Chapter 16

When Jess wakes up, she writes a little message on a little paper and leave it at the cottage. She writes, that she's out for a walk. She plans to meet the river boy, because of this challenge. She meets him at the waterfall and he tells her the challenge, which she doesn't know at this moment. The river boy wants to swim along the river, directloy to the sea. But not alone, due to his fear. Jess doesn't agree, because she doesn't want to leave Grandpa alone. The river boy accepts it, jumps down in the river and swims alone. She watches him while he disappears more and more for a few moments and walks back to the cottage after that. But to her surprise, there is no car. Instead of a car, Alfred stands in front of the cottage.

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Why does Alfred stands in front of the cottage? Why is there no car? Did they drove to the hospital without Jess? No, I don't think so. They wouldn't. But what has happened then? Did Pop died?