HOOT! HOOT!
HOOT! HOOT!
Around the cabin in the woods, an owl called ceaselessly. Because it had rained that day, a thick mist steamed up from the forest floor. Orange light spilled from the cabin, illuminating the slowly roiling fog.
TICK! TOCK!
TICK! TOCK!
Yu Yu lay in her room, her wide eyes fixed on the old-fashioned clock hanging on the wall. She hadn't slept, waiting for everyone else to fall asleep so she could go take care of something. Her fingers continuously fiddled with a sharp thumbtack.
…
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
In the wee hours of the morning, someone knocked on Su Xuan's door. The sound was so faint, as if the person was terrified of being heard.
Su Xuan opened the door to find a beautiful young woman in a nightgown standing in the doorway, giving him a sweet smile. It was Yu Yu.
"Let's go outside," she whispered. "Everyone is sleeping in here. I'm afraid they'll see us."
Su Xuan threw on some clothes and quietly led Yu Yu out of the cabin.
