"Please be careful."
I could make out the clanging sound of coins hitting the floor of the public phone booth on the other end. I lowered my head deeply, then raised it and leaned the back of my head against the wall.
There was nothing I could do from here on out. I could only pray for Alex's safety.
"Don't get hurt, and if it seems dangerous, run away immediately. Think of yourself first, no matter what."
"Our Lyra has grown up, even worrying about her big brother."
"Please..."
I gritted my teeth tightly. I was sick with worry, but his light attitude in regard to all this, as if he were just simply joking around, set my heart aflame.
In the past, Alex had beaten his chest saying he couldn't die before his time because of me, but now he was acting the opposite.
"You take care of yourself. I'm going to live to see you get married, have kids, and watch them grow up and get married too."
