The day, Noelia woke up to the smell of breakfast, he went downstairs and saw his mother cooking breakfast.

  “Good m, mijo!” Rosa greeted

  “M, mama.” Noelia replied.

  Noelia ate his breakfast quite fast and then he went upstairs to take a shower. Uedly, Maria came into the bakery earlier before it opened. Sebastia her in and asked what brought her here. Maria requested permission to speak with Noelia privately. Sebastian led her upstairs, Noelia was still taking a shower so Sebastian asked her to wait in Noelia’s room. Before Maria entered Noelia’s room, Sebastian told Maria to hold for a sed as he ehe room. Sebastian grabbed Noelia’s clothes and then allowed Maria to enter. Noelia finally finished aed the bathroom and saw Sebastian.

  He said “Yeah I know, let me get my clothes first.”. Sebastian showed the clothes appearing from his bad gave it to Noelia.

  “Here you go, you thaer. By the way, someone's in your room wanting to talk to you privately.” said Sebastian with a smile.

  “Uh-uh Maria! Yeah! What brings you h-here?” said Noelia in shock as he entered his room and was surprised to see Maria inside.

  “Noelia, do you know a neckce that looks like this?” Maria asked by showing the neckce.

  Noelia found it familiar and opened his drawer to find a neckce that looked simir to Maria’s neckce but Noelia’s neckce was a shape of a moon while Maria’s was a sun. Noelia told Maria that he had the neckce since he was little, his mave it. Noelia went downstairs to ask his mother about it and she told him to go upstairs. The three of them discussed in the living, Noelia hahe neckce to Rosa. When she saw the neckce, she felt a sense of nostalgia.

  “This neckce that I gave to you when you were still little was from your te father. He said that it was an aral item and he wanted you to have it.” Rosa expined.

  Rosa suggested seeking information from Noelia’s elder sister who had the historical records of Noelia’s family and ary in the local library she works in. Both nodded and they decided to head to the library. They went downstairs aian suddenly stopped them.

  “Where are you guys going?” Sebastian asked.

  “To the library,” said Noelia.

  “No you don’t, you're staying here because you have work to do and you broke my car st time. Maria go.” Sebastian replied.

  “But I don't know where the library is,” said Maria.

  Sebastian was surprised and he asked “Are you new around here?”.

  Maria nodded so Sebastian offered Maria a ride to the library. Maria agreed to the offer, Sebastian told Noelia to work. The three exited the bakery, Sebastian started the car and he looked at Noelia with a pyful smile.

  “Alright, Noelia, say goodbye to yirl-friend.”.

  Noelia stood there instantly blushing and shouted “She's not my girlfriend!”.

  “Haha, I said girl-friend not girlfriend.” Sebastian replied.

  Sebastian drove Maria to Elena's pce where she works.

  “Alright here it is,” said Sebastian.

  Maria aian arrived at the library where Elena works at. Maria thanked Sebastian for the ride. She ehe library but saw no o the ter. She approached the ter and rang the bell but there was still no one ing.

  “ing!” a sound appeared, a librariao the ter.

  Maria felt familiar with the librarian, the librarian had physical features that resembled Noelia and his brother. Maria was sure it could be a sibling of Noelia aian but she couldn’t firm it.

  “Hey, aren’t you a friend of Noelia?” the librarian asked,

  “Uh yes? How did you know?” Maria replied.

  “My elder brother just told me that you would be here. Anyways, my name’s Elena. Go explore the library if you want, I have some work to do.”.

  “Wait!” Maria stopped, “do you happen to have information about this neckce?”.

  Elena observed the neckce but didn’t know much about it. Ele Maria a book that tains recorded information about the Noelia’s family and ary. Maria thanked her ao find a pce to read. The book was quite thid a bit dusty. Maria opened and saw a lot of words, she was used to reading so she wouldn’t mind. She kept reading and searg for information, she found out that there were actually two neckces and both beloo two men. It was taken from a vilge they captured and they splitted the neckbsp;

  A man named Francisco Ballesteros got the moon while another man named the sun, their reasons were said to be ridiculous. Maria found Francisco’s biography, there it was said “The neckce holds great value, it turned Francisto a greedy and selfish man for his wanted more valuable items a all of it to himself but it only made him miserable as the neckce lost value. In order to keep it valuable, he passed it down to the geion and the geion to the .”. Maria finished reading the book aur to Elena.

