Dallas Taylor tapped the flower stem on her forehead and curled his lips, saying, "Alright, let's all head back."
As the words fell, he turned and walked toward the military vehicle that was to take him away.
"Instructor!" Mia Ginger suddenly called out to him from behind.
Dallas had already reached the back of the vehicle. He heard her calling and slowly turned around.
"Take care!" Mia shouted loudly, waving a bunch of flowers in her hand at him.
Dallas tightly clutched the fragile flower stem in his hand.
He gave her a deep look without speaking, nodding slightly from afar.
Then he turned again, swiftly getting into the vehicle.
He sat all the way inside.
Mia watched as the vehicle departed, feeling a sudden itch in her eyes for some reason.
She raised her head to look towards the horizon.
The sky was high and the clouds were distant.
A faint crescent moon still hung in the sky, like a phantom.
