The Whispers of my heart
They set up camp slowly, laughing at Daniel’s lopsided tent, teasing Nathan for forgetting the coffee grinder again, and watching Sophia and Elena roast the first marshmallows over the fire, their faces glowing in the amber light.
Then night fell.
The fire crackled.
The stars blinked awake.
And the four of them sat in a loose circle, wrapped in blankets, mugs of hot cocoa in hand.
No one spoke at first.
Just the sound of the flames, the distant call of an owl, the soft lap of water on the shore.
Then Nathan leaned back, staring up. “Remember when we used to tell ghost stories and Sophia would hide behind me?”
“Again, I was fourteen,” Sophia said, laughing. “And you made them way too scary. A
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