Yay new chapter. Thank you to all that have made it this far. David's POV
The next morning, I looked out my window to see what damage the storm had brought. There were branches scattered all over the ground. I sighed.
I was tired from the day before so I just lied in my bed doing absolutely nothing.
There was a knock on the door. My father answered it. Albert's father had come to pay his rent. I realized that the crops couldn't have survived that kind of storm.
I had been inside long enough so I went outside to get some fresh air. The ground was very muddy and every time I took a step I got dirt all over my shoes.
I spotted a sitting figure in a field from a distance, it was Albert. I decided to pay him a visit.
Albert was ripping patches of grass off from the ground. He didn't acknowledge that I was there so I spoke first, "You know that you are going to ruin the grass." He looked up at me, his eyes were glassy. Before I knew it, he had got up to my level and attempted to punch me in the face. I stopped his fist just in time. I was holding his wrist, we were intensely looking into each other's eyes. Albert was trying to free his wrist from my clutches. I let go, but I grabbed his arm gently and pulled him into a tight embrace. He resisted at first, but soon gave up and let me hold him. Albert was shaking in my arms and I could hear him softly crying. I released him when he had calmed down. I caressed his face tenderly and brushed off his remaining tears.
I walked him back to his home. He invited me inside his house. After Albert changed into cleaner clothes, he and I were sitting at a table having some tea. We talked about everything, from the rumours of the upcoming war to Albert's former horse Joey. I did not realize that it was very late in the day until I glanced out the window. I told Albert that I needed to go home for dinner and that it was nice talking to him.
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