ESTHER was blindfolded as they entered a restaurant rooftop garden early that evening.
“Ran, ano ba ‘to?” tanong ni Esther.
She was already laughing, half-annoyed and half-thrilled as Ciaran gently guided her to where she didn’t know. But Ciaran was holding her hand and the other on her waist.
Esther heard the music playing in the background. And the cold breeze brushed past her shoulder.
“Okay, we’re here, sweetheart,” Ciaran announced as he slowly removed the blindfold.
Esther saw blurred the moment the blindfold was gone. Pero nang mag-adjust ang paningin niya, parang nakalimutan na niya yata ang huminga nang makita ang kabuuan ng paligid.
Above them, there were strings of light that glowed like stars. It was a garden rooftop placed with dining tables and chairs, designed wit
