"Good morning, Mr. Benjamin."
In the park, a woman walking her dog greeted him cheerfully.
"Good morning, Ms. Olsen," Benjamin replied with a smile.
"Where are you off to in such a hurry?"
"I'm heading to Iris Kindergarten; I've left something important there," Benjamin said. "Sorry, not much time to chat today, Ms. Olsen."
"Is that so, have a good day."
Just as Benjamin turned away, burdened with thoughts, the woman called out to him.
"Mr. Benjamin, you dropped your book."
Benjamin's expression froze for a second, then turned back to see the woman holding a "Collection of Fairy Tales," its cover showing a rabbit princess in a beautiful doll dress.
"I didn't expect you to read such... childlike books," Olsen chuckled softly.
"It's not what you think, Ms. Olsen."
Benjamin scratched his head sheepishly, taking the book from her hand, noticing her little dog was also dressed in a finely tailored doll dress.
