We did not walk hand in hand, but he gave me a semi-hug, gently pushing me to walk by placing his hand in the middle of my back. When we reached the busy road, he raised his thumb and got us a taxi almost instantly.

I was standing silently next to him like a scared rabbit until we entered the car. He held the door open for me in a  chivalry way, then went around the taxi to sit next to me on the back seat. I gave a fake address, not too far from my real home, and the ride began.

“Thank you for all this. Really,” I turned...