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At that time, Josiah was entirely committed to Lysander’s well–being, treating her with such careful attention as though she were something precious and fragile. He wouldn’t dream of causing her any upset.
Michelle’s features softened slightly as she responded, “All right, then I’ll go back and check on her.”
“No need, I’ll go. You should head back to sleep. If your sister sees you up this late, she’ll surely worry. I’ll go check on her.” Josiah’s offer came from a place of deep consideration for both sisters‘ well–being.
He was indeed aware of the unusual behavior exhibited by Lysander lately, yet found himself unable to tell Michelle the truth.
Michelle, placing a significant amount of trust in him, nodded and began to retreat. However, she couldn’t help but glance back every few steps, her movements betraying her lingering unease.
Lysander’s tent was directly across from Josiah’s. He approached quietly, crouching at first, hesitating as he listened intently by the side of her tent. Confirming that the soft sounds of crying were still audible, he tentatively tapped on the fabric of the tent
The noise inside stopped abruptly.
A moment later. Lysander queried tentatively, “Who’s there?”
Josiah replied with a gentle exhale, “It’s me.”
“Is there something you need?”
Josiah explained his presence, “Your sister heard you crying and got a bit worried about you, so she sent me to check on you.”
Lysander seemed surprised. “Michelle heard me?”
“Yeah.
“Then did she…”
“First, unzip the tent. It’s difficult to talk through the tent, and others might overhear us.”
at night was sharp, and even though they were separated by only the thin fabric
head out to ask, “You’ve
next to a small plastic bag that was
simply lowered her gaze and responded, “I’m perfectly fine, nothing’s wrong.
a brave front. His voice was low as he responded, “We’re now people who share a secret. There’s no need to put on a front
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his incisive look, Lysander took a deep breath and resignedly accepted
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nearby cozy tent and suggested in a subdued tone, “Michelle hasn’t gone to sleep yet. I’m afraid she might overhear our conversation here. Can we talk
admittedly tight. When two people entered, the proximity was unavoidable, yet the campsite offered no other cover,
space, stooped to enter but sat just inside the flap,
Lysander commented, “The tents nowadays are made too small, aren’t they? They’re certainly
“After all, this is probably the only time we’ll do this. We won’t have many more
worked hard today,”
no need for formalities at this hour,” Josiah replied.
inquired about her sister,
younger sister might have
reassured her, “She probably hasn’t noticed anything unusual. She only heard you crying and is just worried that
felt was
slept
looked toward the light still visible outside, suspecting Michelle was likely still awake and possibly distracted by her phone. Her voice grew even
a light on, at least we’d know where your
her attention still fixed on the flickering
lingering tear stains in the corners of her eyes and asked, “I remember when you saw the Milky Way, you seemed to have calmed down,
her composure without significant reason. The drastic change in her demeanor suggested she had experienced something profoundly upsetting, possibly something
child momentarily crossed Josiah’s mind, causing him
suspicions. “I was worried that my parents wouldn’t
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