He was the reigning Olympic gold medalist. I was a girl from the islands of the Philippines. His English was broken but I was trilingual in Tagalog, English, and Japanese. I knew nothing of his world and he didn't know mine either. But I guess that's what drew us together. I guess that's what made us whole. Together. This is a work of fiction. I don't know the real personalities of the people used in this book nor am I trying present any truth.