#Chapter 56: Title

I can’t help but wonder if he’s thinking about his brother. I can’t really see anything as we stroll through the forest. I don’t have night vision. Fortunately, Alex does. This makes it even more magical when the trees clear to reveal the most beautiful scene. “Wow!” escapes my lips. There is a stream ahead of us. The moon is glistening off the water, creating sparkles of white dancing on the slow-moving, barely rippling surface of water. With the stars above and this stream at our feet, I can’t help but feel like I’m in a movie. Again. This time, I don’t remind myself that it’s a scary movie. Alex leads me closer to the water, stopping when we near the edge. “Here.” He sits on the grass, and I nestle down beside him, close but not quite touching him. The ground is solid, but the grass is soft. I touch it with my fingers, fully alive in this moment of magic. It’s very romantic. Alex talks for a while, mostly about what it was like growing up here. I try to listen, to focus; bu