Chapter 7Thursday
The sun was shining again. Most of the colourful leaves had fallen to the ground, but it was a beautiful day, anyway, and we were having our coffee out on the balcony. The staff had placed patio heaters by the tables, and there was a pile of blankets by the door.
“It’s a bit chilly.” William moved closer to the heater.
“Do you want me to go get you a blanket?”
“Nah, it’s all right.” He sipped on his coffee and smiled at the trees. “Once, when Charlie and I were by the lake, we found a little trail. I say found…” He chuckled. “We were taking a different trail back to the car and got lost. When we’d walked for a while, we came across this little cabin with a view over the lake.”
I remembered the cabin. We’d been standing there looking at it for several minutes before w
