NANG sumara ang pinto, kaagad na pinindot ni Kylo ang floor na malapit dahil hindi puwede. He didn't want to close it just like that. Tatlong floor pa lang ang nalalagpasan, bumukas naman kaagad iyon kaya lumabas siya dahil kahit anong gawin niyang pindot, ayaw na mag-up.

Tumakbo siya papunta sa isa pang elevator sa floor na iyon. Sakto namang pataas at nang pumasok siya, may tatlong tao sa loob na parang nagtataka kung bakit siya nagmamadaling pindutin ang 32nd floor.

It was just three floors away, but it felt like forever. And when it opened, naabutan niya si Cailean na papasok pa lang sa pintuan ng opisina.

"Cailean!"

Lumingon ito at nakakunot ang noong nakatingin sa kaniya. "K-Kylo. What are you doing here? Akala ko . . ."

Ngumiti siya. "I was thinking, gusto mo ba mag-breakfast mamaya? I mean, I'm sorry. Wait . . . do you wanna have breakfast with me?"

"Sure, pick me up?"

Kylo smiled while looking at Cailean. "Of course. I'll wait."

Cailean looked at him. "Good to see you again, Kylo."

"Can't close the door, Cailean. Sorry," he said. "Can we open a new one? Let's close the old one and . . . try again?"

"Let's see, Kylo." She smiled. "I need to go, late na ako."

"See you later, Cailean."

T H E X W H Y S

Kylo and Cailean signing off.