She portrayed something that was not existing,
She was with someone else that she doesn't know.
She was dying to know what will happen,
But the time hindered everything around her.
***
THE YEAR 1904, a century away from the present time.
Mei had meant it. She felt the surging force of the curse around her body. The blood that was not circulating in her veins could be the sign that her life was not gonna last that long.
Zhu Xiaojun unexpectedly mumbled, "Wait up... I think I saw you somewhere..."
He unnoticeably pointed his finger to her face and huffed some air. Zhu Xiaojun was puzzled about what he was going to do and he recovered himself in a matter of seconds. He shook his head awake, and he placed his fingers back on his lap. Mei was looking at him with widened eyes. Xiaojun said in a reassuring way, "I'm...I must have mistaken something else. I'm sorry for what I said."
