It was the peak of summer, and the heat was almost unbearable. Even as six in the evening approached, the sky remained bright.
Marcus walked alone through an old alley with barely anyone around.
Suddenly, he remembered that Winona had once told him she loved summer.
Marcus was no fan of the midsummer heat, so he had once asked Winona why.
Winona's eyes had lit up. "Because summer nights are short..."
Winona had always been afraid of the dark.
Yet back then, she had been like a ray of light, brightening Marcus's bleak world.
By the time Marcus came back to his senses, he realized he had walked all the way to the entrance of Eastwood Manor without noticing.
He stood there for a long time.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, he saw Nathan and David arguing fiercely on the street.
