Joshua came out of the hotel, got into his car, and drove around the outskirts of Sea City in frustration.
After circling a few times, he finally stopped next to the beach and got out of the car.
The sea breeze blew against his face and somehow made him a little more balanced.
It was already nighttime, so there were not many people around. Joshua caught sight of a food truck a short distance away, along with two or three customers gathered around it, drinking and having their meal.
Although the customers seemed to be having a great time, the beach was so quiet apart from them that even the food truck owner started to doze off.
Joshua could see the silhouette of a slim woman in the distance, her long hair billowing about her in the sea breeze. She seemed to be talking on the phone.
Joshua thought this woman looked familiar. She reminded him a lot of Luna Gibson.
When he first met Luna Gibson, she, too, liked to talk on the phone with him at night. She would always layer a jacket over her dress and let her hair down, then call him as she stood on the beach, enjoying the cool breeze.
Joshua remembered that one time, Luna Gibson had called him right on this beach, thinking that he was still in Sea City. At that time, she was as talkative as
ever, and he only gave her a few mumbles and short sentences in reply.
However, she did not know that Joshua had already arrived in Sea City and was, at that moment, standing right behind her.
After that, seeing that he did not talk much, Luna Gibson had hung up the phone somewhat dejectedly, only to turn around and realize that Joshua was right behind her.
Luna Gibson had smiled as soon as she saw him, dimples revealed, and ran into his arms, demanding to know when he arrived and what he was doing, sneaking up on her like that.
Joshua still recalled everything about that day as if it were yesterday.
The moon shone bright that night, and the coastline seemed to have blurred with the night sky. The moon cast its rays over Luna Gibson, giving her a faint, luminescent glow. That scene was so beautiful
that Joshua would remember it for years to come, but He closed his eyes and recalled what had happened with Alice.
She was the same woman, with the same face and voice, but everything was somehow different.
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