[ The gentle brush of fingertips against her forehead as her turning to gaze back at her. Instinctively she leans into her friend's touch as if trying to savour the memory of that too before she would no longer be able to. They still had days together. It would be at least some time before the eclipse. But that only makes the fleeting time that they have together all the more precious.

She does her best to smile back in return though it's not quite enough to dispel the melancholy that lingers there in gaze. ]

That's true. There's no annoying older brother though to introduce you to. Or my parents for that matter. [ The corner of her lips lift a little higher, a hint of earnestness there. ] They'd all love you and insist you stay with us.