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oad, and it’s pour

were no streetlights to guide the way. If Dad had s

e will be a landslide in that area, an

don't know what happened, but the car went to the bridge and completely fell off. Before I knew it, water was slowly getting into the car, and I saw it stuck betwe

wake up

open my eyes. I could barely see the

ent

y can’t bear Kuya’s

and I was unclear if I would pass out or die in that instant moment of suffocation. I instinctively placed my hand over my mouth and nose. The train car was crowded because of the many commuters on suc

the train doors opened. The crowd was now squeezed together. Those outside the train had to keep going u

tepped on my toes

y head on the train door at that mo

e with an accent said,

words drove me to look at him, and our gazes locked. He was a stunning teenager

n is smoking h

him. Never in a million years did I imagine I would stand next to such a

’t he have a c

e itch that goes through my whole body is hard to put into w

n removed his hand from the train door and saw that its door was slightly damaged. When the train stopped, I turned

s go

dy

, rushed over to me. This is my third year of college, and I have two more years until I gra

Ady, but you haven’t even stopped!” E

ater bottle I’d just bought from a store near the railway station. My friend opened it right away and drank from it. “It’s

Elsa sighed a little before handing me the almost empty wa

o borrow a book,” I said, putt

g when there’s the internet. What do you think Google’s doing, h

anything. Google already gives me what I need when all I have to do is type a few letters. But I don’t have to cop

me off as I was about to say something. “The foundation said that their scholars should go to help support the university, so y

nothing to wear, and hirin

tared at me, puzzled, and th

te. “Oh, we’ll have to split up. Enjoy yourself in the

jects at different times. We had to make our way as we reached the ma

tily as she sprinted away from me, wavin

d since it was so early, no students were in the library. I looked for the

othing particularly noteworthy about my life, but I

ill time while riding the train. Monday is almost the same day in a week. And a week is the same as a regular day in a month. Every

because of all the people pressing me to get on the train. They pushed me

y, “Ouch!” I was intereste

she’s the girl from the river. She had blossomed into a stunning woman with a figure that any young woman would want. It surprised me how drastically her appearance had altered in s

l right, Mi

her mind seemed elsewhere—a smile

cognize me?

ck was in front of me. And the same went for the woman, who had hers tucked under her arm. Air separated our bodies and was not quite touching. Later, the train door opened aft