Chapter 302

Maybe it wasn't exactly a secret; it was just the way we expressed our feelings for each other differently. After all, that part of my past wasn't something everyone could know. It was like candy laced with poison for me—sweet to the taste but ultimately deadly. "You seem preoccupied today like you have something heavy on your mind. Keeping it bottled up won't help. Why not share it with us?" In this foreign land, I could feel their unique concern for me, and I managed a smile in response. Yet I struggled to hide my own sense of loss. I thought maybe it was worth trying to share something, even if just a little. "If you guys don't have anything planned, could you come with me to the library?" I asked softly, standing as I stuffed my books into my backpack. William and Gabrielle exchanged glances before both nodded in agreement, willing to join me. At the library, I wandered alone between the shelves, searching for clues that might relate to the paper crane in my hand. I knew it