The airport remained busy even though it was already well past midnight. Edwin stood in the arrivals area watching his only sister walk toward him. She pulled a large suitcase in one hand, with shopping bags hanging from the other.
She looked left and right searching for the one who had promised to meet her.
"Who are you looking for, Kirana? Your handsome brother is standing right here," Edwin said with a wide grin. Kirana turned away, but only for a moment. Then she pinched his cheek fondly and hugged him tight.
She had been away for nearly ten days, eager to see the beauty of the world beyond their own.
"Why are you the one who came? I was expecting someone else," she said, disappointment clear in her voice. The man she had hoped to see was nowhere to be found.
"You wait
