After spending the morning and afternoon looking through photo albums, I decided to take a nap before dinner. When I got back to my room, I had a visitor waiting for me outside my window.
An owl.
It reminded me of Mr. Owl. I wondered how he was doing.
After more staring, I noticed a rolled-up paper tied to its foot. I moved my hands closer. The owl didn't even resist as I untied the ribbon and took the paper.
I unrolled it and read its contents:
Please wait a bit longer.
My eyes widened. Could it have been a message from Isuru?
"Isuru…"
I missed him.
I folded the paper and kept it under my mattress along with the folder. It was a brief message, but it gave me hope. Hope that maybe he's still alive.
But when I see him, will I still be able to see him the same way?
After all, I just heard Ms. Cat's side of the story. He hid a lot of details from me.
I should probably be angry about it, right?