Chapter 88

Egbert rang back, sensing something off about the camp vibe.

“What’s up?” he asked..

Eileen shot him a glance, but didn’t answer. Burton and Elaine seemed to want to say something, but seeing Eileen’s sour face, they swallowed their words and kept their heads down, packing their bags.

Ten minutes later, they started moving. Eileen was still leading the pack. They walked all morning.

By noon, they found a creek to rest by.

Eileen’s anger towards Egbert from the morning had dissipated by lunchtime. While Elaine and Burton were busy preparing lunch, she walked over to Egbert with a blade of grass in hand and sat down next to him, “Hey.”

Egbert glanced at her.

Eileen jerked her chin towards Elaine and Burton, “You knew them before, didn’t you?”

Egbert nodded without hiding it, “In terms of family relations, I’m their elder.”

Eileen scratched her face, “Why do they call me auntie then?”

Egbert was taken aback, then looked at her. Eileen raised an eyebrow, “Didn’t you hear? Elaine has accidentally called me auntie a few times.”

Egbert furrowed his brows, kept quiet for a moment, then said, “They might have made a mistake.”

Eileen examined Egbert carefully.

At that moment, Elaine finished preparing lunch and called out, “Mr. Reed, Au… Eileen, come eat.”

Eileen said to Egbert, “See, they did it again.”

Egbert didn’t respond. He stood up, extending a hand to help Eileen up. Eileen glared at him, refusing his help, and stood up on her own, walking towards Elaine.

fruits and a soup

little food could hardly fill his stomach. After eating, he fetched a pot of creek water to stave off

she was constantly hungry. But she learned to cope. Back in the Lopez family, she often came home

handed Eileen some water.

the water bottle and had a

a custom where you come from? To call

lit up. She was nervous all day because she couldn’t answer Eileen’s question that morning. She didn’t expect Eileen to come up with this explanation

“Yes, yes, that’s how we address

“How

responded, “It’s just a custom.”

Elaine thought that since she had a valid reason

Burton, fetching water by the creek, both looked over.

her pocket knife, didn’t look back and said, “Wait for me

Eileen left, Burton immediately ran over and asked Elaine, “What was that about

his head and muttered, “She

her brother, “Don’t you

up, then turned his head to look at Mr. Reed, who

Reed, do you know what we were saying?”

also looked at Mr. Reed and shook her head, “Mr. Reed’s

Elaine and Burton were shocked to see what was

pot, then took the pot to the

and never used it, this was the first time she took it out voluntarily. A few minutes later, the bugs in the pan were fried

a bug herself and tasted it. Feeling that it was a bit

handed it to Burton and Elaine,

widened, their faces

bugs are rich in

and Elaine’s faces were full of

became upset. With a grumpy face, she took the pan to Egbert, trying to get him to eat.

said to Egbert earnestly, “Look,

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