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Chapter Five – Anxiety

'She is late,' he thought as he waited for her. After that he continued to come here every day. It has been two weeks already and he had never missed one of their promised play time. His eyebrow twitched. He frowned. He was lying to himself. He did miss one – actually two.

Yesterday and the day before that he was sent on a mission. It took longer than he had intended. The day when he came back, he had run straight to this place. He had known it was already late and it rained really hard. The chance that she might still be waiting for him was slim. But he had hoped and was a little bit disappointed, when he stopped at the clearing, and did not see her there. He had gone home and rested for the next day.

Today he came earlier than usual and waited. As time passed, his unease grew. He waited till late afternoon, and she still did not show up. He had no idea what to do. Did something happen to her? Was she angry at him because he had not showed up yesterday and the day before yesterday? Did she decide now, that he was not worth of her friendship? Was it possible that – because of his action – she has come to hate him like the others?

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