Part 16

The following day, Lincoln returned to the location where I had been waiting for the prince. "Right, you're here again," he said.

"I don't have anywhere else to go except here," I replied. Lincoln passed the paper bag he was holding to me. "What is this for?" I peered inside the paper bag.

"I noticed you haven't had a sweater since yesterday; it's cold out here caused by heavy rain, put one on. Don't fret. I'll give it to you for free."

"But it looks too expensive for me to accept this." I returned the paper bag to him. "Thank you, though."

Lincoln ignored me and simply turned away. "Take it just in case..."

I stopped as I remembered what had happened the day before. Could he have given me a sweater because of that?

"By the way." As he returned his gaze to me, I cast a downward glance. "Aren't you going to the music studio? I heard they're getting ready for the event this month."

I made a shaky motion with my head. "I'll have to wait for the prince to appear."

"Go ahead and practice. J