“Shelia…” Softly, Victor whispered the name.
“That’s a pretty name.”
“You mean? I chose the nfor myself.” As Shelia leaned against
Victor, she crossed her legs.
“Did you say the nyou chose for yourself?”
“Yes.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtI chose the nbecause I like the way it sounds and because it’s unique as far as I’m concerned.” Shelia wrote the nwith a branch that she found on the ground while she was speaking.
Victor hadn’t figured out how to spell Shelia’s nuntil that point.
Shelia…
Nothing about it sounded boyish to him.
The only thing that set Shelia apart from other girls was her short hair and carefree demeanor.
In that regard, she was like a boy.
Shelia added the word “Van” to the end of her nafter she was done writing hers.
“This is your name, correct?”
Victor was his name.
But for sreason, he didn’t correct her and just nodded.
“Since we now know each other’s names, we can call each other friends.” In a gesture of friendship, Shelia extended her hand.
“Let’s do this once again! Hi, my nis Shelia.”
“Pleasure.
I’m Van.” Victor extended his hand to Shelia and they exchanged a handshake.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShelia stood up and patted the soil on her body after she had thrown away the branch she was holding.
“Is it possible for you to stand?
To avoid being stalked again by wolves at night, we must find a way out.”
Victor was also aware that they wouldn’t be here for long.
He nodded and stood slowly with his hand on the stone.
“Let’s get going!”
As soon as she had the darts in a cloth bag, Shelia returned to
Victor with the bag tied to her waist.
She took the jar of water that he hadn’t consumed, surveyed the area, and indicated in the direction of a nearby road that was reasonably smooth.
“Let’s take this route.”