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I blinked my eyes open, groggy and disoriented. The bus around me was softly lit, the bloody light that came from the moon. As I shifted slightly, a dull ache in my arm reminded me of the events from before. I looked down and saw the bandage wrapped snugly around my wound, a testament to Ben's careful work.

Memories flooded back—Ben's gentle hands cleaning the wound, his focused expression as he bandaged it, and the reassuring warmth of his presence

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Memories flooded back—Ben's gentle hands cleaning the wound, his focused expression as he bandaged it, and the reassuring warmth of his presence. It was secure but not uncomfortable. 

Ben peeked in, probably to see how I am doing. His face lighting up when he saw I was awake. I managed a small smile. He came closer kneeing in front of me, and took his sketchbook: 

'Let me see how the bandage held up.'

His fingers were gentle as he examined the wrapping, his touch careful and precise. Ben looked up, a relieved smile spreading across his face. Then he passed me the sketchbook again:

'I'm glad. I was worried about you.

It became awkward. His checks became red, and I blushed a lot because of what he said.  Actually wrote.

He worries about me.

I'm not sure how it happen. I reached out and touched his hand gently. I stroked it gently. He had vainly hands. And that made him way more attractive. He squeezed my hand lightly, his eyes meeting mine and gave me a nod. 

As he sat there, keeping me company, I felt a deep sense of comfort and appreciation. With Ben by my side, I knew I was in good hands.

We got the other's attention. 

"Are you feeling any better?", Taylor asked. 

I shakes my hand as a sign for 'not so'. 



[𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒑]

"-Let's talk about Savannah." Tyler said: "We can't keep hoping that things will go back to normal on their own. " Tyler said.

" And we can't risk getting stuck permanently." Ashlyn bravely answered him and they dead - glare themselves.

"Um... Going back dosen't mean we have to yo back to the house again, or interact with the phantom, right? Maybe we can just search around for someone who might know something? The locals are bound to know something." Taylor asked.

" We've been reading myths, lore, and have watched who-knows - how- many- investigations about Savannah for the past two weeks, and still haven't found anything useful. I'll agree to avoiding that place only searching for local information. That way we don't have to risk anything." Tyler gave a speech.

Logan agrees as I noosed: "I-if we don't go back to the sorrel house, then I'm not against... going to Savannah."

Ashlyn sighed. "Ben what about you?" He immediately wrote something down.

"I'll go with whatever Aiden decides."

"HM? I don't really care either way. Both options seems fun." no Aiden. Not helpful at all! 

Ashlyn assumed that what happens to us, didn't happened on accident. I smiled at her and she returned the smile. I knew something was wrong back then either he lady.

We need to wait one year. We needed a plan...

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