After realizing she was already far away from the couple, Denise placed a hand on her head. It couldn't be real. First Alice had told her those things, leaving her completely confused, and now this couple had appeared out of nowhere, saying things like that without knowing anything.

She decided to continue her walk, since she didn't want to go back and run into those people again. Taking the trail toward the river, she found the starfruit tree loaded with fruit, exactly as she had imagined it w