84. Distant
Author: Lucy Stone
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The next day at school, Daniel walked towards Leonard with a concerned look on his face. He couldn't shake off the worry he felt after hearing about Elsie's recent kidnap scare and he wanted to know how she was feeling exactly. As he walked up to Leonard, he hesitated for a moment before starting the conversation because he knew it was a very sensitive topic and the last thing he wanted was to offend him for being insensitive.

"Hey, Leonard," Daniel began, trying to sound casual. "Have you talked to Elsie about how she's doing after what happened? I can't stop thinking about it." he sighed.

He had come to see the beautiful girl as a sister and ever since what had happened, he had been very worried about her. He could actually relate to everything that had happened because it had happened to someone he once loved but as he stared at Leonard, he knew he had to shut off the memory and focus on what was more important.

Leonard looked at Daniel, understanding his concern. He knew that Dani
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