【明報專訊】"How're you doing?"-It's funny how people ask this question, thought Emmanuel. They never really expect people to give a thorough, thoughtful reply. Sometimes he wondered if the one who asked actually meant what he asked. But finding himself in the situation he had been dreaming of night and day, Emmanuel couldn't quite direct his tongue to follow his original plan. True, Emmanuel and Abigail had been writing letters for months now, but a face-to-face encounter was what he needed before making "the decision". Now, with a thousand words in his mind, he was finally meeting the girl. In this critical moment, however, the casual phrase rang out before he could stop himself.