Once satisfied that he is still nearby, Amber turns back to the road only to veer off the path and into the bushes, pushing small branches aside with gloved hands and stepping gingerly in case the soil isn't set. It seems as if she's right at home here in the woods, no matter that it is an alien planet. Forests are strange worlds all on their own.
There are truffles growing at the base of this massive tree, only she needs to stop and pull up her black glass to check if it's the correct shade of not poisonous. That's when she hears the boy's question, body tensing and breath held. It's a harmless question, isn't it? It should be. She shouldn't feel so strongly about his audacity in even asking her that. She shouldn't feel anything. She shouldn't wish to rewind time just to keep him from throwing that question at her. She shouldn't be here. That's what he's saying, isn't it? Why isn't she there to see it first hand?
She turns to him a whole minute later, an unmistakable look of thinly veiled hurt and confusion on her face. ]
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Once satisfied that he is still nearby, Amber turns back to the road only to veer off the path and into the bushes, pushing small branches aside with gloved hands and stepping gingerly in case the soil isn't set. It seems as if she's right at home here in the woods, no matter that it is an alien planet. Forests are strange worlds all on their own.
There are truffles growing at the base of this massive tree, only she needs to stop and pull up her black glass to check if it's the correct shade of not poisonous. That's when she hears the boy's question, body tensing and breath held. It's a harmless question, isn't it? It should be. She shouldn't feel so strongly about his audacity in even asking her that. She shouldn't feel anything. She shouldn't wish to rewind time just to keep him from throwing that question at her. She shouldn't be here. That's what he's saying, isn't it? Why isn't she there to see it first hand?
She turns to him a whole minute later, an unmistakable look of thinly veiled hurt and confusion on her face. ]
Why do I need to see it first hand?