"I just happened to bump into him, that's all. Then I accidentally stumbled and almost fell, so I reached out my hand and grabbed his arm without realizing it, but after that, I got another headache again…"

She tried to explain everything as clearly as possible, afraid that he might misunderstand anything.

"What about those words you said to him?" he asked. "Was that all really just nonsense?"

She felt choked, almost as if her voice was stuck in her throat and would not come out!

Nonsense? N