When the thunder struck, a strange girl at the World Trade Mall suddenly hugged me, and I felt very embarrassed.
After work in the evening, I went to the World Trade Mall for a walk. I was about to go home when the weather suddenly changed with thunder and lightning. A thunderbolt made a girl of about twenty years old beside me suddenly hug me and cower on my shoulder, which scared me out of my wits. I quickly pushed her away and asked, "What's wrong? Don't do that! I don't want you to do that!" The girl said, "I'm scared, I'm really scared of thunder!" I felt extremely awkward because there were several men and women around us looking at the two of us. It was broad daylight, and it was unacceptable for an unfamiliar girl to be clinging to my shoulder like this. After all, I have been educated by the Party for many years and know the principle of gender segregation. But that girl was pretty strong and couldn't be pushed away. There was nothing I could do but stand there and let her cling tightly to me. Fortunately, after a few thunders, the storm calmed down. When she finally let go of me, my palms were sweaty from the tension.
It's not easy to be a man trusted by others.