The Realization
After a while of walking through the trees, Dane finally decided to break the silence. “Did it get to you?” he asked. Even without elaboration, Louie knew what he meant. “A little,” he admitted. “I mean, I know it’s true that your family is strict with these things,” he muttered. “But that just makes me feel… a little bit guilty that we’re lying to them.” Louie could feel Dane's shoulders droop. “Louie, I'm really sorry that I asked you to—” “No, no, don’t be,” he quickly said. “Hold on, let me down for a second.” Dane did as he was told, and very carefully lowered Louie to sit on the trunk of a fallen tree, then he sat on the large rock in front of it to face him. “Again, Louie, I’m really sorry,” Dane sincerely said, looking at him with furrowed eyebrows. “I pulled you into this e
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