Jennifer gave up the ice pack unwillingly, hiding her pouted lips behind a fake smile. There was nothing she could do. The customer<span style="font-style: italic">is</span>always right after all. Right now, she's just an extra to two main characters in a story. She's a nobody. Though defeated, she still held her head high before quietly fading away from the main stage, slipping out of the scene and back to her spot. There was no need for her to witness what's going to happen next. Assuming things were going to be just as she'd feared. And in her retreat, she'd missed Eric's expression.<br/><br/>He was still tugging at the wet jeans away from his skin when the girl came around. He didn't look up at the proffered pack. He didn't even smile. But when the female who'd made the stain on his pants reached out for it and offered to help, he lifted his gaze. Eric turned to look at Jennifer and saw a glimpse of disappointment on her face. He felt bad for not thanking her but he just wasn't in the mood to smile. Unaware of the cashier's stirring emotions. Perhaps he'll try showing a little gratitude by smiling when she looked back at him. But it didn't happen, for Jennifer immediately walked away without looking his way.<br/><br/>Eric then faced Evangeline with furrowed brows.<span style="font-style: italic">How exactly was she going to make up for this? And what good could a nurse do with a pack of ice that an average unqualified person couldn't?</span>He found it somewhat irrelevant at this point of time. Suddenly aware of the silence around them, Eric began scanning the faces of the crowd. He wasn't used to all the attention. Their stares made him uncomfortable.<br/><br/>"No!" came the cold reply. "I don't need to be a nurse to handle a pack of ice on a burn!" he said, harshly snatching the pack from the female's hand and pressing it on his thigh before he exhaled. "Just... just forget about it.. I'll live..!" he pulled his chair towards him and sat, slightly relieved after the cold reached his skin.<br/><br/>Outside, the pedestrians by the road started looking skywards. A commercial plane was seen flying towards the town. Firstly, its a rare sight for any aircraft to be flying over this part of town. Second, the gradual descends in its altitude invoke worry from the spotters. It was so low that buildings started to tremble from the sound it emitted. Most feared it would crash a couple of blocks down. Others hoped it's just passing through and no harm would come to it as well as at the residents below.