Crystal's POV:
My heart sank. I made this wooden whistle by copying the one Rufus had made for me in the past. Rufus now scrutinized the whistle carefully. Did it shake loose some memory of his?
Laura and I glanced at each other at the same time and guessed each other's thoughts. She was also afraid that Rufus would remember something.
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"Of course," I replied firmly.
I was a little flustered and didn't know what was running through his mind.
My own mind was thoroughly muddled up. But whatever.
looked familiar, he wouldn't remember anything if I continued to
to make it convenient for me to communicate with Rin. He didn't really share a good relationship with her, so he had no use for
my mind, relief coursed through my veins and I could face Rufus'
shot me a pointed look and commented with a faint smile, "I didn't expect you
habit as me."
on his face, it didn't look like he had remembered anything from the past. From the corner of my
on its inner side and said, "When I was a child, I attended a woodwork class for a while. I liked to leave a subtle mark on all my creations.
helpless expression, I knew Rufus had spoken
is this just a coincidence?" Rufus gazed
I had just copied his work and had assumed this tiny mark was also a necessary part of the whistle, so I kept it. How would I know it
Rufus
that this was just a coincidence. No one would believe that. My copy was so accurate that even the position and shape of his signature were
and Rufus
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