It was already dark outside when Abby opened her eyes with Matthew peacefully sleeping beside her. Slowly, she stood up, went to her bag at the corner, and pulled on clothes to change and her towel. She went inside the bathroom and took a bath. After bathing, she dried her hair, but Matthew was still sleeping. She sat at the edge of the bed and brushed her hair. She smiled when Matthew stirred up from his sleep. He crawled beside her and laid his head on her lap. "Take a bath, and we will find something to eat. I'm starving." She whispered and leaned down, then kissed his cheek. He smiled, wrapped his arm around her waist, and buried his face on her tummy.She ran her finger on his hair while her other hand was brushing her hair. "Hey! She shook him softly when she heard him snore. "Matt! Wake up now, I'm starving." She whispered. He laid on his back, looking up at her, smiling. She smiled and caressed his cheek. He held her hand and kissed her knuckles. "Come on, Matt, take a bat

"Matt, wake up. Let's eat breakfast together before I leave. The food is ready. Matt, come on." But she only got a snore as an answer."Babe, wake up." She planted a lingering kiss on his face and his forehead then shook him. He groaned but remained sleeping. Abby felt terrible seeing him like this. If he hadn't run away with her, he would still have been comfortable. "Babe!! She called him a bit louder and shook him a bit stronger. She wants to let him sleep a bit longer, but she's running out of time. She'd be late for work if Matthew didn't wake up now. Finally, he opened his eyes, but he still looked exhausted. Abby hugged him and kissed his cheek. "Good morning. Let's eat breakfast together before I leave. Just go back to sleep later." She runs her fingers through his messy hair. She felt sorry for him. Because of her, he went through this hardship. "Good morning, babe. " He whispered, sitting up, pulling her in his embrace, and kissing her forehead. Matthew got up from be

MATTHEWI roamed my eyes around the small house that Uncle John brought us. It's made up of bamboo and has a single room, a small living room, and a small kitchen, and the furniture like chairs, dining tables, and living room chairs are also made up of bamboo and varnished. It's beautiful. The place looked peaceful, breathtakingly beautiful, and clean, and the air was fresh, unlike in the city. All houses made up of bamboo huts and fishing boats scattered at the shore. Just by looking at it, you can guess that fishing is the way of living of the people around here."This town's name is Mare, a Latin word for sea." Uncle John said. This town is small, and the houses are far from each other. The neighborhood is almost five hundred meters from our home, and there are few houses in this area. This area wasn't developed yet. I can see that Abby loves this place also by the way a smile plastered on her lips all the way here. "I'm sorry, Matt, but this is the safest place I know away from

ABBYI lazily sat up, annoyed when Matthew was still not back after thirty minutes. What took him so long? I firmly told him earlier that he shouldn't wander far away because we're new in this place. I forced myself to stand up despite the soreness I felt between my legs and went out of our room. I went outside the house and sat on the bamboo bench under the tree near our home, waiting for him.The place was so calm, and the smell of the sea was so refreshing, far from the scent of a polluted city. I closed my eyes, taking a deep breath with a smile plastered on my lips. I felt so content right now. My life is perfect.But why Matthew hasn't returned until now? It's already one hour since he left, and he has his bike. I'm sure there's a store not far away from here. I started to feel uneasy as the time continued to tick. I stood up and began to pace back and forth in front of the house. People seldom passed the home where we were staying because it was a little further from the main r

After our lunch, we went to the nearest pharmacy, bought a first aid kit and some medicine Matthew needed, and went back home. "Just lie down and sleep while I'm tending your blister so that you can rest." He followed without arguing, and I did the thing I needed."You didn't go out earlier?" "No, I plan to go after you arrive, but I change my mind. Maybe tomorrow.""Thank you, Babe.""Welcome. Rest, and I love taking care of you." I whispered, wrapping his hand with a gauze after I applied an antiseptic on it, hoping tomorrow it would heal a little. "Tomorrow, wear gloves, okay?" He nodded. He sat up and kissed my forehead."I really love the way you are taking care of me. I felt like my heart wanted to explode because of too much happiness." He whispered and kissed my forehead again. "No one tended me this much, only you.""You're happy that your hand is full of blister?" I glared at him, but he just smiled and pecked my lips. "Rest, I'm sure you're tired." After tending his hand