Chapter 225
Ding— Ding—
The sound of the bell signaling midnight echoed.
Carynne rolled her eyes and tried to fall asleep.
How should she get along with Isella? She still couldn’t tell. But living together might make it easier to become closer. Hadn’t Raymond said the same?
“How exactly do people make friends?”
“Just… by being together, you become friends.”
“Ah, really. Try to explain it with a bit more sincerity.”
A life without friends throughout a hundred years of solitude.
Carynne had earnestly asked Raymond how to make friends while holding her fountain pen, ready to take notes. However, Raymond struggled to explain it to her.
He had always been popular, with both men and women. But fitting in wasn’t something you could calculate and encapsulate with words. People usually approached him first, not the other way around. So, he didn’t know what to say to Carynne when she asked how to make friends.
“…Compared to the time I’ve spent with Isella, haven’t I been with you longer…?”