Seeing that he was struggling to find his words, Sophia went over to her new friend. She placed her hands on Tim's shoulders and gave him a reassuring smile. "Don't worry about it," she gently told him, trying to soothe his anxiety. "Just take your time, ok? We can hang out whenever you want to--so long as I'm not at school or at work. I don't want you to push yourself too much at once, Tim. You did a lot today, but you did well. Just relax for a while and take some time for yourself. Here, I'll leave you my phone number and email so you can get in contact with me whenever you feel like it." She borrowed a pen from him and wrote down her cell phone number and email address on the receipt from the bakery and handed it to him.

"Call me, text me, or email me whenever you like," Sophia said. "I might not always be able to respond right away though, but I will reply as soon as I can. And who knows? If you text or email me you might find it a little easier to talk. Alright, I'll get heading out now. I did have fun today, Tim, and I hope you did too." She then gave him a light hug and then stepped back toward the door. "I'll see you later," she told him, giving him another smile before shutting the door to his apartment, leaving him alone once more.

Sophia walked next door and retrieved her car, then head home to her apartment. Her head was buzzing with the day's events: the park and its strange happenings, watching a movie at Tim's place and getting to talk to him some. It had been a strange day indeed, but a good one. And as Tim had predicted Sophia now wondered why she had been so freaked out about what had happened in the park anyway. Now that her shock and fright had worn away, she was left feeling giddy with excitement. Upon returning home Sophia emptied out her backpack, putting everything away in its place, before finding something for dinner and then hopping in the shower. Afterwards she jumped on her computer and started to play her favorite MMORPG, calling Ally when she appeared online and relaying the day's events--making sure to leave out several details such as the weird happenings at the park and some of the initial awkwardness between her and Tim. Eventually she went to bed as she had work early the next day, and she fell asleep wondering when she might next get to hang out with Tim.