Luca had drunk from the bottle earlier…

Luca saw that Luke had gulped down more than half of the water in his bottle. She could tell that he was thirsty and tired. She thought for a while and said, “Mr. Crawford, I mixed some glucose in my bottle. Do you want to drink from this?”

Luke looked at her and said nothing.

“But I already drank from it. It’s okay if you mind it…” Luca thought he did not want to drink from the same bottle as her. When she was about to keep it in her backpack, Luke opened his mouth.

“You should save it for yourself,” he said.

He thought that Luca needed more nourishment than him because she was hurt. They only had two bottles of drinkable water between them, and looking at the heavy rain outside, they might have to spend the night there.

That was why Luke did not want to take the bottle from her.

“Alright then…” Luca thought that he was disgusted by the offer. She did not say anything and put the bottle back into her backpack.

The strong wind continued to blow. Luca felt that her tracksuit was already dry, but the undershirt…

The undershirt was not going to dry. The contrast between dry and wet made it more uncomfortable than ever.

Luca had the urge to remove her undershirt, but they were outdoors, and Luke was watching…

She had to bear with it.

The sky continued to darken. The light in the gazebo and along the mountain path gradually lit up. Luca felt forlorn when she looked at the lights.

Fog began to rise, and visibility was low. The lights in the distance were but a dim blur.

She could only hear the sounds of wind and rain.

Luke did not say anything. She did not say anything either.

to read could read some books, but what about the common folk? Did they

to entertain them, and she could not find any conversation topic. It

close to each other, yet

at her. He turned his head to

was surprised. She quickly

Earlier in the afternoon, they stopped

if she misunderstood

he would not drink from a bottle

not because he was disgusted by her germs, but because he thought she needed

did not really mind sharing

is it

that, given another set of circumstances, he would take the bottle from Luca and drink from it

quite surprised by that thought. It had only been a few months since he

not

and pondering what she had

her eyes were like Bianca’s, or was it her

the case, the impostor Bianca looked exactly

like Bianca’s, and that had made him accept

the answer. Suddenly, he asked,

was taken aback. ‘Wait, is he talking to me? Did he just

dim light cast on Luke’s

at her

be thinking

Bianca had a gentle

the question clearly. She did not

me,” Luke said, as though he did not hear

“…” Luca was speechless.

at her. “You grew up in Russia. You should know some Russian folk songs,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255