"I couldn't sleep because Shirley was snoring loudly." Before Ron could ask anything, Larra blurted out the reason for her sleeplessness, eager to prove it wasn't because of him.

Ron was caught off guard to see her on the balcony at that hour. Not wanting her to know that she was the source of his sleepless night, he nodded without saying anything. Larra smiled nervously and leaned on the railing, gazing at the beach.