Kelly looked at him and giggled. For some reason, they had just met for the first time, but it felt like they had known each other for a long time.

It had been a while since she laughed, and he was the reason she laughed tonight.

He had pressed her against the floor earlier to hide her from those men… Her heart sped up at that moment, and it felt like it had never calmed down until now.

As Kelly smelled the fresh scent on his shirt and took in his masculine he knocked the doors to her heart that had been long shut off again.

“Kelly.” The man’s nice voice sounded. “What are you thinking about?”

Kelly’s cheeks heated up, and she ducked her head, her hair covering half of her face.

Josiah smiled, looking at her, and had the urge to push her hair away.

“Nothing…” Kelly answered softly as she looked into the sky, “Just… I’m envious of those stars.”

“Envious of the stars?”

“Mm, I want to be as free as starlight.”

It was Josiah’s first time hearing someone say that starlight was free.

this world—a drop of water or a tree—had the freedom she dreamed of

to stargaze?” Josiah asked with a smile, “Looks like you

Josiah puffed his cheeks and frowned, looking lost. “What’s your last

down

her last name was?

for a walk!” he said and was

“Hey, you…”

tugged him back before he could walk

down… He

immediately and looked up at her in a

by it, and there was finally some

pulled on a pair of pants before

day, so there was still a warm sunlight scent now. It was quiet all around,

Standing on a porch and

opened her eyes to look up at the

“What?” Josiah was confused.

rare thing for me to stand here and breathe fresh air like

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