Chapter 35
The night was getting deeper, but Xed and I were simply content, looking at the stars while fireflies would occasionally fly by us. The longing I felt for him all those years ago suddenly melted away. The person beside me was the Xedjedy I lost.
The coolness of the water had made me relaxed, in such a way that a smile suddenly crept on my face. I was happy. It was as if I was the person I once was again. And that somehow satisfied me.
"You look beautiful when you smile." I commented out of the blue. It had been a good while since we talked. After he told everything he could remember so far.
I looked at him with a genuine smile on my face. "Because I now know you're the guy I grew up with." I happily said.
"Just the guy you grew up with?" He pouted as if disappointed with what I said
