Chap69: The Second Chance

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Everything is changed

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Everything is changed. As if the light in this house had been taken away. Days keep flowing like water. Uncountable and painful

Everyone changed. They have their own pain and guilt built within. Prince Taehyung has turned silent since the arrival of his mother. He probably has so much unanswered questions

Father is not talking properly with anyone. He must be so guilty. Queen has also been quieter unable to spit anything. Brother Jung's wife came here to stay with us. She's sweet but can never replace Yuri. Brother keeps acting like nothing happened at all

It feels like a nightmare to digest everything. A lot happened within a very short time. Now the healing time feels unending and unbearable.

I should do something

This void feeling must be gone.

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"Your Highness.." I called him helplessly

He was sitting by the balcony all alone and silent like a lost kid. It was really hard to meet him in the past few days. I don't even remember when was the last time we had a proper chat. Whenever we saw, it would be a few seconds of eye contacts or little smiles. And sometimes few little minutes of chatter

I miss you so much. I really wish you could read my mind.

"There you are" He smiled widely

"Ah..yes your highness.." I spoke slowly

"Did you miss me my love?"

"Wait..did you really read my mind?"

"Silly little butterfly" He came near and flicked my forehead "I can't read minds" he paused looking at me adorably "but your eyes..they never hide anything" he spoke caressing my cheek

"I- i am getting shy shy" I spoke shyly as he chuckled

"Oh how much I missed this" he spoke hugging me gently

"My apologies for not spending enough time with you my little butterfly" he spoke breaking the hug but still holding me in his arms "a lot of stuffs been going on making it difficult to breathe-"

"Shhhhh" I cut him off "I am glad your here now" I spoke cupping his cheeks

His eyes blurted "I don't feel safe anywhere" he spoke pressing his palm against my right hand that was cupping his cheek "except here" he said kissing the back of my hand making me feel the dance of butterflies

"As long as I'm beside you, I will make you feel safe your highness"

"Don't say that" he held both my hands "I need you to be always beside me"

My heart couldn't take in anything that was happening. Price Taehyung needs me I know that better than anyone but the curse..it will never allow me to be beside him

Flashback:

Sorrow drowned me. The thought of being lonely and the thought of losing yet another beloved person killed me alive

I was sitting in the corner of the room holding my knees as my tears falling. This painful feeling of abandonment is kicking me again

The thought of my parents and their death. The thought of my grandparents and my brother. The thought of my father still being alive in a different timeline. The thought of Yuri's unacceptable death. The thought of brother Jung living lifelessly. The thought of my Prince Taehyung struggling alone

Everything. Literally everything is killing me alive

That's when he attacked me..

"Do you want to go back?"

The same person and the same question which I have no answer for. As much as I wish to be tied up in this delusional world, I really miss my grandparents and my brother

I wiped my tears and sat straight "do you find joy in people's despair?"

"No" he spoke bluntly "I just use the chance" the unknown man was standing in the centre of the room as foggy mist surrounded him

I couldn't really catch a glance of him as my vision was blurry. What is he?

"Are you a spirit?" I asked him "Goblin perhaps? Or an angel maybe? Or worst case a demon?"

"I am fate"

"Fate?"

"Stop punishing yourself kid" he spoke nearing me "Just go back" he stretched his hand

"If I take your hand will I go back now?" I asked weakly almost wishing to go run to my grandparents and my brother hugging them tightly

"You want to go back child" he said "just take my hand"

I.. want to go back?

No.

No no no. He is manipulating me. I can't go back now... I can't give up now

My hands hesitated "I don't want to"

"This is your second chance" his voice scared me

"I can not afford to go back now" tears formed in front of my eyes "I still have one chance"

"The last chance" he scoffed "it is going to be much painful than this" his hand moved back "this is your second call"

With that he disappeared into thin dust within an eye blink. Just like he always does..

End of flashback.

How am I going to say this to my Prince...

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A/n:
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