WHEN we reached Dinalayan we took a long walk to climb the rocky road.

Yet Lawrence was able to support me. At first glance it seemed easy to climb the rocks, but I was sweating profusely because the place was steep. We spent a few minutes before I could hear the murmur of water coming from the waterfall.

I heard Julia and Ally scream when I saw them going down into the water. Excited, I began to take off my rubber shoes.

"Are you going to swim now?" he asked gently.

He bent down and helped me remove the strap of my rubber shoes. In the end I just let...