This chapter is unedited, so please ignore the grammatical mistakes.
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Bai Xi's Pov:
"What are you doing?"I asked him as he was looking at the mural drawn on the borders surrounding the window curiously and also he seemed vaguely excited about it.
"By these murals on your wall and those paintings, I can deduce you love painting. Am I right?", He said factly as if he already knows that he is right.
"Yeah not obvious enough!" I told him with a sarcastic tone..but then explained further, "I love painting. I go to art school actually."
"Which art school?"
"Jiajin school of arts"
"Oh, what are you pursuing?" he asked as he opened the glass doors of the balcony and stepped out onto it. I walked behind while explaining, "I am enrolled in drama along with photography on the side. As I am an art enthusiast it works both ways for me."
"What about the paintings then, you seem really into it by all the decor in the house," he said motioning all around us which was actually filled with small paintings, murals and everything artful.
I shrugged at him in answer and told, "Painting, I love it..but at the same time I am not exactly fond of it. And I don't want a career in it. So yeah I do it for me but acting I love that. That is my own choice and unlike painting I love doing it. So I chose drama and photography. As I am already an artist , I love anything which is soulful."
He nodded at me and seemed as if he wants to asks more but at last didn't and I changed the topic.
"Well, this reminds me of which, tomorrow is actually my recital at the theatre, it isn't anything big but a small drama actually. And I am playing the lead, so...."
"Would you like me to there?" he asked with a flicker of interest showing on his face
"yeah if it isn't too much for you. I mean I know you are a busy man and I would totally understand as this is also last minute so yeah, actually you don't really have to come...." I blabbered on but he chuckled and, " Shhh...I am free and I would love nothing more than to be there. Actually I am excited to see you in your element." he said with a smile.
I smiled back and nodded at him.
"So what time tomorrow?"
"At four, tomorrow evening at sang yan Theaters"
"Great I would be there" he said reassuringly and I felt giddy with excitement. I am excited as well as nervous but all the more happy as this would be the first time there would be someone in the audience from my side. Otherwise it has always been other cast members family and friends. This would be the first time there would be someone from my side and I can't wait for it.
"Did you had dinner?" I asked him to continue the conversation, he replied, "yeah I ate on the plane." I nodded to that.
"So Would you like to drink something?" I offered him, he agreed on tea.
So I went to make tea, meanwhile he attended a work call. The tea I have is a mixture of jasmine and basil with a hint of ginger and an after taste of cloves. It's my favourite which always wards off the stress and soothes any anxiety that I feel.
I went back to the balcony and handed him the cup as he was still on the call. He smiled and mouthed thank you to me, I smiled back at him in answer. He wrapped up the call with a few more words and we both moved inside as the air is chilly as it rained earlier.
We came inside and sat down on the couch facing the balcony. Due to the rain earlier, the whiff of an after rain wafted inside as we silently drank in the night. The silence, not awkward just gratifying and comfortable.
"Is there any meaning behind these murals?" he asked pointing at the curve of vines drawn around the balcony frame.
"Not exactly, I just wanted to personalise the house. When I first moved in, I was not used to living alone as I grew with the foster house and it was always filled with people so I never got to be alone and the house felt bigger and lonely, so to make it homely, I drew on the various parts giving them personal touches, so however foreign is the city, atleast I wouldn't feel foreign in my own home." I explain it to him the reason behind it which is really nothing because though Ii was always surrounded by people I was always alone from the inside.
There were people but no one close enough and I was always utterly alone.
"Your family?" he asked, his voice painful, as he pulled me in, putting his arm around me.
"My parents are dead and all my other relatives are good as deed too." I tried to say it all in an unemotional tone because it was the truth. There is no one worthy or caring enough left. All my relatives doesn't care about me and all they want is my legacy which I inherited from my mother.
As she didn't only gave me her talent, but also her legacy along with an horde of enemies, all waiting to annihilate me. I didn't wanted to do anything with her, I didn't wanted anything of her but I got bejeweled with all even if I wanted nothing of it.
I have long since resolved my heart to stop caring and learned to be alone. Because I know more than better that all my family wants is me gone, to completely eradicate me from their path. Their goal is the ultimate throne and I stood in between and they would do anything to reach there, even if to reach there , they have to kill me first.
I have long since came to terms with everything and accepted it but today seeing my uncle from this close scared me. I was terrified as I was once again reminded of all that I trying to leave behind. But the past keeps following me and there is no way I can run forever. Because one day, it will catch up with me, like always...
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