Valdo's car glides through the automatic gate of his house, and the car's clock shows that it's already 10 at night. The black car smoothly pulls up to the front porch, and Valdo brings it to a halt. He approaches Nanette as if to embrace her, causing her to instinctively close her eyes. A soft click signifies Valdo releasing Nanette's seat belt to help her exit. Earlier, Valdo had fastened her seat belt for her. Nanette's heart races as she accepts this tender gesture from Valdo.
'You're out of your mind. Are you still seventeen, getting all flustered over something as simple as fastening and unfastening a seat belt?'. Nanette scolds herself.
Valdo asks, interrupting her inner monologue, "Can you walk on your own, or would you like me to carry you?"
Nanette replies in a somewhat curt t
