Havi

Pomelo took a deep breath in, and then out. In and out. She unconsciously readjusted her bangs and puffed out her chest, trying to look calm and steady despite her heart nervously pounding against her ribcage. Her town’s ambassador, Henri, was standing down the road hitched to a cart full of straw, waylaid by a conversation with the nearby farm’s owner. Neither of them had noticed her yet, so she waited for their chat to end and Henri to restart his trip bef...