Will you take me someplace? I know you can’t make heads or tails about this, I too feel the same way. They say the only thing one will regret in this life are the risks one didn’t dare take. Life is so short, so I want to marvel things as much as possible. Risks bring rewards.

If someone sees us, just tell them I’m your niece. You can pass as my aunt anyway. We have this uncanny resemblance, I tell you.

Have you heard about
Capri, Carthusia? They say when you close your eyes and breathe in its warm breeze, it would feel like having a dream come true. Back in 1380, monks at the monastery of Certosa gathered the most fragrant and beautiful flowers from that island —- oak, wild carnation, lily of the valley. They worked on that just to honor a visiting queen. The waters in which the flowers were kept were said to be very intoxicating.

Take me to a beach. I want to feel sand between my toes. I want to feel the sea breeze tickle my shoulders.

I want to be with you. Just want to be with you. Maybe I would feel how it’s like to be in Carthusia.

I know your bent out of shape already. You don’t have to say, all these things people say keep messing with my head too. We do not have to care.

Nana said all good things come to those who wait. But waiting is the hardest part, don’t you think? I’m not going to wait for another two years. When I turn 18, maybe I won’t want this anymore. One day I will wake up, and this will all fit together.