Chapter 24
Our lips felt right together and I had trouble pulling away. But my stomach growled loudly and I wondered if he'd heard it, realizing I hadn't eaten since that morning. He looked at me sweetly as he pulled away. "Let's go get some dinner, shall we?" I nodded and he took my hand in his as we walked back to the village together. The sun was quite low on the horizon as we made it to Makawlah, Jackivah and Mia's huts where we were joining them for dinner tonight. There they were, circled around the campfire, sitting on blankets picking food off plates into their mouths. Jackivah stood up and ushered us over. "Why Solé, I love your new look! Almost didn't recognize you. Come, come, sit down," She said as she whipped out another blanket on the ground by the fire for us to sit at. As we sa
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