He returned to Johari's side, sitting down and looking her in the eyes.

“There's something I'd like to talk to you about.” He saw curiosity emerge in those dark brown eyes. “It's something that's been circling in my mind for some time and… God, this is a little hard to express,” he muttered, more to himself. “Alright, what I'm trying to say is that this whole thing came from me. No one put it in my head and, certainly, I don't know…”

“If you're stammering and beating around the bush, it must be