Cousins Take Selfie In Forest, Then They Notice What Is Hiding In The Bushes

A Quiet Promise

Before they left, Elise stood by the doorway and turned. “We’ll come back. Once a month, maybe more. We can bring books. Talk. Cook something.” Tobias’s eyes widened as if the idea was foreign. “You’d really do that?” he asked. Anna smiled. “You don’t scare us anymore. You just surprised us.” The old man wiped his eyes. “That’s… more than I deserve.”