"Okay, I won't leave. How could I bear to go?" Leaving him alone with a raging fever was something Dorothy just could not bring herself to do.

Only after she promised to stay could Everett finally close his eyes, his consciousness fading again. Yet, in those last moments of awareness, he grasped her hand tightly, refusing to let go for a long time.

Dorothy knew he was living in a constant state of unease.

She had not given him a definite departure date nor played her part convincingly enough to make him truly believe she was here to stay.

Fortunately, there were only a few days left. Soon, his ordeal would be over.

It took Everett five days in Swevia Country to start feeling better.

Quincy said it was a mix of worry and old wounds that had flared up.

“But he was always fine back home.” “When you're tense, you can keep going on sheer willpower. Maybe once he got to Swevia Country, without the need to keep going, the illness caught up with him." It was only when Dorothy heard this that she realized how much Kenneth was on Everett's mind.

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smoking a cigarette. If she went out at night, he would be waiting in the living room. Even

was really afraid of Kenneth snatching

four years without Dorothy

ward, a somewhat recovered Everett found his

time together. In fact, she found him

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and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I toss and turn in my sleep. The bed's so close to your desk. Wouldn't it be awkward if I accidentally got on camera?" Those who faced Everett directly in

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