The park glowed in the warm orange of the streetlamps as Darren and Penelope sat side by side on the bench, the lunchbox resting between them, its scent still lingering sweetly in the air.
After the humorous response to her college reveal, they continued to stare at each other for several seconds. Penelope herself not even knowing what was so surprising.
Darren blinked at her, almost laughing.
"Wait, wait. Hold on. You're telling me you go to Brookfield University of Medicine and Health? BUME?"
Penelope tilted her head innocently. "Yeah. Why?"
He leaned back slightly, stunned. "I went to BUBL. Brookfield University of Business and Law."
Her eyes widened slightly. "Really?"
"How come you never told me you went to BUMH?" he asked, half accusing, half amused.
She shrugged, playing with a loose strand of hair. "You never asked."
Darren frowned. "But hold on... We've talked about my life at school before. And I've told you about some of my colleagues too."
