Chapter 34

Bailey and Stephen shared bits of their daily lives. However, Stephen spent most of his time either learning to drive or on his way to driving lessons, so he had little to share. As a result, it mainly was Bailey talking, with Stephen occasionally chiming in. Bailey wrote on June 11th at 7:21 pm, "Mom took me to the Skyline Tower in Trikoe today. It's so tall! The wind up there was freezing. I thought... if you were here, maybe it would've felt warmer." The next day, at 7:24 pm, she messaged, "We visited Eldridge Haven today. There was a wedding happening, and the bride was beautiful. Though the groom was rather ordinary, his eyes were pretty—kind of like yours." On June 13th, at 7:22 pm, Bailey shared, "Janso is so boring. I want to come home, but Mom won't let me." After this message, Bailey's Facebook remained inactive for the next two days. Stephen guessed they might have changed hotel suites and could not access the VPN. On the evening of the 16th, just after 8:00 pm, Bailey's