Scenario 03: At a Gallery

After some exhausting work, the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of the gallery had a calming effect on me. As I walked deeper into the gallery, I saw my red, stinging emotions turned blue and smooth, and I realised that I was relaxed. I wondered how long I had not felt this kind of calm emotion. Soon I stumbled upon a painting that captivated me. It was a large oil painting, towering over me with its nebula-like fluctuation with a gradation of dark red. I felt mesmerised by the hazy yet powerful appearance as if I could be lost in it forever. And then I realised my emotion had taken on an unusual colour and shape that I had never seen before.

Days passed, but I couldn’t shake off the feeling that the painting had left on me. I found myself walking back to the gallery after work, eager to see it again. As I approached the painting, I found someone standing in front of it. A little disappointed, I decided to look at it from behind. The one was a woman who appeared to be my age, on her way home from work, just like me. Then I suddenly realised that the colour and form of her emotion were identical to what I had when I first saw the painting. I couldn’t help but approach her.

As I spoke to her, her special emotion collapsed in a flash, changed to surprise and alarm, and then turned to joy. A little confused, I told her about that special emotion. Then she said, ‘Actually, I’ve been here several times, and the other day, I saw a man with the same colour and form of emotion as mine. I couldn’t dare to talk to him, though.’ I immediately noticed that she and I shared the same colour and shape of emotion, representing strong affection.

This is how I met my partner for life.