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CHAPTER 29
"Do you have everything in your luggage now?"
I nodded as I slipped my left foot on my sandal and straighten my body, looking at him. He was dressed in a casual faded jeans and a white t-shirt with the words "Romance in Baros" printed on it and a black heart design. I was wearing the same as his, it was a couple shirt that we bought yesterday. At the back was the word "Maldives", it was a souvenir, a remembrance.
"You enjoyed our vacation, didn't you?" he asked again as I stood in front of him.
Nodding my head, I replied, "Of course, I did. With your neverending surprises, how wouldn't I enjoy it? It was one of the perfect vacations for me, thank you."
He chuckled and pinched my nose, telling me not to be cheesy. Well, even if it sounded cheesy for him, it was true. This vacation was just perfect and I hope we would share more vacations like this in the future. I smiled when the thought of the word "future" somehow having a double meaning, I shook my head
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