I slept with my Sister's Fiancé
muling tanong ko, umaasa na sasabihin niya kung saan.
“You’ll see,” he murmured, and I was a bit disappointed because he did say the same words he said earlier.
The road narrowed into a quiet trail surrounded by forest, the headlights brushing over stones and patches of grass. When we finally reached the end, he parked the car beneath a giant acacia tree. The engine turned off, leaving us in a heavy silence filled only with the sound of crickets and the distant splash of water.
I stepped out, and my breath caught.
The lake spread wide before us, dark and calm, reflecting the full moon like a sheet of silver glass. Fireflies hovered above the grass, tiny dots of gold drifting with the breeze.
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