HERSHE - TIAOM

Anniversary

Kim glanced back at the ladies' room entrance to check if the little woman is still there.

She's one of the girls Van introduced yesterday. What was her name again?

"Kim..."

She turned around and saw the other girl the small one was with yesterday. "Oh, hey."

"Do you still remember me?"

Kim squinted her eyes. "Mmm, Jane, right?"

It made the woman clap her hands in joy. "I'm glad you remember!"

"Of course. So, this is where you're at?"

"Yes. We're located at the center of this floor. Pie is sitting across mine," said Jane, pointing at the table behind her.

Kim shifted her eyes to where Jane is pointing and saw a table with lots of stuffed toys. The biggest of them is a green turtle.

"You remember her, right? She's the petite girl who's with me yesterday," asked Jane.

Yeah, she's the one in the ladies' room a while ago.

"Yeah, I remember. I can tell she likes stuffed toys, eh?" said Kim.

"She's a kid at heart," Jane whispers, "but sometimes a monster."

Kim chuckled. "That's cute, though. So, she's fond turtles?"

"Yeah, she loves them so much. How about you, what are the things you're fond of?"

"Mmm. I love taking pictures."

"Pictures? Like portraits?"

"Yeah, it's a hobby since I was in high school. Guess I've developed a skill out of it," said Kim, resting both her arms on the terminal.

"That's interesting. What are your subjects then?" Jane stood up from her chair so they could talk closer.

"Anything interesting; nature, landscapes, animals; but I'm more focused on humans."

Jane's face lit up. "Wow. That's cool. If I may ask, why humans?"

"All cool," said Kim, smiling. "I just find contentment from looking at a human shot, a smiling human to be exact. I love smiles."

Jane kept nodding. "Do you think I can be one of your models?"

"Yeah, you sure to be not the camera-shy type."

Jane giggled after hearing that. "Of course I'm not. Do you usually prefer taking pictures outdoors or indoors?"

"I do both. I travel before to take outdoor pictures. As for indoors, I don't have a studio yet so I usually do it in my place. "

Jane's mouth formed an 'o' shape. "You live alone?"

"Mmm-mmm."

"Where do you live then?"

Kim held off answering after getting a glimpse of Pie from her peripheral vision. Unconsciously, she was expecting a little welcome from this person. To her surprise, Pie just walked past them and went straight to her terminal without even saying hi.

Getting a bit disappointed, Kim turned back to Jane and decided to play it cool. "Just around the corner."

"Oh. I bet you've already brought a lot of girls in your apartment," Jane teased.

"Huh? No. No. I'm not that type of person." Kim chuckled as she shakes her head. She instinctively looked at Pie and noticed that the latter's head is slightly tilted to Jane's direction.