4 – The Blind Girl

A few minutes later, the best friends were on the unrestricted side of the river, splashing water on themselves, swimming about, and playing around the river.

Later that afternoon, having exhausted their energy, the girls sat by the stairs at the riverbank, basking in the quiet serenity.

“ Uh! Chesa, I almost forgot about your family, where are they?” Dolly asked. She had thought that they were traveling with her parents, but didn’t care to ask about their whereabouts till then.

“Huh, you’re asking that right now?” Chesa asked, the smile suddenly disappearing from her face.

“ Yeah! It skipped my mind.”

“ Umm… Well…” Chesa stammered, “that was what I wanted to tell you in the taxi”

“Chesa?!” Dolly exclaimed with a sinking feeling in her stomach. What incredibly stupid thing did Chesa do this time?

“ It’s just us. They are not aware that we’re here.” Chesa said, flicking an imaginary speck of her arm as she stared out into the river.

“ WHAT!!!!!!!” Dolly exclaimed, not wanting to