The festival was loud and full of life. There were fire breathers, light shows, and all sorts of booths giving out free samples and coupons for their stores. She was trying traditional foods from several different cultures. Her favorite was a soft, chocolatey sweet called Riftmallows. They were hard to describe, but when her eyes lit up at the sample? Hector couldn’t help but buy her a bag of them.
“You don’t have to, it’s okay!” Katryna objects, feeling bad that Hector was spending money on her, but he only shook his head, pushing the back into her hands.
“I want to, Katy. This date is my treat.” He didn’t let her object long, grabbing her hand again to pull her towards an area where music was coming from. The fire breathers. Her eyes lit up in excitement as they joined the crowd, watch
