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until | see you with my own eyes.”
It was nearly six hundred miles. Even with perfect roads it would take ten hours, and with Havenbrook half-
underwater from the floods, there was no telling how long it would actually take.
Allison clutched her phone, knuckles white, heart pounding so hard it almost hurt. Her eyes prickled, tears
threatening to fall.
She was touched, honestly, but her words cout sharp. "Who asked you to clooking for me? Joshua, it's
dangerous here there's flooding everywhere. Don't do this just to make yourself feel noble, okay? If something
happens to you, | can't take that on. I'm fine, really. Go home. Don't come."
Joshua let out a dry, self-deprecating laugh. “Nobody askedto come. | wanted to, Allie. If anything happens,
it's on me-not you."
Allison's throat tightened, her eyes stinging. "Joshua, | don't want you here. Please, just go back!"
This village was out in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by floodwater, with mudslides possible anywhere
nearby.
Joshua coming out here was just too dangerous.
She couldn't let him risk himself for her.
But he wasn't listening.
His voice was barely holding together, thick with emotion. "Allie, if something happened to you... | don't see the
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Allison's heart squeezed, the pain sharp and relentless.
Wave after wave, it hurt.
"I'm not scared of danger," Joshua said, voice ragged, "I'm just scared I'll never see you again."
After the storm, the sky was impossibly clear, the sunset spilling orange and gold across the horizon. The clouds
looked almost on fire, like something out of a dream.
Allison let out a shaky breath, tears blurring everything.
That night, Allison couldn't sleep.
No matter how she tossed and turned, she couldn't stop thinking about Joshua. Worry gnawed at her.
The rain had stopped, but the village was still isolated, floodwaters slow to drain away.
She couldn't help but imagine something happening to him.
She was wide awake when-
A soft knock cat the door.
Allison got up and opened it.
Willow was outside.
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Allison felt her anxiety melt away, her whole body finally relaxing. She gave Willow a grateful smile, handing
back the phone. "Thank you. Sorry to bug you so late."
"It's no trouble," Willow said quietly. "Try to rest."
Allison nodded.
She slipped back into bed, the tension gone.
See you tomorrow.
Three little words, full of hope.
She smiled to herself.
Sleepiness crept in, and Allison finally drifted off.
At dawn, a commotion downstairs woke her.
Allison opened her eyes, remembering in a rush—Joshua!
He'd said he'd get to Havenbrook around midnight.
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