“You’re still here,” a surprised voice said, waking me from my stressful sleep.
I jolted up, whacking my head against the metal bar that supported the top bunk bed. s**t. I hoped that didn’t wake Astrid up.
“What are you still doing here?”
“Hmm?” After a couple of blinks, the blurry image brought Ryoko’s face into focus. Despite my throbbing head, a smile tugged on my lips. “Hi. You look beautiful.”
Relief spread across her face. “I thought you’d gone.”
“Without saying goodbye?”
“…Yes?” The bed dipped as she sat down next to me, making the springs shriek. “I’m sorry, I should’ve known you would never do that to me. Forgive me.”
I reached out to take her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. “You don’t need to apologise all the time.”
“But I feel bad for thinking such nasty things.”
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