The Author's POV

Chapter 637

"It's been a while since I've last seen you smile."

Amanda approached me after I came out of the room. Her face was unusually serious.

I turned to look at her while cocking my head.

"You think so?"

I never really noticed myself if I had to be honest...but it wasn't as though I was surprised by this development. There wasn't much to smile about.

Also, having had another attack just a couple of minutes ago, I couldn't really bring myself to smile.

"Here."

Amanda placed her hands on the edges of my lips and pulled them upwards.

"Much better."

She returned a smile herself.

Her smile was stunning. Enough to make anyone fall into a daze with just a glance. Well, anyone but me. I was pretty much used to her smiles by now. Well, for the most part. I wasn't exactly totally immune.

"Wwwamhat are you doing?"

It was hard to speak when she had her hands on my lips, pulling them up.

"Helping you smile."

"...What dwoes that have anything to do with the situation?"

"It doesn't."

Amanda let go of my lips.

"It's just that you look a lot better if you smiled a little more often."

Cocking my head even further, I eventually nodded my head.

"Well, sure, I'll try to smile more."

This wasn't too hard of a request. Not like smiling was that hard.

I smiled.

"Happy?"

"For what?"

"I'm smiling, aren't I?"

Amanda's brows furrowed.

"...No?"

"Hm?"

Amanda's reaction took me back.

"What are you talking about?"

Was she playing a prank on me? I could clearly feel myself smiling.

"Are you playing around with me?"

Amanda asked, inching closer to me.

I shook my head.

"That was what I was about to ask you."

Amanda's face hardened.

Her reaction took me aback.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Here."

a pocket

her hand and looked at

"...No way."

it

black hair, deep blue eyes...at first glance, there didn't seem to be anything wrong

At first glance, though.

inspection,

am I

My expression...

It was stiff.

myself smiling, I did not have a smile

'Just what in the...'

mirror and handed it back

"Thanks."

"Ren, what's going on?"

back and looked at me with a worried

my hand in

Just a little side-effect of practicing a certain art. I will be able to

...That was a lie.

likely, this came as a result of the previous attack

I just play this off as something like

"If you say so..."

didn't buy my excuse, but as expected

"You hungry?"

my stomach and attempted to change

"A bit."

we go

"I wouldn't mind that."

"Great."

bit and gestured to Amanda with my

"Come, let's go eat."

"Mhm."

***

the grassland, the blades of grass that previously stood upright bent in

behind shallow footprints. They moved in such

much longer do we have

breathing had become labored as she worked hard to keep up with

the fuck down! I'm going to die

wasn't until she started swearing that Jin and Emma finally slowed

I'm about to die over

grass and supported her body with

one to complain was Emma,

really blame us for going too fast. You were the one

because I didn't know you guys were going to

her hands leaned on her knees and she took deep breaths to try and steady herself. The two were moving at such a rapid pace that it was impossible for her to keep

if not for them finally stopping, she would've already started

should've never agreed to follow

and slumped back on the

Emma seemed to be the best option, but that proved

head to stare at both Emma and Jin, Melissa stared at the dark sky and waved her

rest you two, I won't be able to move for at least ten minutes. You might

I'm fine. Not tired at all.

"Me too."

glances for a moment. Melissa clenched her

out of

stomach and then lowered her head and allowed her hair to fall to the side of her face. Pondering over something, she

you sure we're going in the right

"Positive."

while he looked toward the

direction of where the

Jin's speech halted.

his expression changed.

"Hide, quick!"

"Wha-"

"No time for that."

away, Emma turned around and followed Jin from behind. They saw a large boulder off in the

felt a slight fluctuation in the air. His sudden actions aroused her curiosity as she looked around, wondering what

in the far distance. Her

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