7

                                    

                                          

The sun outside was bright and warm. The shadows of the trees swayed gently. Passersby walked hurriedly, clutching their books and chasing after each other, eager to make it to class before the bell rang for roll call.
Lisa sat by the bright, clean floor-to-ceiling window, reluctantly closing the exquisitely printed copy of Zhong Kui Ji in her hands. She touched her short hair and sighed, "I'd love to try this someday, too bad I don't know how to cook..."
Putting the book back on the shelf, Lisa glanced at her watch and slowly walked to the library entrance. "It's almost noon, what should I eat?"
Just as she was pondering this, a round-faced girl with curly hair called out to her from the library entrance, waving her hand. "Lili! Let's go! Time for lunch!"
When Lisa looked up and saw her, she smiled. "Coming!"
She jogged over for a couple of steps then stopped abruptly. Wait, who was she again?
Why couldn't Lisa remember her name...
Seeing her stop, the girl walked over unhappily and pulled Lisa along out the door, saying, "Hurry up, or the snack street will be crowded again. I don't want to wait in line in this hot weather!"
Lisa was confused for a moment, but the inexplicable feeling soon disappeared.
What was she just thinking about...?
Being pulled along, Lisa shook her head to dismiss the random thoughts and gave a smile. "Alright, let's go quickly then."
Many passing students smiled and greeted them as they walked. The girl also responded enthusiastically, waving her hand.
"Going for lunch! So many delicious snacks on snack street!"
"Aren't you going to class? You'll be late! There's roll call today!"
"What's wrong with Lili? She looks fine to me!"
...
Lisa hesitated. Were they really so popular?
Approaching the school gate, Lisa habitually turned left, but the girl grabbed her. "Lili? Where are you going? Didn't we agree to go to snack street for lunch? Why are you going that way?"
"We're not...going to snack street?" Lisa was also confused as she pointed left.
"But snack street is on the right!" The girl pointed right, puzzled. "Lili, did you read yourself silly?"
Lisa was taken aback.
The right side...?
Why did she feel they should go left?
The girl pulled Lisa along to the right. "Let's go, let's go. I told you reading too much made you silly. You need to get out more often, especially to go eat with me..."
Lisa couldn't help but glance back at the left road. A sense of discomfort suddenly welled up in her heart.
The snack street was crowded with people, lively and bustling. The girl happily squeezed into the crowd, saying, "Phew! Luckily the stuff I love to eat doesn't have long lines yet, otherwise I'd be so annoyed!"
"Oh right! I just got my allowance. Lili, what do you want? My treat!"
Breathing in the aroma in the air, Lisa also felt a little hungry. She looked around and pointed at the Chinese restaurant nearby. "How about we just order a couple dishes?"
"How can you just eat that coming to snack street!" the girl exclaimed. "You have to eat all kinds of snacks!"
Lisa responded in understanding. "Then..."