Forbidden
"Lauren, wait."
Lumingon ako nang marinig ang tawag niya. Anne walked up to me, fully dressed in her tailored charcoal gray blazer, her hair pinned back into her signature, flawless bun. But instead of her car keys, she was holding a small, heavy object wrapped in a velvet cloth.
She took my right hand, opening my palm, and gently placed the object inside it.
Nang alisin ko ang tela, tumambad sa akin ang isang napakaganda, matte-black vintage fountain pen na may nakaukit na maliit na silver crest ng pamilya Montgomery sa dulo nito.