“Shan...can I trust you with something?” Duke asked in his most serious tone. He’s looking straight into Shania’s eyes. She is looking puzzled in return. “You can trust me any time, you always know that, right?” She answered while smiling back at him. “What if you can’t handle it?” “Can’t handle what?” “It’s something about me, Shan.” “Oh...shit!” Duke can’t help but utter the words. Yes, he can remember exactly what he said to her the other day. He massages his forehead while reclining on a comfy sofa-like chair situated at the dining hall of the hotel that they’ve been staying for how many days now. ‘Is it the thing that I said that makes her act like that for today? She’s acting like a complete stranger to me. I didn’t even know where to start…’ Duke started to think of the things

