AAAA"Um…  In fact… I was aiming for that Stephen King book...  "  The lie had come out naturally, and Meros felt rather uncomfortable with it.  But he thought it was less embarrassing to lie than to admit publicly that he enjoyed reading girls’ books…  So he grabbed the first Stephen King he saw and feigned reading the summary on the back cover.  But he soon noticed the disappointed look on the young man’s face and felt even more uncomfortable with his lie. 

AAAAAlthough he knew that admitting he had lied about an embarrassing topic would make the situation even more awkward, he couldn’t help but sigh: "Nah...  I was aiming for that book… "

AAAAThe young man looked surprised for a second, but his surprise rapidly transformed into joy as Meros threw the Stephen King book back on the table.  

AAAA"Really?? "

AAAAAs Meros looked at the radiant face of the man standing in front of him, he realized how handsome he really was…  Meros was somewhat intimidated by his beauty and felt the blood rushing to his cheeks.  For a second time, the stranger held out the book to Meros. 

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