"Don’t go... Hye, I don’t want you to leave again..."
"I’m not going. Your birthday is coming up, why would I?"
"You said the same thing last time, and... when I woke up, you weren’t home anymore..."
"..."
Pulling the curtain aside, Hye returned to the side of the bed and sat on the floor beside it.
"I’ll stay here until you fall asleep, how does that sound?"
"So, if I don’t fall asleep, you’ll stay here all night...?"
"Well, yes..."
With a small smile on his face, he reached for the blanket and carefully covered Hilary up to just below her neck.
"But Aunt Samantha would be pretty mad if that happened. You still have school tomorrow, right?"
Puffing her cheeks, the girl turned, allowing Hye to do the same by turning his back to the bed.
"You know, that girl... she’s nice..."
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