Juliette ran the vacuum mindlessly over the leftover confetti from the graduation party. Eve would have done it later, but she was busy cleaning up the kitchen. Besides, Juliette welcomed the physical activity to keep her mind off her worries.
Simon left just a few minutes earlier. The other young men had departed one by one after dinner, taking various routes to the Tumen River. From now on, they were on their own, with only the Holy Spirit for guidance and companionship. Juliette hoped that would be enough.
Hannah hadn’t moved from her position at the window since Simon’s departure. There had been no tearful parting, no intense farewell. Juliette recalled the angle of Simon’s shoulders as he walked out of the den, the glint of a tear she had pretended not to notice shining in his eye.
