212 Familiar Relation (2)

"It's... you?" The girl at the door uttered breathlessly, stricken by pure surprise, and Madeline's gaze drifted from the girl's face to her feet, then to her familiar face again, and that's when an awed gasp left her lips as her hand flew to her mouth, finding the girl more recognizable despite her polished appearance.

"Monica?"

"You still remember my name?" Monica, who was also taken by surprise, smiled delightedly and offered a hug to Madeline who couldn't reject it. 

"How is this..? You're from Whitebrige city's capital?" Madeline asked after they had pulled away from each other's embrace, and the girl named Monica nodded her head, her face beaming radiantly.

"It's good to see you again."