My heartbeat really fast. "Alright."

I can't lie that I would have said yes if it was anyone else, but there were no red flags or gut feelings stopping me from doing this.

"Well um. Let's go then." He whispered and got up.

I rose up after him, taking my coat and putting it on. I followed him outside unsure how this will play out. He zipped up his jacket and looked down at my feet.

"Are those boots comfortable?" He asked. "I was thinking of walking and.."

"Yes." I replied. My mind was so blank I couldn't say anything else than yes or no.

We walked all the way to the tramway stop.

"Do you mind going with the tramway?" He asked.

I shook my head in silence.

As the tramway arrived we got on it and I wasn't sure where exactly we were going.

The seats around us were empty and we were alone, sitting next to each other.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Nowhere specifically. I just felt like taking this ride." He replied.

"Are we going with your gut feeling today?" I asked slightly annoyed. I thought he at least had a plan.

"You can choose where we get off." He turned towards me.

I sighed.

"Don't you trust me?" He asked with a smirk.

"No,," I answered. "But I am giving the benefit of the doubt to this idea."

He smiled and stayed silent. I figured this might have been awkward for him too.

He reached in his jacket pocket and pulled out his phone. For a second I thought he would ignore me for the rest of the ride but with his phone, he pulled out an adapter and headphones.

"Put yours in." He told me.

I pulled out my headphones and connected them to his phone.

He took them from my hand and fixed them on my ears. He put in his and then ran through the youtube playlists.

I wasn't sure what I was expecting, but there was something very romantic in all of this.

"This one." I pointed at one playlist that said cozy October ambiance. The music started and it was quite relaxing.

The nervous energy in me started to dissipate. This was actually kind of nice.

I looked up at him and he nervously glanced away then turned his head back towards me.

I smiled and looked down at my feet.

This was so silly. What was I even doing?

As the tramway reached the downtown center of the city I pulled out my headphones.

"Let's get off here." He took off his headphones and followed me out of the tramway.

"Is that heavy?" He asked, pointing at my bag in my hand.

"A bit. I'm carrying most of my books today. I didn't know I would be skipping."

He reached down and took it from my hand putting it on his back.

"Skipping huh? Is that a habit of yours?" He asked teasingly.

"No." I smiled. "Not at all. Today just kind of..happened."

"So it's been a really spontaneous day for you." He said.

"Yeah, kind of." I laughed. "But I'm used to going with it. I have a very unpredictable family, so it's an occupational hazard to be prepared for anything."

"The infamous brother that you couldn't find last time?" He asked.

"Try three brothers..." I smiled. "But we said we won't do personal so I won't say more about it."

He laughed. "Three brothers. Wow. I'm an only child so I can't relate."

"Lots of pressure from your parents I guess."

He smirked. "That's.. umm..yeah...Kind of." He nudged my elbow. "Come here."

He pushed me in the direction of the open vendor. The man was roasting chestnuts and the smell was spreading in the air.

"Give me two bags please." He said.

The man looked at us, smiled, and shook his head negatively.

"I'll give you only one with the amount of double. So you can share."

I laughed. That sly man.

I rubbed my hands from the cold and moved closer to the vendor where it was hot.

The man gave the chestnut bag to my dark-hair stranger and whispered something to him.

He nodded and we both walked away.

"Here. Take this and hold it." He passed me the chestnut bag and made me hold it with both hands.

My heart skipped a beat. My hands were way warmer now.

"Do you like October?" I found myself asking as I peeled one chestnut.

"I do." He answered by peeling one as well. "You?"

"Yes. I like one month most in each season. In Autumn is October. In winter is December. In spring is March and in summer is July."

The chestnuts were warm and delicious. We each had one and continued walking.

"Do you think if we were older we would do something like this? Remain plain strangers and walk around the city?" I asked

He smiled and shook his head. "Nah. The moment people are out of high school they have a different reality. The choices they make are based on what they consider responsible and proper. Which is why I kind of hate finishing high school this year."

"I take it you don't want to be responsible and proper," I said.

"Not at the expense of my life. I don't want to be scared of doing something just because it might piss someone off or people would have something to say about it." He looked at me. "You're the same. If not you would never have said yes. You don't even know me."

I smiled. Maybe he was right.

"Do you have anything you want to do in life after high school?" He asked as we sat on a bench.

I passed him the chestnut bag brushing my hands off the crumbs. "I do. Can you pass me the bag please?"

He took it off his back and I took out my wipes.

"Will you tell me or should I guess?" He smirked.

I bit my lower lip. "You would never guess it."

"Ah now you provoked me." He smiled. "A nurse...wait no..lawyer."

I rose and took my bag. "Goodbye."

He grabbed my bag and pulled me back on the bench laughing. "I'm just joking. You don't seem like the type. My guess would be a painter. Last time I saw you, you were covered in paint. You and your cat."

"I was repainting my room." I pushed my hair back laughing.

"In October? So I must be right about the creative side." He smiled. "I'll bet on anything to do with the arts."

"True. I want to have a gallery of my work. I have a very specific interest that I want to pursue."

The wind suddenly blew cold and mean. I shook and closed my eyes, afraid dust would get in. Suddenly he lifted his hand shielding me from the dust.

He seemed entertained. "What is it that you want to pursue?"

"I haven't told anyone that. It's personal." I told him and he leaned really close.

"Since we're strangers is fine if I know right? I won't tell anyone."

I pressed my lips together and leaned further back. His eyes were on my face and he was so close my anxiousness was back. The smell of his cologne was so good it turned my insides crazy.

"Let's continue walking," I told him and got up.

He followed behind me without a word as we continued to walk the streets.

"Pottery?" He asked.

"No." I shook my head.

"Sculpture making?" He continued.

"No, and stop asking. I won't tell you."

He sped up and walked a step in step with me.

"Well if you won't tell me, I guess you'll have to come up with a better subject."

I let out a long sigh. Alright then. "What would you do for a whole day if you don't have to worry about anything in your life?"

He put his hands in his pockets and smiled. "I would walk with a cute stranger and we would talk about anything we want to."

Ah, I couldn't help but crack a smile. He was way too smooth.

"Do you practice lines like this in the mirror?" I asked and he got serious all of a sudden.

"Do I sound like that sort of person?"

"A little bit." I raised my shoulders smiling.

"Huh. I guess I'm a natural." He said and straightened up like I meant to compliment him. "Let's get something to eat. I'm getting hungry."