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I held his hand in mine as we walked up the hill. I only turned my head sometimes to check on what his expression was. His eyes reflected of the tree ahead of us, but the blue was still visible. His mouth was open as if he was going to speak, but he was silent the whole way. I wondered if he was as frightened as I was. He seemed calm… but then he also looked nervous. I couldn’t tell for sure.    …