Chapter 114 The Truth.
“Pablo? Our bestest Friend?” The name glided of Gabriel’s tongue, sounding familiar to his mind that didn’t seem to recall memories from years he had spent with Leonica.
Said girl nodded her head and gently sank to her kneels, arranging the flowers properly in front of the huge tree.
“Who’s that?” He asked.
“Our dog.” Came Leonica’s answer as she casted an expectant glance on Gabriel’s direction waiting for anything to show that he recalled the said dog she had just mention.
When his expression went unchanged, the pressed her lips into a thin line and side, nodding along. “Yeah, didn’t expect much.” She muttered as she rose to her feet, dusting her dress.
“We had a dog?” Gabriel asked, choosing to ignore the fact that she had called a Dog their best friend and honestly speaking, he was more of a cat person. “When?” He quizzed again after several minutes of silence had been spared to pay tribute to the long lost four legged creature and they soon began walking back in the direction of the flowery.
“Pomeranian, he was ten years.” Leonica answered. She dropped her heels down on the floor and slipped her legs back in when she had navigated her way off the sandy tracks of the Riverside. “Grandma found him in front of the main mansion a day before our engagement. The little buddy had been abandoned in a carton, left out in the cold.” She explained. “Grandma couldn’t bear to leave him alone, she brought him in, took care of him, but as her health began to deteriorate, she gave him to us. A year after, he passed away due to old age, that must have been why his owners abandoned him.”
Gabriel nodded his head at her explanation, now recalling that he had seen a white Pomeranian dog squeezed between he and Leonica in one of the photos they had taken. In fact, now that he thought about it, that photo had been taken in this very same beach.
Taking a look behind, he surveyed the surroundings, comparing it to that of the one in the photo. They had been standing in front of the same tree, Pablo by their leg as Leonica smiled happily towards the camera.
It was obvious from that photo, that she was smitten with him. But he on the other hand, he couldn’t say the same. His eyes had looked far too dull to belong to someone who had been in love just like Leonica.
“I guess he played a big part in our relationship.” Gabriel said, choosing to ignore the thoughts roaming in his head.