Luz Story: 100 Baby Challenge

Lianna’s Backstory: Part Nine


Dante couldn’t wait to return to Sulani, it was all he’d been thinking about for weeks. He arrived at the idyllic island archipelago in the afternoon and ran right to Kalani’s house. He knocked on her door and peeked through the window, but no one was there. Dante started walking down the beach a little way and found her combing for seashells along the shore.



He snuck up behind her carefully, and standing a few feet away said in a low voice, “I told you I’d be back.” Kalani jumped, startled, and then turned around excitedly. Dante wasn’t entirely sure how she would react, given that they had only met once before. But he had been replaying their parting in his head over and over as the weeks dragged along in Forgotten Hollow, and he couldn’t imagine her not feeling the same way. Kalani’s body lit up like electricity was running through her the moment she saw his face – not hesitating, she threw herself at Dante, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him for a long moment.

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The pair spent the entire afternoon on the beach, giddy to be back together. They built sandcastles, playing in the ocean, and canoodled until the sun set over the sea, giving them a breathtakingly colorful show.



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Dante spent 5 days in paradise with this woman he had fallen madly in love with, not even thinking about home. He finally realized that he would need to return home soon to keep up his charade of conducting research here. He spent some time collecting different plants and catching frogs but didn’t want to give his parents too much – he needed to have a reason to keep coming back. Before he left, he promised Kalani he would return again, hopefully sooner this time. Saying good-bye broke both of their hearts, the thought of being together again soon the only thing to keep them going.

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