StarNovelAllison shook her head. "I'm not hungry yet. You go ahead-I'll eat later."
Across the table, John was happily slurping his noodles, making those loud, satisfied sounds. "Wow, this is really
good!"
Joshua glanced at Allison, a little concerned.
Allison gave him a small, tired smile. "I just woke up. My stomach's not ready for food yet. You eat."
Only then did Joshua finally pick up his chopsticks and start to eat.
It had been ages since he'd had noodles made by Allison. He'd missed this. The taste was exactly like he
remembered.
When Joshua and John arrived, they each had a suitcase and a backpack. The car could only make it as far as the
end of the paved road-after that, it was muddy and impossible to drive. John picked out a couple of changes of
clothes, tossed them in his backpack, and carried it the rest of the way.
After dinner, they all took showers, changed into clean clothes, and finally got ssleep.
The rescue team cby, handing out emergency supplies and clearing away the mud, rocks, and debris that
had blocked off the roads. The power lines in the village got fixed, too.
Joshua woke up to find it was already four in the afternoon.
The weather was perfect sunlight streaming through the windows, warm and golden.
From the second-floor window, he spotted Allison in the yard, eyes closed, face turned up to the sun, looking so
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He couldn't help but smile. For sreason, seeing Allie soaking up the sun made him think of a little turtle
basking on a rock, stretching its neck out, completely content.
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Ever since coming back from Havenbrook, things between Allison and Joshua had shifted, even if neither of them
said it out loud. Mostly it was Allison who'd changed. She wasn't so cold anymore, and the way she talked to him
had lost that sharp, sarcastic edge. They weren't exactly back to how they used to be, but there was something
new between them-something warm, almost flirty.
Even Carolyn had noticed.
That afternoon, Carolyn stopped by the law office to see Allison.
Inside, Olivia was making herself tea and couldn't resist teasing. "Alright, spill. What's going on with you and
Joshua? You used to treat him like he didn't exist, and now you two keep giving each other those looks."
Allison rolled her eyes, but she couldn't help smiling. "What looks? Stop making stuff up."
"Hmph, I've seen it more than once,"
Carolyn grumbled. "You used to glare at him like he was a pile of paperwork. Now your eyes get all sparkly like
you just saw a puppy. Are you guys getting back together or what?"
Allison dodged, grinning. “I'm just going to pretend you're complimenting my beautiful eyes."
"Hey, don't change the subject! Con, tell us did something happen between the two of you?" Carolyn
suddenly gasped, covering her mouth. "Wait, don't tellyou guys... you know?"
Allison stared at her, exasperated. "Luna, did you forget we're supposed to be rivals? What kind of interrogation
is this? 'That'? What are you even talking about? What goes on in your brain all day?"
"Of course I'm thinking about Joshua. What else would | be thinking about?" Carolyn muttered under her breath.
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Allison laughed out loud. "Luna, that's not exactly what 'frenemy' means."
"I don't care," Carolyn huffed. "lI want to be with Joshua-he's my number one.
But | also want to be your best friend. Number two's not so bad."
Allison grinned. "Luna, you can't have it all. How can you have both?"
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