Love Unspoken

She backed up again, eyeing the entrance like it might bite her. It had been a few days since she last saw Alexander, and she had no clue what he was up to outside. In less than two minutes, Alexander strolled in from outside.

Even though it had been a few days and she had forgotten most of what she had done, the moment she saw him, she still wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

But the place was too tiny, leaving her nowhere to hide, not even a spot to rest her eyes.

She could only sit there stiffly, forcing herself to look at him as he came in.

Seeing her awake, Alexander stayed chill, walked in like it was no big deal, and squatted down beside her.

He asked, "How you been feeling these past few days?"

Quinn was caught off guard, unsure if he was messing with her, and turned to look at him.

He looked at her calmly, like he was just asking a simple question.

Quinn pressed her lips together, stayed quiet for a moment, and then said, "I'm fine now. Do you know how to get out of here?"

"I've been looking for a way out these past few days. This place is huge, and there are fierce beasts. You'd better not wander around. Once I find the exit, I'll take you out," he said sincerely, his eyes dead serious, showing no signs of lying. Quinn felt a bit anxious, but there didn't seem to be any other options at the moment.

She looked down at the ground, not saying a word.

Alexander handed her a roasted chicken leg. She stared at the chicken leg in his hand, a bit surprised, "Where'd you get so much meat?"

"They're everywhere outside," Alexander said casually.

Quinn was puzzled again. She had been outside before, and apart from the snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the grass, she hadn't seen other animals.

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Quinn wasn't very hungry, having eaten fruit all day, and her stomach was quite full.

But she still took it, thinking she might get hungry after going to the bathroom later.

She then said to Alexander, "I wanna take a bath."

She hadn't bathed in days, and her body was covered in sweat. She could smell the sour odor even when sitting still. She suddenly thought, 'Is Alexander avoiding me these past few days because he couldn't stand my smell?' At this thought, she felt even more embarrassed.

Alexander looked a bit troubled. "There's no place to bathe here."

Quinn sighed. She couldn't stand her own smell anymore, but then she thought of something and suddenly leaned close to Alexander, sniffing him.

Even though he was still wearing that shirt, he didn't have any odor, not even a hint of sweat. Instead, his clothes had a sun-dried scent.

He had no place to bathe, his physical activity was no less than hers, and he was outside every day. How could he be so clean?

She frowned, feeling as if she had missed something.

Before she could figure it out, Alexander suddenly stood up from the ground and said, "There's a spring outside. You can use it to wash up a bit."

Upon hearing the word "spring," Quinn couldn't think of anything else and asked, "Where is it?"

"Follow me," Alexander said, walking towards outside.

Quinn quickly got up from the ground and followed him outside. Just to the left of the cave, hidden beneath some grass, was a water pit about the size of a washbasin.

"This is it," Alexander said.

Quinn had never seen a spring before. She squatted down and scooped out the water with her hand. Sure enough, as soon as it was emptied, water seeped back in, filling it up in no time.

She found it fascinating and played by the water pit for a long time.

After she had enough, she looked up at him, "Is this where you wash?" Alexander nodded slightly.