As they walked away from the Harbour Master’s office, Shen stared at the envelope he held. He wanted to rip it open and find out what was written in it while at the same time he dreaded learning it contained nothing useful.
“What’s inside the envelope? Aren’t you going to open it?” Lara’s hands clasped together as if she tried to stop herself from grabbing it from his hands. “You’re taking too long. Do you want me to open it for you?”
Shen smiled at Lara’s enthusiasm and handed over the envelope. He couldn’t bring himself to open it. The importance of it had grown by the second. He clasped his hands behind his back so his friends couldn’t see the slight tremble in them.
“Yes! I love letters.” She ripped open the envelope.
Edwin slowly shook his head, rolling his eyes. “You’ve never had
