Bonus Chapter 3 : Present - II

Christian

Ivanna passes me a small smile and nods.

"Yep. How are these?"

It takes me a while to figure out what makes her get soccer shoes for me. I still can't figure it out. However, these actually look so freaking good. Undoubtedly, she did good research on the brand and quality before getting them. The brand is old, yet popular.

"They are fucking good", I say, lifting one. Did she spend her entire paycheck on it? These are hella expensive for sure. "I don't know what made you buy soccer shoes but you could choose a reasonable one. Only professional players wear this"

"So what? Didn't you want them?" Her eyes blissfully land on me as she smiles, reminding me of those struggling yet golden days. I indeed wanted them.

"How did you—"

"Umm— I don't remember much", she folds her lips. "But I read mom's journal. The whole one. It cleared all my blurry memories. I know how badly you wanted these soccer shoes from the same brand"

I chuckle, looking at them. "It's been so long. I wanted t