  Maria called Sebastian to pick her up, she went to find books to kill time waiting for Sebastian. Maria asked Elena if there were any books about engineering. Elena looked for it in the guide book and asked if Maria was an engineer or ied in engineering. Maria answered that she used to study engineering but she wasn’t an engineer yet, she worked as a meitil she found a better job. Elena hen told Maria where to find the books. Maria thanked Elena ao that se. The bookcases were rge and tall. Maria found a book about engineering but she couldn’t reach it and there were no dders.

  “Need a hand?” a stranger called.

  The stranger was tall so it would be easy to grab the book. The stranger hahe book to Maria and she thanked him.

  “You like engineering?” the stranger asked.

  “Yeah, I used to study engineering in college and am still ied in the subject till now.” Maria answered.

  “That’s cool. This might be weird but what’s your he stranger asked again.

  “It’s Maria.” Maria answered.

  “Beautiful name, my name’s Ethan. o meet you.” said Ethan.

  ”Are you new by any ce? Because I’m new, I would like to have a friend.” Ethan asked.

  “Oh I just moved in a few weeks ago.” Maria answered.

  Maria broke the awkward silence by asking what Ethan was doing in the library. Ethan simply said scrolling around then he asked Maria the same question. Maria lied and said she was trying to find books about engineering.

  “Wow, are you an engineer?” Ethan asked.

  “No… I’m a meic but I’m still searg for a better job.” Maria answered.

  Maria added that she just graduated from high saria asked Ethan the same question.

  Ethan replied “I’m currently w as a lifeguard part-time and I’m learning psychology in college.”.

  “That’s iing!” said Maria with a smile.

  Ethan suggested that they could have a chat while walking but Elena called Maria, Sebastian had arrived so Maria had to go. Ethan volunteered to walk Maria out which she let him. They walked out of the library and they bid each other. At the car, Sebastian asked if that was her friend, Maria said that they only just met.

  Sebastian simply replied “Okay.”.

  Both of them arrived back at the bakery te at night.

  “Hey, sorry for pig you up te, it was busy in the bakery.” Sebastian apologized.

  “To make it up, how about you stay here for a night. The streets are empty so it might not be safe.” Sebastian suggested.

  “Oh sure but where would I sleep?” Maria asked.

  Sebastian thought and he suggested that Maria could stay in Noelia’s room. Maria’s face became tomato red and was shocked. Sebastian assured that Noelia wouldn’t mind, besides Noelia would love to have Maria crashing in. Maria agreed and thanked for the generosity. Sebastian and Maria ehe bakery the upstairs. Sebastian knocked Noelia’s door.

  “Maria’s staying for a night so share your room with her. I’m going to get my beauty sleep.” said Sebastian.

  Maria ehe room and saw Noelia’s shocked face. His face became bright red as he saw Maria in the door.

  “Hey…” said Maria awkwardly looking up and down seeing Noelia with a penguin jumpsuit.

  “That’s… a fit… Is that your pajamas or jumpsuit?” said Maria awkwardly.

  Noelia’s face was in embarrassment. Maria put the jumpsuit topic aside and asked where she could sleep.

  “So uh, are you more of a top or a bottom?” Noelia asked.

  “What?!” Maria replied in fusion.

  Noelia realized what he said and thought Maria meant the other meaning so he panicked and assured Maria that he meant the beds. Maria stood there and nodded awkwardly, Noelia usually slept otom bed so Maria slept oop bed which she humbly accepted. Maria took off her jacket and put it at Noelia’s chair theook off her hair tie revealing her long hair, Noelia looked in awe as Maria’s long hair flowed down. Maria looked at Noelia and asked what was wrong, to whioelia replied with a no. So both of them went to their beds, Maria looked down.

  “Noelia… Do you believe in love at first sight?" she asked.

  Noelia didn’t know what to answer and suggested a different topic, Maria thought Noelia wasn’t ied in that so she agreed to ge the topibsp;

  Noelia asked “Did you get any information about the neckce from the library?”.

  Maria told Noelia that she would expin tomorrow sihere was a lot of information. Maria remembered something that she wao ask Noelia.

  Maria said “Oh yeah I met someooday. He’s new and just moved in weeks ago. He’s very iing and it would be nice for you to be friends with him?”

  Maria didn’t get an answer so she looked down again to ched saw Noelia falling asleep. She shrugged ao sleep as well.