When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Not long after that, he parked the car then turned at me, “The next lane is just narrow enough for two people to cross at the same time. So, we’ll get off here and walk.”

We got out of the car. As he had said, the lane was narrow indeed, just the right size for two people to pass through. Against the setting sun, the poincianas on the gray wall lit up quite brightly.

“This place is off the beaten track. How did you find it?” I had spent so many years in J City, but I had not been here at all.

The lane looked rather old.

He leisurely tucked his hands into his side pockets, “I stumbled into it by chance a few years ago. This lane was built around the mid-twentieth century. J City was originally a village on water, where most buildings were constructed with white walls and black tiles. You basically can’t find a lane as deep as this one in the south.”

I nodded. This lane certainly resembled more like northern architecture.

He glanced at me with his eyes aglow. “This lane was built by the local marshal for his wife. It’s over a thousand meters in length and over five hundred centimeters in width. Many couples like to come here on dates.”

“Sounds romantic.” The blooming branches on both sides of the walls gradually switched from poincianas to roses. These roses were beautifully trimmed, and they looked gorgeous in full bloom, making up marvelous scenery.

If one were in a bad mood, walking along this lane would provide pleasantry.

He shrugged. “It is.”

of us would travel the world together. I wanted to see

had given over

abruptly. I regained my

in front of me, holding his cell phone. I looked up to find him snapping photos with a smile. “It’s a

it out. I asked about the

right. Roses don’t have seasons, and we’re in the south, where the climate is perfect for these plants to prosper, so they

It’s splendid!

under the sunset, enjoying the ease

sideways glance, and then asked me sternly, “Why must it be

meet him when I was young and experienced love for the first time.

to block my path,

as I shoved him aside. “Who knows what the future holds,”

leave him? It would be best if we don’t meet the one who sparks our souls too soon. Otherwise, it’ll be hard to get

come to the end of the road. It opened up to a crowded food street lined with stalls

in their favorite clothing, which was delightful scenery

arrived at our destination after some more walking. It was already getting

a roadside booth with me, do you?” Nick found a seat at a barbecue stall and said to me with his

say I do, are we hitting up a different