Lumalalim na ang gabi. The cool evening air brushed gently against my skin. We are watching people pass by. Some were laughing, others were lost in their phones, a few just walking fast like they were late for something. Everyone had their own world, their own story. We just sat there, letting the silence settle between us. It's like the world paused for a moment, and we were just two quiet people in the middle of it all. “Do you know Sophia Kim?” I asked, not really looking at him. Asher turned his head a bit. “Yung model?” I nodded. “Pinsan ko 'yun. But we cut connections when I was twelve.” He leaned forward slightly, brows furrowing. "Is it okay to ask why?" I stared ahead, eyes fixed on a streetlamp glowing under the trees. “I don’t know. She’s the one I was with in orphanage b

