𝑴𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒔 | 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒙 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓

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I just got home after my small walk and after I cleaned my mind a bit,forgetting about the problems I have.Sometimes it's better to forget about them or at least try to.

I take off my shoes and I walk in my room.I have an idea.I quickly get a towel from my drawer and I go in the bathroom,turning on the water and letting the tub fill.In the meantime,I pour some of my favorite scents in the water and I wait for it to fill up.

After the calming walk and after getting some fresh air,a bath would be everything before actually going to bed.I discard my clothes one by one placing them in my laundry basket to wash them tomorrow or when I have time.The tub is now filled with water with bubbles and some of my favorite scents and I slowly step in.

I lay down,allowing the warm scented water to engulf my skin.It feels so nice.I close my eyes,relaxing my muscles.Oh.I remember I have that book I borrowed from the Wanwen Bookhouse. 'Records of Jueyun: Palace Beneath the Sea'. Jifang from the Wanwen Bookhouse recommended this to me.I open the book and I start reading.

—Palace Beneath the Sea—
The day had arrived. It was time to collect the bride.

The Sea God looked majestic indeed as he sat center stage in his giant clam, holding in his hands the reins of two sea serpents. They stood as imposing as Mt. Tianheng before the royal carriage as their master accepted the gifts of pearls from the village elders and welcomed his new bride aboard the carriage. In return, the village would receive the Sea God's blessing: a year free from tempests and tsunamis.

The bride was whisked away to a place deep beneath the waves, far from home, far from the reveling crowds celebrating the festival, and far from her mother all alone. The Sea God took her along a corridor of great columns, formed from the skeleton of a dead whale, that led to a palatial gate adorned with shining pearls and iridescent shells. Finally, the young bride had arrived at the palace the Sea God had made for her. The palace that was to be her new home.

[...]

Eventually, there came a day when the Sea God sensed what his young bride was feeling. Though saddened by her choice, he allowed her to go through with her decision.

"In the fallen world of the humans, there will come a day in your life when you regret this decision." The Sea God took the shell of a sea snail that adorned his waist and handed it to her as a parting gift.

"There will come a day that you blow into this shell, and it will sound like a horn. On that day, you shall return to this place."

The young woman took the shell and returned to the land. The years went by, and soon she became a mother herself. As she went about her simple, peaceful life, the ocean palace seemed but a childhood dream. The dazzling sights and grotesque creatures would once in a while flood into her mind from the murky depths of her memory, but it was a rare occurrence, and she put them out of her mind. She lived like this year after year. Until one year, when the festival came once again, the village elders came to her home. They had come to take her daughter from her arms. It was then that she finally understood why the Sea God had spoken of her regret, and of her return, all those years ago.

On the eve of the festival, she blew into the shell, and it sounded like a horn.

The Sea God responded to the call, rising up from the billowing waves to greet the village. But his embrace was a tidal wave that engulfed the village, and took the villagers and elders in their sleep. Drawn by giant sea serpents, a colossal clam carriage came to a halt in front of her, dazzling her with its shimmering pearls. The mother took her daughter by the hand and boarded the Sea God's clam. It was just like she remembered from her childhood — only this time, the village she left behind now lay in ruins beneath the ocean waves.

Ok wow this made me very sad.I put the book away and I also wash my hair.Before the water went too cold,I got up from the tub and dried myself off.I put on my shirt and large pants and I dry my hair.I feel much better now.

I walk in my room,placing the book next to all the other ones.I really enjoy reading.I always did.Even if the stories in them are not real,at least not all of them,I still find them very fun and nice to read.Books help me loosen up a bit and read what some fictional characters do.

I fully dry my hair and I get under my blanket with deep exhale.Another day passed.I turn off my small lamp placed on my nightstand and I slowly close my eyes,falling in a deep slumber.I have many things to do tomorrow so I should get some good rest.Goodnight.