One day, after work, Kirana and Yusuf left the publishing house separately, converging from different directions onto a quiet path near a hillside as the sun began its descent, painting the sky in shades of orange. š
The two met on the lonely trail and instinctively looked up at the fading light. Then, their gazes fell and met each other's.
"Youā¦ came again for a romantic moment," Kirana said with a soft smile. š
Yusuf looked into her eyes, her smile igniting a deep, hidden warmth in his heart. Suddenly, moved by the impulse of the moment, he leaned in and gently pressed his first, tentative kiss onto her lips.
Kirana felt it; a gentle, fleeting touch, and yet her heart pounded like a factory machine in her chest. The sky deepened to indigo as the sun disappeared completely, enveloping them in twilight. āØ
They began walking towards their respective homes, but their hearts remained bound together in that darkening, intimate moment, long after their steps had parted ways. š