They ate and talked as their stomachs got full and his body looked a little less slim. They all huffed as they took their last bites. "Delightful, absolutely delightful!" Wiliilam declared. "It's only breakfast Willy. You better not be too full for dinner." He gave a low growling tone. "I'm not, I'm not!"
It seemed the food was already troubling him as he could barely get out of his chair. "Here let me help you up!" Pauleen said with a huff as she helped him. "If I might ask, what is the relation between you two?" He said getting out of his chair.
They both looked at each other coldly, then with a smile, then looked back at him. "He's my fiance." Pauleen said with a giggle. "Hey I wanted to say it!" She looked at him with disdain. "You are 34, act like the man you're supposed to be." He winced and ran back into the kitchen. "Sorry about him, you're probably done with him." She said putting back on her nice face. "Ah, no, it's fine. He is nice to me so I don't mind."
She looked toward the kitchen. "That's what I like about him." She had a dreamy tone of voice. She really admired the man. He didn't talk again, leaving them in silence. "Ok, well, I'll be off then. It was nice meeting you Mr.Snow." She said as she walked out of the building, leaving him standing there. He decided to go back to his room, to him there was something missing about John, he had all his memories. However they didn't feel complete. Once he entered the room he saw William. "Agh! You scared me!" William shouted as the door squeaked open revealed him.
"What are you doing?" He asked, trying to find out a reason as to why William was in his room. "Sorry…I just bought you an outfit while in Pentas. I wanted to surprise you with it." He said gloomily at his failed surprise. "No, it's fine. I didn't even expect you to get me anything."
William looked at the outfit he had bought, then around the room. "I see the chair is gone. Did it break?" William asked quietly. "Yes, sorry. The pieces are in the corner." He walked over and picked up a leg of the chair. "I knew it would eventually..Sorry I haven't been able to find a bed." He patted William's shoulder. "It's fine, anyway, do you have anything to do today?" That seemed to wake William from his apologetic mindset. "Oh god! I have a meeting to attend soon. Sorry John but I have to go." He hastily left the room and exited the building, leaving him alone.
He decided to go and take a bath in the building's bathroom. Though it took a minute because the layout from John's memories was different from the actual building. But when he finally got to the bathroom he started a lukewarm bath. And as he removed his closes he noticed some scars from previous endeavors that John went through.
The water stung his body as he got in, it felt like fire from the sun. Even if it wasn't too hot, it seemed his body couldn't handle much of any temperature. Alas, he continued his bath and when done headed back to his room.
The outfit William had brought was laying on his desk. It was a nice fancy purple outfit. Along with a teal trench coat. He decided to put the outfit on and go explore the outside. The coat was long and almost reached the floor.
The dress shirt was baggy but not too baggy. It actually fit him quite nicely. And so he was off and he opened the door revealing the sun waiting for him outside. There was actually a reason he wanted to go out. He wanted a job so he could do something while he figures out what to actually do.
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As the sunlight hit my eyes I felt a sensation I haven't felt for what seemed like a long time. The new smells, well, smelt. I felt like this was the best moment of my life. Of course it wasn't though. I stepped out of the gate to the bustling town that John had lived in most of his life.
I felt as though, if maybe, just maybe, he could've had a better life he would have loved the outside. But to John who died, the outside was a cruel and unjust place. But there was truth to his thoughts, the world could be cruel, it can be mean, it could be downright evil at times. But I plan to change your thoughts, John.
I walked against the sea of people avoiding anyone I could. Nothing spotted my eye too much, it was just stands that were selling various goods I didn't need. But then I ran into something. A circus act was happening! John had never been to a circus before, and I wanted to see what would happen during the act.
I should enter but I don't know what it might cost. I looked at the tent with mixed feelings, I wanted to go in but it could cost coins I don't have. But something unexpected happened, what seemed like one of the circus actors came up to me. "Hey sir! Would you mind coming to our show! It's free!" It had seemed like this girl read my thoughts, but she was young and energetic, and practically bouncing while asking me to see the act.
At this I couldn't refuse. "Sure, I'll come and watch." We both gave wide smiles at each other and entered the tent.
The immediate shift in air was evident in the tent, as it was cooler outside than in the tent. The young girl led me to my seat, I seemed to be the only one on this row though. Everyone else was either behind me or below me. It was saddening as John always seemed to be alone. But the show was starting so I didn't have any more time to ponder.
The ring master led the act. And it was a great show. Until they brought out the matches. The matches made me freeze. I remembered something, something from my previous life. I..I remembered my name. I remembered everything.
:"Boy! Get the matches!" Shouted a man standing in front of a body. "Yes father." A boy who looked like the spitting image of John, stumbled around trying to find the matches. And eventually he did, and gave them to his father. The father lit one of the matches and started to burn the body. But the boy pushed his father into the body, making him fall into the fire and drop the matches. "Seth!?" The father said as he fell.:
That was only one of my memories, that played. Much more things happened. But I noticed that the act was over. And the girl from earlier was shaking me awake. "Sir! Sir! Are you up? The act ended, it's time for you to go!" I got up. "Sorry dozed off." I said as I walked off. "But you…You looked fully awake.."