Olivia's fingers tightened around Kafka's hand as they finally stopped in front of the towering tree she'd chosen earlier. Her head tilted back, eyes going wide as she stared up at the massive trunk that stretched high into the canopy above them.
The bark was textured and lined with faint ridges, but the tree itself seemed impossibly tall, so tall, it felt like it could rival their house in sheer height.
"Wow..." She whispered under her breath, her voice a full of awe and unease. The sheer size of it felt almost intimidating now that they stood directly below it.
She swallowed hard, clutching lightly at the fabric of Kafka's shirt with her free hand. "Kafi...earlier, when you said you could climb the tree, I..." She hesitated, biting her lip as her eyes traced the trunk all the way up to where the fruit hung. "I didn't really think too much about it. I just agreed because...well, I believed you."
Her grip on his shirt tightened as her voice softened with worry.
