Mashauva was still dreaming, but she opened her eyes as she heard the noises. Seeing that Frida was standing by the door, she sat up in puzzlement.

"Frida?"

She gave Frida a questioning look. "Why are you up so early?"

Frida's heartbeat was already beating very fast, but it further quickened upon hearing Mashauva's voice. She took a deep breath before turning to face her. "Oh, I couldn't fall asleep so I got up to check the time."

Mashauva glanced at the clock as she said that and frowned. "It's still so early. I wanna go back to sleep. Are you going to sleep too?"

There was nothing else she could do besides sleeping at that hour, so she climbed back onto the bed. Mashauva lay back down and fell asleep very quickly.

After a while, she flipped to one side and wrapped her arms around Jelly Bean.

Jelly Bean was sleeping soundly as well. She stirred slightly when Mashauva hugged her but remained asleep.

Frida felt like a clown as she observed their innocent faces. They were born in wealthy families while Frida had nothing. She felt like she was not worthy to befriend them.

Frida always had low self-esteem, but she had never felt like how she felt then, and the feelings even sprouted.

Frida figured that she should stop thinking and go back to sleep. She made up her mind that she never wanted to be there again. She wanted to stay far away from the beautiful place so that she could console herself, and be happy with her current situation. Her situation then was already rather good.

Frida drifted off to sleep soon as she was in her thoughts.

When she woke up again, she was alone in the bed.

Frida was startled and sat up immediately.

Had she overslept? Where did Mashauva and Jelly Bean go?

As thoughts went through her mind, she heard footsteps outside the door. "Aunt Minerva, let's not take Frida with us. She didn't seem to have slept well last night, and when I woke up in the morning, she was still sleeping soundly. She didn't even respond when I call her name for a few times."

"It's almost time. You two are classmates, and if you don't bring her along, she will be anxious to find that you left without her."

her, Mashauva realized that and replied, "You're absolutely right, Aunt Minerva. You're always so

"Mhmm, go ahead."

again. She wasn't sure why she pretended to sleep again. Perhaps she felt embarrassed for

the room on her own. Seeing that Frida was still lying on the bed, she muttered under her breath, "Frida, you

off her slippers and climbed into bed to

"Frida, get up!"

softly, and she opened her bleary eyes to

Are you still sleepy? We're going hiking today and we are going to be camping overnight. Do you

expect that they would be going camping, and she sat up in surprise.

will take

by the door. Minerva smiled

"Let's go together."

Frida nodded. "Okay."

she was already there, she thought it might be

into a new

prepared for her and followed Mashauva and Jelly Bean leaving

them in a car

and a cap. His long legs as he sat there and his sharp chiseled jawline as

thought that he

"Beanie!"

him. She leaned in through the open window and bumped Bruno's hat. Bruno was amused at her childish action, and he flicked

"You idiot."

foolishly, "Beanie, can I ride

Freddy up later. I'll be riding

sit on your

about were eating, sleeping and Bruno. She had no idea of the boundaries

looked like she was wronged. "Do you dislike me?

replied in an exasperated tone. "Of course not. There's too little space in the passenger seat, and

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