Chapter 22
Aria Amethyst's Point of View
"Aria, are you taking too long in there?" The echo of Blue's concern reverberates through the bathroom door as I stand, cloaked in the aftermath of a quick shower, wrapped in the vulnerability of sleepwear. The prospect of sharing a room with Blue again hangs in the air like an unspoken tension, a silent reminder of past nights.
As the notion of sharing the same room and bed with Blue once more makes my cheeks flush with embarrassment, I find myself caught in a whirlwind of memories from our recent nights. We transitioned from the confines of a shared tent, where our sleeping spaces were distinct, to the previous evening at Ate Elma's residence, where we had separate beds, avoiding the intimacy of sleeping side by side.
Yet, this time, the scena
