First Love

"How did-"

"Like you, I have my ways, Lai," Mineah murmured, copying the same answer Nikolai would usually throw at her whenever he didn't want to give out a specific answer.

She wasn't really sleeping when Nikolai left. Instead, she simply kept her eyes closed and relaxed her body while letting herself go into deep thought. Soon enough, she felt Nikolai's presence come near her, and she was glad that she came to a conclusion just in time for his return.

There was silence, and Mineah honestly expected that Nikolai wouldn't ponder more on where exactly she learned about Dahlia. In the same that she wouldn't insist whenever he would give her that same answer, she at least hoped that he would reciprocate the gesture.

"What have you learned about her?" Nikolai seriously asked.

Mineah gulped. Carefully, she answered, "That you two are lovers… and how she died…"