Valerie and Josh didn’t say anything for a while. Only the sound of the clock on the wall was heard. They kept lying down and didn’t want to wake up from the bed.
“I’ve told you about my childhood, and it's now your turn. So tell me about you and your childhood.”
“I have a normal childhood, I think. I have parents who loved me. However, my mother passed away when there was a rebel. Somehow she was trapped, and they killed her.”
Valerie touched Josh’s chest. “I’m sorry it happened to your mother. How old were you at that time?”
“Fifteen.” Josh stared at the wall. It was the first time he told a woman about his mother. Before, no woman he dated ever asked about his mother.
“Do you miss her?”
Josh sighed. “Sometimes, but then I need to study and to learn about how to be a king. Before
