Leon looked back.
Silence….
A small bird landed on a branch above Leon and chirped once, and then it flew away.
"...Did I…. Did I just shout that out loud?"
Leon could not answer.
Irene's eyes widened slowly as the realization hit her.
"Oh no."
She covered her face with both hands.
"Oh no oh no oh no."
She turned around in the water. The water rippled between her feet before it settled still as Irene squatted down while burying her face between her knees.
She turned her head slightly.
"Are you laughing at me?"
"No…. Well, Yes. A little."
"Mhhhhhhhh!!"
Her face visibly turned beat red again.
Leon saw her acting like a child who had just confessed to her crush.
Well in this case, that was exactly what it was.
Leon's brain had already moved past the initial shock.
