"I want to drink water."

"Bear with it!"

"If I had died of thirst, I wouldn't have been able to see your sister's wedding."

Johnny stared at her impatiently, then reluctantly picked up the bottle of mineral water from the ground and slowly fed it to Josie. "Didn't get enough rainwater last night, did you?"

After finishing her drink, Josie finally felt a bit more at ease. She looked at Johnny and suddenly burst into laughter, a laughter that was truly heartfelt.

Baffled by her laughter, Johnny exclaimed, "What are you laughing at?"

Josie was very happy. "You're so young. Why do you always pretend to be fierce and menacing? You can't even pull it off convincingly."

face bore the marks of hardship, yet it was clear that he was not particularly old. After being teased, he gave a fierce kick, sending the stool flying. "Stop trying to cozy up to me," he barked, "It's none of

anything life-threatening before, have you? Just by looking at your knife, which doesn't even have a sharpened edge, I can tell

face. "If you're seeking death, I can draw

classmate?" Josie looked at him, analyzing, "But it doesn't seem like it. You don't appear to

say that. Don't you value your life?" Johnny

done something significant for you, a huge favor, that would make

her guess was correct, but Johnny's gaze held a certain complexity. His force intensified as he retorted, "What's

your hands. How could

as a reminder to Johnny. Heather had instructed him that she

you? I

her fiercely. "It was

Josie flashed a smile.

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