Chapter 35: Surrounded by a rapt crowd, Allison gently picked up a piece of clay and sprinkled it with water.

It was then that Kellan realized that she had been deliberately slowing her pace to guide him through the basics.

In less than a minute, the clay in his hands had already begun to transform.

The art of sculpting gave way to the precision of carving.

It's like watching a movie, someone murmured, amazed.

Colton and Melany, who had previously ridiculed Allison, were now showing visible signs of anxiety, their foreheads glistening with sweat.

They scrutinized her every move, wary of any hint of deception.

Kellan expected Allison to need his help, but she only occasionally asked him to pass her a file.

Take the smallest one, he ordered calmly, his voice a firm anchor in the charged atmosphere.

His hands moved with deliberate grace and the clay seemed to yield to his touch, coming to life under his skillful fingers.

Kellan held out the file more.

small behind.

In that fleeting contact, he once again perceived the scent of plum blossoms that she gave off.

A lump formed in his throat and he gently wiped the sweat from Allison's forehead with a clean handkerchief, gently brushing his fingers against her forehead.

smooth skin.

As he removed his hand, he felt a strange sense of familiarity.

He marveled that her skin could be as smooth and fine as porcelain.

completely absorbed in

fell away and her thin fingers

life into the clay,

the last two people on

were no

to alleviate

young but extremely serene, distant and distant, as if her heart was

Kellan was amazed.

the woman he had met that crazy

disarmed him and disappeared in

moments, her gaze had been as

initial murmurs of admiration gave way to a profound silence as everyone's

breathlessness around them

Colton, who had anticipated Allison's failure, was now struggling to process the

How can it be.

.

.

ceramic dog that Allison had given him three

a fit of nostalgia, he had smashed it to

into

.

.

or maybe not.

.

.

moment, his

then, Allison had become even more reserved and had not offered

felt a pang of regret, realizing she

to a close and the sun began to set, Allison finished her

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