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The Lone Girl (Chapter: 4)
WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS DAY

I reached Primewood on time. When I reached there, I saw two cute kids standing at the entrance - a little boy and a girl. They looked like siblings. Each wore thick sweaters that were bigger than them and bonnets. They looked hilarious. The little guy looked at me with a bright smile, “Welcome to Primewood. And……” he stopped abruptly looking confused. He looked at the girl and then turned to look at me. The girl nudged him hard. “Tell and don’t mess up.”

I heard her say under her breath. But he didn’t speak up, so she spoke up, “I am really sorry for making you wait here. My brother messes up a lot. Never mind. We wish you a Merry Christmas. Make yourselves comfortable here.” She smiled and I greeted graciously back and went in.

The Primewood orchard is surely a site of splendor. The trees in this garden looked so luscious and green even in the snow unlike the others. The program started presently and I took a seat in the front. A lady who, I assumed to be the head of the Primewood institute, came forward and...