After they finished eating, Kiran returned back to being wary of his surroundings. As Vanessa was paying, he asked her, "Do you know these people?"
"No."
"Do you think I lived here?"
"No."
His head drooped. "And you don't know me either."
Vanessa hesitated before cautiously saying, "No...I know you."
His head went up in a flash. His expression looked startled.
"You know me?"
Vanessa pulled him out of the diner and away from the prying eyes of the villagers. "Yes, I do."
"You do? Really? Do you know my name?"
She looked at him. It was on the tip of her tongue, the name she had bestowed him. But in the end, she answered, "Your name is Kiran Lauder."
"Kiran...Lauder?" His forehead wrinkled. "Then what's your name?"
"Vanessa Ford."
"Vanessa Ford." He seemed more interested in hear
