The King's Obsession

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C116 - Cliff- Part 2

"What is wrong in saying that I want to save people whom I care about?" she asked him. Wouldn't people say that in general?     

"I never said it was wrong. I just want to show you what your words actually mean," he replied as they continued to walk away from the carriage and into the forest, deeper and deeper where the trees looked similar. If Lisa were to be left alone here, she was sure she would find it hard to get back towards the road again.      

When they finally reached towards an open space, which was out of the forest, Lisa caught sight of the sun, which was up and high. She noticed how there was another set of the forest below them, but that was not what got her attention. There was a cliff ahead of them, and Jungkook stopped only when they reached to stand near the edge.      

Lisa automatically took a step back from Jungkook when he let go of her hand. The scenery in front of her was breathtaking as it was covered in greenery and some parts that were colourful because of the coloured leaves in the trees. She looked at Jungkook, who was watching her. She doubted he had brought her here to admire the scenery.      

Gulping down the anxiousness in her throat, she asked, "What do you want?"     

"You." Lisa should have known that would have been the answer, and she saw the smile that radiated from his face, "You can ask silly questions, sweet girl."      

"Why did you bring me here?" she asked him another question, and the smile on his lips finally lowered down.      

Jungkook walked towards the steep of the cliff closer and closer until there was no space between his feet and the edge of the cliff.      

"When I was young, I used to come here often when I needed to sort my thoughts out," said Jungkook to her and she quietly listened to him, "This is my favourite spot. You know why?" he asked her.      

"Because it is quiet?" she asked him back.     

"Just because there's no one here, except us doesn't mean it is quiet," and when he moved, Lisa felt her heart jerk with the little stones that fell off the cliff. She wished he could stand away from the cliff because even though she wasn't fond of him, she wasn't comfortable with the thought of him falling off the cliff, "When you are in a quiet place, the noise only increases," he raised his hand to place his finger on the side of his temple, "You hear things which you like and don't like. But then that is not what I was going for," he chuckled.      

Jungkook took two steps forward impossibly close to the edge of the cliff, and he could hear Lisa's heart beating loudly that made him smile.      

It was evident that Lisa was brought up with love, tenderly, where she didn't want anything bad to happen to anyone. The foolish little thing believed everyone was good around her, but the world was not a place as she imagined it to be. She cared for everyone. The kind of person who cared about everyone, wishing them happiness and luck, but not everyone could have that. She cared for the tailorman like the next thing.      

And somewhere it gave him joy that Lisa didn't hold the same feelings towards him as she held for the rest of them. There was a fragile line between hate and love, and it could be changed with one snap at any point in time.      

"This is a good place to throw things," said Jungkook and Lisa's face turned pale, "Sometimes people don't listen, so it's good to throw them from here too."     

Lisa's brown eyes widened, and she took another step back to only stop when his eyes moved to look down at her feet.      

"A-aren't there trials and execution for that?" asked Lisa and she saw Jungkook finally leave the side of the cliff to make his way to where she stood.