I was walking through the forest and back towards the festival. I knew Crispen wasn’t following me. Now I was left with the task of explaining why I returned alone and where Crispen is. I walk around the corner and see the lights, the happy people, dancing, drinking, living their lives. It had been a while since Crispen, and I walked away, but my father, as well as Merrick, were in the exact same place as when I left. Merrick saw me first and noticed Crispen wasn’t with me.
‘Rose?’ Merrick asked me where Crispen was and what happened, simply with the use of my name.
‘My darling, where were you?’ My dad, sounding like he cared, asked me.
‘Where’s Crispen?’ He asks, now nearly in full.
I explain to them that Crispen and I simply wanted some alone time to talk and continue getting to know
