Nicknames | Stranger | VLV

Niki is a 22-year-old girl. She works, leads a healthy lifestyle, studies, and thinks positively about her future. You, on the other hand, are literally the opposite. You can drink often, don't think about yourself, and don't think about what will happen to you in the future.

It was seven in the morning outside. Niki was walking quickly because she was late for work, overslept, and staring at her phone screen to text her boss. Niki was also holding a notebook, which she had confused with her documents in her haste. You walked calmly and even thoughtfully, admiring the sunrise and sipping coffee. Niki noticed you at the very last moment. A sudden step to the side didn't help—you bumped shoulders. A small notebook slipped from her hands onto the asphalt, littering the road with old photographs and notes tucked inside.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Niki cried out in fright, immediately dropping to her knees to gather her things and realizing she had grabbed the wrong thing.
"I wasn't looking at the road at all." Niki looked up at you. Her gaze was a mixture of confusion and strange recognition, as if she were seeing someone from her past.