Was it really just an illusion? Abelyn felt lost all of a sudden.
At that moment, Joan was eating ice cream with the children in a shop nearby. Plain contentment was written all over her face.
"Joan, you haven't come out to play for a long time," one of the children uttered in a mischievous tone.
"Yeah, I haven't been feeling too well recently," she let out a small smile and replied.
She was acquainted with almost all the children staying around the beach. Hence, when she stayed at home for too long, she would really miss the naive and innocent children.
Very soon, a few kids seemed to have been reenergized after having their ice cream, and they left the shop one after another. Looking at the elated expression on their faces, Joan smiled contently.
"Ughh—" Out of the blue, Joan let out a cry.
"Joan, what's going on?" the children quickly gathered around her and asked anxiously.
"It's okay; I'm fine. I just need to take a rest. Why don't you guys go out and play first?" the woman waved at them and replied briefly.
What's happening to me?Why am I having a headache all of a sudden? Not only that, a blurred image of a little boy started appearing in her mind as well. Who's this boy?
Holding her head in her hands, she was in great agony.
Meanwhile, Dustin and Abelyn still couldn't seem to find Joan after a long search. Finally, Abelyn admitted defeat.
"Alright, let's go." With that, she turned around and was ready to leave.
"What's happening to Joan?" some distance away, a child asked another child abruptly.
"She's having a headache."
It was at that juncture that both Dustin and Abelyn paused in their tracks all at once. Turning to each other, both of them had a hopeful glint in their eyes.
"Abelyn, did you hear something just now?" Dustin asked tentatively.
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