Previously on: Tresa(F) & Lloyd(M) are exchange students living in a host family's house. For details, please refer to 31. <Full moon night 1> and 32.<Full moon night 2>.
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Time: A night in winter //Place: A house in E city
The sky was filled with rows of twinkling stars. Tresa had194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KOsTXvE03
just gotten off the plane, taken a train and bus for another hour, and was194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEpWSQoTOG
wrapped in layers of thick clothing. Yet, the starry sky didn’t captivate her.194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjbMxvsate
Exhausted, she dragged two heavy suitcases and a backpack, struggling to194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMq8yUgTzIH
breathe as she made her way from the gate to the house’s front door.
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A month ago, with the long winter break approaching, all her194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmW5hol2xe
housemates had planned to return to their hometowns, and the landlord decided194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXzif1T61K
to take his family on a vacation. He had repeatedly instructed everyone to lock194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmaZDZgWbV
all windows and turn off the devices before leaving. After the last housemate194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwu8SkX9rO
left, the landlord and his family went off joyfully on their trip.
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Standing in front of the door, Tresa caught her breath and194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnIBq5Dw9O
reached into her backpack to find her keys, but after searching for a while,194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ptIfgOvuj
she couldn’t find them! Panic began to set in. The landlord and her housemates194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7tbHZ6KzI
were all gone, and there was no one inside to help her. She was completely alone194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYzjIOJti0
and helpless—was she going to be locked out? Just as she was debating whether194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYIy2iyQmU
to break in and pay for the damages later, the door suddenly opened from the194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡju9IvtjAPO
inside! Startled, she stepped back, but then recognized her housemate, Lloyd.194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE6VAu7LVA
Relieved, she was also puzzled—no one was supposed to be home. Why was he still194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEroe8Zohbp
inside?
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"Welcome back! Come on in, it’s freezing outside,"194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bATtSy5QO
Lloyd said with a smile. Just as she was about to ask him why he was still194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaQsgefHPP
there, she noticed that Lloyd was wearing nothing but a towel around his waist,194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjCnQxZX93
his upper body completely bare. Shocked, she nearly screamed, but Lloyd seemed194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuaLMGmwmx0
unfazed, remaining calm as he helped carry her suitcases inside. Swallowing her194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl99ufTrmCP
questions, she awkwardly suggested, "It's really cold—maybe you should put194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKY3JV0ksp7
on some clothes first." Only then did Lloyd realize he had just come out194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXN2WELBvVn
of the shower. Still calm, he carried her suitcases upstairs, promising to get194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9x8NQdynPc
dressed afterward.
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After Lloyd left her suitcases outside her room and she194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PBOA6EIJt
thanked him, he returned to his room and closed the door. Behind it, he covered194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszvuRxGRKR
his face, cringing at the embarrassing situation. "That was so194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5GGeKl8rdT
awkward!" he thought. Little did he know, inside her own room, Tresa’s194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwlIq5lwVf
face had also turned red as she silently marvelled, "He has abs!"
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Once they both calmed down, Tresa began unpacking while Lloyd194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmfFCKDtG4
got dressed and went downstairs to prepare dinner. Knowing they were the only194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2h3jZJqAi
two in the house, Lloyd knocked on Tresa’s door and asked, "I’m making194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTQ2SRGmlO
noodles. Would you like some?" Without warning, she opened the door and194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZ1uHrepwr
handed him a large bag of snacks with a smile. "I’ve got a ton of snacks.194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0kpYSs1dX
Let’s have them together after the noodles!" she said, then quickly shut194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNerD64NcVV
the door before he could respond.
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Lloyd blinked in confusion. Did that mean he was supposed to194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQoisUj73i
cook for her too? Shrugging, he decided to make an extra portion anyway—he194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFz4ouEkld
figured he could eat it if she didn’t. He took the large bag of snacks she had194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwDMUfsBpm
given him and placed it on the dining table before heading to the kitchen. When194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRjL4XR5NN
the noodles were ready, Tresa came downstairs with a disappointed expression.194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTPwDNzGPx
"I wanted to help, but I guess I was too late!" she said. Lloyd waved194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhivImPUWJq
it off casually, "No worries, it’s just noodles. Let’s eat."
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As they sat down to eat, Tresa only took a few bites before194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUIULzawhqi
she put down her utensils, dug through the snack bag, and pulled out a variety194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDsB1lQEgU
of instant snacks—dried eggs, mini sausages, and other unfamiliar foods.194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVxxPbQlf0
Curious, Lloyd watched as she went to the kitchen to grab scissors, came back,194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5FpzT6Mht
and started cutting open the packages, sprinkling the snacks into her noodles194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy36eyGc6R
and mixing them. She took a bite, her face lighting up with satisfaction.194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRwfjWS5KpP
Noticing Lloyd staring at her, she pushed the bowl toward him, offering him a194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsgYYejB5D
taste. Hesitant, Lloyd pointed at her bowl. She nodded, encouraging him to try.194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4thdhhA8Xx
After confirming a few times, Lloyd finally took a bite. To his surprise, he194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtEcrggb2Z
said, "It actually tastes pretty good like this!"
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Smiling, Tresa handed him some of the same snacks, along194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5W5CcSEOJX
with the scissors. "Want to make yours the same?" she asked. Without194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9HJzdvXTj
hesitation, Lloyd took them, mixed the snacks into his own bowl, and after a194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF33sV4gKtV
bite, nodded in approval. "This is really good!"
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As they ate, Tresa suddenly remembered something.194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKiCLDoAeA
"Weren’t you supposed to go home for the break? I thought I’d be the first194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLImJ4E0l38
one back. Good thing you were here to let me in."
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Lloyd shrugged. "Yeah, I just got back. Nothing special194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlFGOdfjBn
at home."
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"Really? Don’t you miss your family?" she asked,194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMgFWTOE85
recalling a night when he had silently cried while gazing at the moon. Lloyd194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡobou6Auwyu
paused for a moment, then softly said, "…My grandma passed away last year.194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTLjlQ8som
After that, I haven’t had any family left."
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Tresa was stunned by his words. She lowered her voice and194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2xrvL8AXm
said, "I’m so sorry to hear that."
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Lloyd shook his head gently. "It’s okay. I just went194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGTRUPQ6IR
back to visit her grave."
There was a brief, sombre silence. Looking for a way to lighten the mood, Tresa glanced out the window and noticed a change in the
scenery. She exclaimed excitedly, "Hey, it’s snowing outside! Let’s go194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaze9MyuETZ
check it out!" She grabbed her coat and pulled Lloyd outside. Together,194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIlpwdNxTz
they looked up at the night sky, watching as the snowflakes fell like countless194Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJw0VCVFaB
tiny diamonds under the light of the full moon—beautiful and serene.
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