It was a duty,
To be here as a pity,
I don't want to be a looney,
But I will be your meant to be.
***
THE YEAR 1904, 100 centuries away from the present time.
"I apologize for not saying it earlier. I just want to keep it to myself once the time I had to fulfill my duties here just to come back from where I belong. I never knew I would be someone here," Althea said in a soft and delicate voice. She might crack at any second and just wiped the tears that fell down from her cheeks.
"You also cursed me?" Qing Long recovered himself from the silence he took up a little later while Althea gazed at him. Her eyebrows furrowed a little bit as she was confused about what he was asking. Qing Long breathed first and drained all of his pride in a bit.
"Tell everything you wanted to tell to me so that I would know how you feel," Qing Long decided to coat his words first before taking the risk of saying everything. Althea was confused as she was at first sight and waited for his words.
