Love
The man had called her love. It sent a giddy feeling course through her chest despite being forced to ride on public utility vehicles to Elizabeth’s home. The travel consisted of a long bus ride and a taxi stuck in traffic. Yet she could still feel the touch of his lips on her forehead. The logical part of her knew that it was all part of a display, an act to fool his cousin… but her heart thumped louder than her mind at the moment. She’d never experienced such a thing after breaking up with Kevin. The gentle gesture made her a bit drunk on it.
She arrived at the charming house of Lizzie, a two-floor detached house. The reason it was rather far from the downtown area. It was something her parents gifted to her after she had graduated with one of the highest Latin honours. Alice chuc
