I walk back, going into the girl bathroom where I find Georgina and Stella drying themselves off. “What did Castle want?”, Georgina asks hesitantly, scanning my face. “He just wanted to give me something back of Ruben’s”. “He stopped them from throwing those balloons at you”, she says, and I shrug my shoulders. “Guess he felt guilty after stealing my dog”, I mutter dismally. “Are you ok Dodo? You seem sad”, Stella questions and her question brings a poignant reminder of my conversation with Castle. “I’m fine”. “You can talk to us you know. We want to help you as much as you helped us”, Georgina assures, and I can’t help but smile. “I only gave you advice”, I point out, causing both girls to smile. “You did a lot more than that”, Stella says with conviction and I can’t help but feel gratefu
