Estella's POV

He prays silently that his parents will not be back from their businesses, else he would have to use the pill he just bought. It was when darkness began encroaching that he realized he had had a nap at the pharmacy. The thought about me might have been a dream.

He began walking faster than he would. It was getting dark and he had to pass through the lonely road between the woods. The trees beside the paved road weren't tall and thick but he still had reasons to fear. He could get kidnapped or attacked by some ruffians. With the trees around, he wished what he had...