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Chapter 77

CAELUM

She stands and brush the dust off her skirt. I was about to follow her example when she took my hand and started dragging me, making me stumble on my feet, “Hey!”

“Come on, I wanted to see the lake!”

“There’s a lake?”

“Yep. I saw the reflecting light while I was wondering awhile ago.” She looks down, tracing her toes on the ground.

“You’re not wearing shoes again.” She blushed a deep red, running to the opposite direction to avoid my inquisition as to why she refuse to wear anything on her feet. Rubin happily threw the blossoms around just like she did and I trailed behind her, deep in thought.

Ever since she came back, it was like she is savouring every moment, rejoicing with everything like she won’t last the month or week.

I do not want to assume about things that concerns her; her vulnerability as a human, of having a limited short life, of never seeing me again and dying yet it appears like that. I chose to ignore it but the signs were there – signs that shows