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 had100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEXbd9xeAs
just gotten off the plane, taken a train and bus for another hour, and was100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENKwwm1t0I
wrapped in layers of thick clothing. Yet, the starry sky didn’t captivate her.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WTcx3SauW
Exhausted, she dragged two heavy suitcases and a backpack, struggling to100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTm9MUJeXC
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 her100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjuXnU7LRI
housemates had planned to return to their hometowns, and the landlord decided100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zdOGiqT1g
to take his family on a vacation. He had repeatedly instructed everyone to lock100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LnvjYeYYc
all windows and turn off the devices before leaving. After the last housemate100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gZDfIL9dE
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 and100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvzKsVzZBe
reached into her backpack to find her keys, but after searching for a while,100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOe8vm11dD
she couldn’t find them! Panic began to set in. The landlord and her housemates100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQ9cx0Osfz
were all gone, and there was no one inside to help her. She was completely alone100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1aiU5YAJx
and helpless—was she going to be locked out? Just as she was debating whether100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXGPIgAtCp
to break in and pay for the damages later, the door suddenly opened from the100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnUyGvIZRG
inside! Startled, she stepped back, but then recognized her housemate, Lloyd.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvZ8IXOGUf
Relieved, she was also puzzled—no one was supposed to be home. Why was he still100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUc4X1SINb
inside?
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"Welcome back! Come on in, it’s freezing outside,"100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJW7rU3qMhI
Lloyd said with a smile. Just as she was about to ask him why he was still100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB33AcpjwjH
there, she noticed that Lloyd was wearing nothing but a towel around his waist,100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX3E7WyQEW
his upper body completely bare. Shocked, she nearly screamed, but Lloyd seemed100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6tfwbwLtY
unfazed, remaining calm as he helped carry her suitcases inside. Swallowing her100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrrxQOvGjn0
questions, she awkwardly suggested, "It's really cold—maybe you should put100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXU63t94Aj
on some clothes first." Only then did Lloyd realize he had just come out100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04fjUivcZj
of the shower. Still calm, he carried her suitcases upstairs, promising to get100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8LrR1E6c9
dressed afterward.
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After Lloyd left her suitcases outside her room and she100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdW1AKOaeUH
thanked him, he returned to his room and closed the door. Behind it, he covered100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9wH2xmcm9
his face, cringing at the embarrassing situation. "That was so100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOYKCJzD9m
awkward!" he thought. Little did he know, inside her own room, Tresa’s100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg1dZg2IbW
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 Lloyd100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ9UAtJawpT
got dressed and went downstairs to prepare dinner. Knowing they were the only100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUPA0gr431
two in the house, Lloyd knocked on Tresa’s door and asked, "I’m making100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfyb9s8KSW
noodles. Would you like some?" Without warning, she opened the door and100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFTVZPNODv6
handed him a large bag of snacks with a smile. "I’ve got a ton of snacks.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVvhp05yrd
Let’s have them together after the noodles!" she said, then quickly shut100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqD9KE8U5W6
the door before he could respond.
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Lloyd blinked in confusion. Did that mean he was supposed to100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvVT4gMwQI
cook for her too? Shrugging, he decided to make an extra portion anyway—he100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPjvth5Muz
figured he could eat it if she didn’t. He took the large bag of snacks she had100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDMTko2ZhY
given him and placed it on the dining table before heading to the kitchen. When100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdYqtEqQ5o1
the noodles were ready, Tresa came downstairs with a disappointed expression.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBr4yaE5ezJ
"I wanted to help, but I guess I was too late!" she said. Lloyd waved100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iCtVTzhfN
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 before100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZoUZkNnDQQ
she put down her utensils, dug through the snack bag, and pulled out a variety100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1yBrWME75
of instant snacks—dried eggs, mini sausages, and other unfamiliar foods.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdM9qFuvBg
Curious, Lloyd watched as she went to the kitchen to grab scissors, came back,100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExB9DiAQQH
and started cutting open the packages, sprinkling the snacks into her noodles100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhopMnPzQPi
and mixing them. She took a bite, her face lighting up with satisfaction.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsBGoBrrHo
Noticing Lloyd staring at her, she pushed the bowl toward him, offering him a100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoquM6sFvjU
taste. Hesitant, Lloyd pointed at her bowl. She nodded, encouraging him to try.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRJl3B4TOD
After confirming a few times, Lloyd finally took a bite. To his surprise, he100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Q0VcLLMud
said, "It actually tastes pretty good like this!"
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Smiling, Tresa handed him some of the same snacks, along100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNrIen5l59
with the scissors. "Want to make yours the same?" she asked. Without100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh7bv2B67UM
hesitation, Lloyd took them, mixed the snacks into his own bowl, and after a100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaa24x28yW
bite, nodded in approval. "This is really good!"
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As they ate, Tresa suddenly remembered something.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MymDFxx8T
"Weren’t you supposed to go home for the break? I thought I’d be the first100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVJlSxEn0F
one back. Good thing you were here to let me in."
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Lloyd shrugged. "Yeah, I just got back. Nothing special100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeZhyeECfm
at home."
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"Really? Don’t you miss your family?" she asked,100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikKGsD76vM
recalling a night when he had silently cried while gazing at the moon. Lloyd100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxfYeODkuN
paused for a moment, then softly said, "…My grandma passed away last year.100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGmpVnG9I8
After that, I haven’t had any family left."
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Tresa was stunned by his words. She lowered her voice and100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxSYa9CgxB
said, "I’m so sorry to hear that."
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Lloyd shook his head gently. "It’s okay. I just went100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4FOnNbZMrJ
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 go100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkPWweL5s6
check it out!" She grabbed her coat and pulled Lloyd outside. Together,100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcUSVNX23c
they looked up at the night sky, watching as the snowflakes fell like countless100Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9AEW0OD7n
tiny diamonds under the light of the full moon—beautiful and serene.
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