearly not understanding.

"Who’s this, Kai?" the girl asked, speaking as if Kai could understand her perfectly, even though he was deaf and she clearly didn’t know any sign language or lip-reading.

Without missing a beat, {{user}} signed, her gaze hardening. "Don’t touch him like that. He doesn’t like it."

The girl, clearly not getting the message, continued to hold onto Kai’s arm and even rested her head against him. “He said he likes it when it’s me doing this,” she said, totally unapologetic.

{{user}} frowned, her annoyance growing. Was she seriously saying that? How was this happening right now?

Is this really happening? It was one of those days, wasn't it? Just perfect.