Steemit Challenge s28wk6: Unexpected Chat's True Twist

Steemit Challenge s28wk6: Unexpected Chat's True Twist

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In the sixth and final week of Steemit Challenge Season 28, host @dove11 brings participants a creative writing opportunity, where the main objective is to advance the story through a mix of fantasy and reality. This week's theme is Unexpected Chat's True Twist which brings out the possibility of an ordinary conversation taking an unexpected turn. The main aim of this challenge is to take the reader to a different experience by mixing the colors of real life feelings, emotions and imagination.

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Anthony usually avoided crowds. He was uncomfortable in places like shopping malls, but that day was different. A new job interview came with a light-headedness. So he walked into a garment shop. A blue shirt caught the eye. But the girl standing next to the counter caught more attention than that. The name Tina on the nameplate caught Anthony's eye. The smile is not too bright, but strangely quiet, as if saying a lot without words. Showing the shirt when Tina comes close to his hand. Anthony realizes that he is relieved to be in someone's presence after a long time. By the end of the shopping, some unnecessary words accumulated between the two. From the fabric of the shirt to the crowd in the mall, then the smell of coffee. Suddenly Antony dares to say, how about having a cup of coffee at the cafe next door. He didn't expect Tina to agree right away. But Tina just laughs lightly, says my brake is on, let's go. Time seems to stop sitting at that coffee table. Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. No one pressures anyone. No one forces their story. Yet word after word began to be born by itself.

The conversation doesn't end when the coffee cup is empty. Tina tells the story of her incomplete education, Anthony tells about his failures, which he never told anyone. Both laugh, and sometimes remain silent. That silence is not uncomfortable either.Rather comfortable. As dusk falls, Anthony walks Tina to the parking lot. Standing next to the car, Anthony suddenly felt a strange emptiness in his chest. Today was… really good, he said slowly. "Dinner next week? I know a place, the food is great," Tina said, squeezing his hand, with a surprising determination in her eyes. At the moment of the hug, both of them started to paint colorful pictures in their minds about the future. For the next few days, Tina's words kept running through Anthony's head. If the day of dinner is fixed, he arrives early. The soft lighting of the restaurant, the light music. Everything is in favor of their story. But as soon as the dinner starts, Tina's speech changes slightly. He is as sincere as ever. But the words slowly take a different turn. He opens up about the difficult aspects of his life. Loneliness, responsibility, and a dream he never told anyone about. Tina says she actually wants to start a small online business. Where clothes and handicrafts made by ordinary people will be delivered to the world market. But he is afraid to go alone.

Anthony was a little taken aback at first. He felt that this relationship might go in another direction. But the fire he sees in Tina's eyes is not just about business. Anthony slowly realizes that Tina sees him not only as a partner but also as a trustworthy person. He talks about his skills in digital marketing, content creation, planning. The conversation between the two is long again, but this time it's not a coffee chat, but a discussion about building the future. At the end of dinner, Tina suddenly said, standing outside in the air. I know, today you may think of something else. But I want you to know that this proposal is the most honest part of my life. Anthony was silent for a while. Then slowly says, "Today I understand that love is not limited to holding hands or hugging. Sometimes standing next to someone in their dreams is the deepest relationship. Tears gather in Tina's eyes, but it is not of weakness, but of relief.

That night they part, but not with dreams of possibilities like before. Now they have a real road ahead of them. Where love and responsibility walk together. Anthony realizes,The biggest twist in life isn't always falling in love. Sometimes meeting someone like that is the most unexpected. That awakens your inner strength. The future will tell exactly where his story with Tina will go. But that unexpected chat changed both their lives in a quiet, profound, true sense.