By The Lake

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Allan: Woah, it's beautiful here.

Olivia: Yeah. I come here a lot to think.

Allan: Think? About what?

Olivia: ... Well... It's a long story.

The two sat down at the edge of the lake. The moon was now visible to them.

"It all started when I was a little girl. I would come here when I was younger with my family. My little brother, my mom, and my dad. Then... things started to change."

"What started to change?"

"They started to fight more and more as we grew older. By the time I was about to leave to live in my own... they were completely sick of eachother..." She was starting to tear up a bit.

"Olivia, if you'd rather not talk about it, it's fine." She stayed quiet for a bit, then suddenly held him tightly, crying.

"Thank you..."

"It's okay."

After sitting there for about half an hour, Olivia had fallen asleep. Allan was staring up at the sky. He was starting to wonder what else happened, but he knew it was best if he didn't ask, since it was a very sensitive subject to her.

She was usually so cheerful, but seeing her like this hurt him a bit. "Hmm... What can I do to keep her happy?"

The more he thought of it, the more tired he got, until he eventually feel asleep.

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