It was already after nine o’clock at night when we returned to the hotel. Dali’s cold had gotten better. He had been watching TV in the hotel room alone for the whole day and was already bored to tears. When I opened the door, he greeted me as if we hadn’t seen each other for years.

I, on the other hand, had been busy all day. All I could think of was getting some rest. I took a hot shower, then snuggled into bed and watched TV. As I flipped through the channels, I accidentally stopped at a channel that was airing a romance drama. It was right at the moment when the protagonists slipped and fell on top of each other and accidentally kissed.

“Look at how fake that is, dude!” mocked Dali with a big hearty laugh. “If only real life was like these stupid dramas! When will I finally get to fall on a hot girl and kiss her like that?”

“Wouldn’t the girl slap you and hate you if that happened in real life?” I asked.

“Damn right she would,...