“Who is this girl?” Lisa asked Lauv as they both took their seats on the couch. Sky had also gone to talk to his mother. He really had a lot to say, even though his cousins had told him not to let his mother know that he was already aware that monsters were real.
“She is my friend, mom.” Lauv replied. Astrid was indeed his friend. She had said so to his father and the word had hurt him that she only saw him as a friend and nothing more, even though he didn’t want her to be just his friend.
“Then why is she here? It is getting dark; won’t her parents…I mean, guardian or the person she stays with be looking for her?”
“Mom, she will be staying with us for some days. Is that okay?” Lauv asked, and his mom was confused. She turned to look at him properly and placed both her hands on his s
