Meanwhile, as Ivan scooted away like a bolt of lightning, Cora stared at his retreating figure until he was gone. She blinked her eyes in puzzlement as she could not understand his sudden departure.
"Pfft--!" Yet, Cora could not help but chuckle as she covered her lips by the back of her hand, "He is really strange."
Cora shook her head and laughed to her heart's content seeing how he fled. In the middle of her waves of laughter, Cora suddenly stopped at the recollection of how close she got to him hit her.
Instantly, she blushed at thought and covered her lips by her palm. "That…"
*Bathump! Bathump!*
She could hear her beating heart as if it was in front of her ear. It was beating like crazy but unlike the nervousness that crept in her heart in front of Zion, this time, she felt warm.
