Chapter 122

• They spent the evening talking, laughing, and sharing stories, enjoying each other’s company as the night progressed. Carmen couldn’t remember the last time she had laughed so much, the last time someone made her feel so happy, warm, and light—the last time she had felt as if nothing else around her mattered.
• “So, what’s your favorite color?” she asked him, despite already knowing the answer.
• “Black,” he said, proving her right without realizing it as they both continued to gaze up at the sky, lying down with their hands on their stomachs. "What about yours?"