Rewriting My Heart's Fate

Chapter 302

Maybe it wasn't exactly a secret; it was

it was just the way we expressed out feelings for each other differently. After all, that part of my past wasn't something everyone could know

It was like candy laced with poison for me sweet to the taste but ultimately deadly.

"You seem preoccupied today like you have something heavy on your mind. Keeping it bottled up won't help. Why not share it with us?"

In this foreign land, I could feel their unique concern for me, and I managed a smile in response. Yet I struggled to hide my own sense of loss. I thought maybe it was worth trying to share something, even if just a little.

"If you guys don't have anything planned, could you come with me to the library?" I asked softly, standing as I stuffed my books into my backpack

Gabrielle exchanged glances before both nodded in agreement, willing to join

library, I wandered alone between the shelves, searching for clues that might relate to the paper crane in my hand. I knew it sounded absurd, but my intuition told me that the crane's appearance wasn't a coincidence. "What are you loolding

y confuse them further

for a book that might help with my thesis Finally, inacomer, I found an old, rare edition of a book. "This book has given me

from abroad in its original language; without a solid grasp of the language,

this book because it

in the library, it's crowded, and we can't really chat here. We have tomorrow off, so why don't we go out and relax instead?" Gabrielle suggested, and I nodded

out the borrowing process, we

a unique charm, filled with the scent of fruitwoods, reminiscent of a country

of

tan

streamed in at an angle, illuminating our