[Zoe's POV: ]
"Will they come today…?"
"We don't really know, Anna."
"They did not come yesterday either."
"Of course they didn't, dummy. You wouldn't be sitting here if they did."
My little sweet strawberry.
How can I tell her they might not even come tomorrow, or day after that?
"It's been so many days… they said they will only be gone for three days."
"They also said they might have to stay for longer, didn't they?"
This garden had become her playground and this shade of this certain tree before the portal in the front yard had become the only place she stays at since the last few days.
"But… sister Zoe… they also said they wouldn't take longer than a week."
She looked at me with a sad look. A look that I could not help but bitterly smile at.
"Yes dear…"
She was fine for a few days after they all went for the grand conference, but after the third day, she started getting restless.
