"Damien!" It was Leila, who knew him as Adelaide's fiancee, breaking the ice-cold silence between them. "You came in good time! I cooked pork humba and sinigang. Come in, come in," she said, and guided him.
"Damien, I..." Adelaide was about to say something because she was still nervous that he might cause a scene. She doesn't like Leila to misunderstand her because she is important to her. They've only met twice-- one was when he visited her in the hospital, and the other one was when he drove her home. He was busy, so he wasn't able to do that often.
"I will," he said and looked at their feet, contemplating whether he should take the shoes inside or remove them.
"You can take it inside."
"Uh, no,"he said, but Leila went to him and gave him a slipper.
"Then wear this instead. It's f
