"No way! Your dad offered to take us back to Darmstadt, but she insisted she had to take the train. I was worried about her, so I took the train with her. I don't know how to explain it, but it's like she's been avoiding you for a while now."
Lukas just ate his meal quietly from this point and occasionally glanced towards where she was sitting.
After finishing his lunch, he stood up from the table, and took one last glance at her.
His body locked up as their eyes met — just for a moment, though it felt like a full minute.
"Is this because of what happened the other day?" He thought as he walked out of the cafeteria.
* * *
"Nice pass, Luke!" The assistant coach clapped his hands after Lukas executed a defense splitting through pass to the striker who buried it in the back of the net.
They were at the Riederwald training facility and were just completing a half-field 30-minute five a side match.
