Leonica looked at him, noticing the way his eyes seemed to linger a second too long on her attire. "I said in front, not inside." She said, pointing towards the front entrance. Gabriel was snapped out of his trance like state my the sound of her voice.

"Right." He nodded, clearing his throat and walking past her and out of the shop.

Leonica sighed, but instead of following Gabriel, she walked into the flowery, picked the first bouquet of flowers the caught her eyes and placed the money on the counter.

"I'd learn some manners if I were you, kid." She said, not caring to see the boy's reaction, but the sound of his voice as he stuttered out a 'Thank you, have a nice day, Ma'am', was good enough for her. Outside, Gabriel leaned against his car, his eyes fixed on the flowery, waiting for Leonica to walk out, which she did a few minutes later, holding a bunch of colorful flowers.

"You bought those? What for?" He asked as she walked past him and his car.

She neared the river's sandy shores, stopped for a brief moment to kick off the heels she was wearing and after carrying them in her hands, continued down the sand. "A memorial," She simply answered.

Gabriel's brows furrowed. A memorial? Who? Why? And where? His eyes darted around, searching for anything that resembled a tombstone or a memorial.

But he saw nothing, only a vast sea of water, flowing peacefully with the wind blowing softly.

He watched as Leonica walked up to a tree. It was a tree that was different from the others, its bark a shade of light brown while the rest was a dark, almost black shade. From where he stood, Gabriel could see a name craved into the tree.

Pablo.

as he watched as Leonica knelt down and placed the flowers near the base of the tree, her eyes closing for a few seconds as she said a brief

and relaxed her shoulder. For the first time, Gabriel saw what

Pablo, our bestest best

The Truth.

tongue, sounding familiar to his mind that didn't seem to recall memories from years he had spent

"Who's that?" He asked.

When his expression went

a Dog their best friend and honestly speaking, he was more of a cat person. "When?" He quizzed again after several minutes of silence had been spared to pay tribute to

in a carton, left out in the cold." She explained. "Grandma couldn't bear to leave

dog squeezed between he and Leonica in one of the photos they had taken. In fact, now that he thought about it, that photo had been taken in this very same beach. Taking a look behind, he surveyed the surroundings, comparing it to that of the one

was smitten with him. But he on the other

too dull to belong to someone who had been

guess he played a big part in our relationship." Gabriel

Leonica answered as she thought back to the Pomeranian. To say he had played a big role in their relationship was too much, at the same time,

within her

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