It wasn't the fact that she was ignoring me that had me bothered, but it was the fact that she was crying right before my very eyes.
"Pocahontas?" I approached my friend cautiously; I swallowed a dry lump in my throat. There hadn't been a time for me to speak to her like this, not since Pocahontas broke the news to me about her arranged marriage with Kokoum.
"What's the problem?" I asked her sheepishly, mustering all the courage that I could to avoid sounding pathetic to her at that very moment.
"Brother Bear, please." Pocahontas stifled a sob.
Naturally, I took my place beside her.
"Trust me,...
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