“Wait!”
He turned at her voice, she wanted to bid him farewell. Her attendant held a square box between her fingers.
“What is this.” He asked observing the wooden box, still with the attendant.
“A gift, Pedro. Thanks for coming,” she said, with a smile reaching her eyes. The weather was cool, the wind kissing the skin. Sun rays stretching above the clouds, a good day to say goodbye.
He took the box, “You didn’t have to, Maleeka.” He opened the box, and slowly, a diamond necklace came into his view. The last piece was the eternity pendant. His lips parted with a smile, “It’s... it’s beautiful.”
He remembered the necklace, the one from the market, the one that reminded him of her, his betroth.
“I got it for Rebecca. I hope she will like it” She was glad for a friend like him, and
