Jael tried not to show his anxiousness as Mauve bent over the letter, reading it. He could neither see the letter nor her expression as she read it.
The silence was so thick, the only thing he could fill his ears with was the beating of her heart. It wasn't steady but it was fast enough to raise an alarm.
He has never been that patient so to sit still while she went through the letter was very hard for him. Especially since he didn't know the contents.
Suddenly, she raised her head and turned to look at him, a hesitant smile on her face. "My father wants me to come home," she announced.
Jael felt his heart drop to his stomach, "What?" His eyes widened.
"Here read it, it's just for a couple of weeks," she said and handed him the letter.
"Weeks?" Jael yelled out in horror.
"Just read it," she replied, putting it in his face.
