Yarin's POV:
"Then, we won't eat it for now," Lily said. "I'll help you collect more so other children won't take away the collection during your parade."
Heller looked at her with gratitude as his eyes turned soft, "Oh, Lily, you're so nice!"
He pounced on Lily and hugged her waist. Lily was a little stiff, but she did not push him away.
I looked at her in surprise, but she just shrugged, indicating that it was nothing.
Lily was not as cold as she was when we first met!
This realization made me happier than attending the Moonlight Festival.
The speech began. My mother stood on the high platform in the middle of the square, comforting the people's uneasiness about the future with a firm tone, encouraging everyone to have hope for a better life.
We sat in our seats, facing the sea of people and countless viewers watching TV or the internet.
