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.
After studying the whistle for a long time, Rufus turned to me and asked, "Did you make this yourself?" Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ Find ɴøᴠel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
"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.
wouldn't remember anything if I
to make it convenient for
thought crossed my mind, relief coursed through my
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
He pointed to a small cross 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. The position and shape of my chosen mark are exactly the same as the one
was stunned. Judging from Laura's helpless expression, I knew Rufus
just a coincidence?" Rufus gazed
stomach plunged to the ground. 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 was actually Rufus' signature? How could I
me?" Rufus didn't let this
cook up any sensible reason. I couldn't claim that this was just a coincidence.
my mask obscured my face and Rufus couldn't see my panicked
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