Allison shook her head. "I'm not hungry yet. You go ahead-I'll eat later."

Across the table, John was happily slurping his noodles, making those loud, satisfied sounds. "Wow, this is really good!"

Joshua glanced at Allison, a little concerned.

Allison gave him a small, tired smile. "I just woke up. My stomach's not ready for food yet. You eat."

Only then did Joshua finally pick up his chopsticks and start to eat.

It had been ages since he'd had noodles made by Allison. He'd missed this. The taste was exactly like he remembered.

When Joshua and John arrived, they each had a suitcase and a backpack. The car could only make it as far as the end of the paved road-after that, it was muddy and impossible to drive. John picked out a couple of changes of clothes, tossed them in his backpack, and carried it the rest of the way.

After dinner, they all took showers, changed into clean clothes, and finally got some sleep.

The rescue team came by, handing out emergency supplies and clearing away the mud, rocks, and debris that had blocked off the roads. The power lines in the village got fixed, too.

Joshua woke up to find it was already four in the afternoon.

was perfect sunlight streaming through

the yard, eyes closed, face turned up to the sun,

couldn't help but smile. For some reason, seeing Allie soaking up the sun made him think of a little turtle basking

was kind

vel

wasn't so cold anymore, and the

Even Carolyn had noticed.

afternoon, Carolyn stopped by the law

was making herself tea and couldn't resist teasing. "Alright, spill. What's going on with you and Joshua? You used to treat him like he didn't exist, and now you two

couldn't help smiling. "What looks?

it more than

like he was a pile of paperwork. Now your eyes get all sparkly like

to

of you?" Carolyn suddenly gasped, covering her mouth. "Wait, don't

forget we're supposed to be rivals? What kind of interrogation is this? 'That'? What are you even talking about? What goes

I'm thinking about Joshua. What else would I be thinking

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