“WHERE are we going?” tanong ni Lucien habang magkahawak sila ni Neriah ng kamay at naglalakad sa sidewalk patungo sa isang walang destinasyong lugar.
Ngumiti si Neriah. “Hindi ko alam.”
“You dragged me out without a plan?” Lucien said. “Again.”
“I call it an adventure.”
Napailing si Lucien. “I call it getting lost.”
Neriah shrugged. “Same thing.”
Lucien chuckled and let her lead the way. He had long since learned that the best days with Neriah were the ones without an itinerary.
Kapagkuwan, tumigil si Neriah at humarap sa kaniya.
“Bakit?”
Umangat ang isang kamay ni Neriah at hinawakan ang kanyang baba. She gently tilted his head to the side. “Masakit pa ba?”
Automatikong napahawak siya sa kaniyang labi. Ngumiti siya. “No.”
Neriah looked guilty. “Sorry,” she apologized. Then—
