"Gong Fan, how are you feeling now? Any better?"
"Uh huh…" Gong Fan nodded and pursed his lips. "I'm okay…"
Alice casually took hold of his wrist, turned it up, and felt for a pulse. His heart rate was still high.
"What happened?" Alice found that odd as well. Although anything could have triggered this, the relapse was too sudden. Even the boy was caught off guard.
He calmed down, but shook his head. "I don't know why, but I just felt my heart palpitate for some reason. In my semi-conscious state, my subconscious… my breathing suddenly quickened…"
"Did you have a nightmare?"
Gong Fan was stunned and a little suspicious. "How do you know?"
"Why would you get palpitations for no reason?"
Gong Fan lowered his eyes, looking very forlorn. Defeated, he leaned back on the sofa and said sadly, "Is my… my existence a burden?"
Alice looked stunned.
