Chapter 9: "How he left"

Kristina Valdez POV

My thoughts drift away to the past, back when we were kids and everything was okay. I saw Angelo running towards me, he playfully grabs my hand and take me by the mountain to see  the sunrise.

I remembered Angelo's light brown hair with colorful and girly clips that I put on him. I remembered his chubby cheeks that hides his eyes as he smiles so widely. I remember how he would pat my head everytime I fell on my bike or trip by myself. I remember how he would grab my hands with his tiny and soft palms.

He says, "Let's stay here forever and ever and ever."

I chuckled, "Wouldn't that be boring to stay in one place even if it's your favorite place."

"But this isn't my favorite place." He continued as he smiled brightly, "You are."

We climbed the trees together that day even though I knew how much he feared h