It was dark all around and I could hear some whispers around me. It seemed as if they were calling me, but they took a name not known to me.“Macy, Macy, wake up.”, they said in chorus. I tried to open my eyes and all I could think of was, who is this Macy? Is there someone else here with me?“I can’t open my eyes. I just can’t”. I panicked. Then I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. Trying to calm me down.“It’s okay. Don’t panic. It is all good and you are fine.”, a voice said. That voice seemed too familiar but yet I couldn’t remember who did it belong to.“But my eyes. they feel glued to each other.”, I said.“Don’t try too hard to open them. Feel the power inside and try to open your eyes by feeling at peace on the inside.”, the voice said.I calmed myself down and relaxed the muscles of my eyes. I tried to calm my thoughts, and my fears and I started thinking about something peaceful, Lee.“Try opening them now.”, she said.I did as I was told and finally light entered into my eyes
The night was silent. None of us uttered a word. He was getting back into his real self and I was still comprehending the events and making myself believe that it was not a dream. Somewhere deep in my heart I still believed Aiden was the act not the character of Lee. Maybe he just likes these eras because he can be himself. And if that is true, I need to make this stupid prince believe that Lee is far better than Aiden. The sun was up and shining bright and Lee was walking by the door of the cell impatiently.“Why are you so restless?”, I asked.I got an angry look as the answer. I shrugged my shoulder and sat down quietly in the corner. He was the one tiring himself for no reason, why should I be bothered?“Can I ask you something?”, I asked. He looked irritated but he nodded nonetheless.“Does Lee actually exist in this era or is it the additional character to fit you in?”, I asked.“He did exist but he died early in the past. I just manipulated the lifespan to fit in. But once we g
We were out of the cell and I could see my two sisters standing at the entrance with huge smiles glued to their faces perfectly indicating that they have seen me come. Mi so came running and jumped into my arms. I held her tight and hugged her with all the force I had in me. We were both crying. She was crying because she missed me and I was crying because I still couldn’t get over the murder I did. Kang followed with tears in her eyes too and she hugged us tightly.“Caused enough trouble for a lifetime, didn’t you little sis.”, she said with a hint of worry and laughter at the end.Mi So stepped down but she refused to let go of my hand. She did really miss me it seems. I looked up at Lee who was smiling at us, gracefully being in his character.“You should go home now and rest. I will see you tomorrow.”, he said and kissed my forehead lightly.For a moment I was taken aback and the kiss almost felt real. He lightly shoved me at the end making it clear that it was an act. I laughed n
“The head? As in the head of the cell?”, I asked still struck by the words that left his mouth. He nodded.“The head who tortured us?”, I asked again.“Yes, the head who made this all happen.”, he said irritated now.I could feel the anger rising inside me because it was true Lee was gone because of him and now I have to deal with this heartless god. I felt myself clutching my fists tight in anger. I looked up to see Lee staring at the river in front of us.“But why do we have to kill the head?”, I asked.“Because that is what heaven has ordered us to do.”, he said now looking at me.“How can we kill someone without knowing the reason?”, I was still not satisfied with the idea of killing someone.“Are you always this annoying or is it something special today?”, he said clearly irritated. I ignored him. We both were silent for a while staring at the river.“You can confess that even you don’t know why we need to kill the head.”, I said.“I am the one who re-planned his destiny, why wou
The night went by, faster than I thought. The next morning my sisters were more excited than me. They were busy thinking it was a fresh beginning oblivious to the realities of my destiny. Since the day I met Fate I couldn’t help thinking, will I ever be able to make a fresh start? Will this cycle ever end? Or will all my efforts of living a happy life will result in ending at the gates of north heaven’s palace?“Wake up now, please!”, I heard Mi So.“I am up.”, I answered her hidden command. She came inside running and jumped onto my bed.“Why are you so happy?”, I asked ruffling her hair. She made a face showing her disapproval of my actions making me ruffle her hair more.She pushed my hand away and said, “Today you will start your job again, so we are all happy.” I sighed.“Well it's still not my real job.”, I said. “Hyeongje! A job is a job. And till the time it helps the house and the person you are doing it for, it is a good job.”, she said smiling.That made me realize my sist
After an eventful day and a restless night, I woke up to the sound of royal sirens.“Unnie, come fast!”, Mi So yelled in my face. She grabbed my hand and pulled me with her to the door.“What is happening now?”, I asked trying to cover my ears.“The king of the Gyeonggi province has declared war.”, she said.A war! I could feel my heart beating fast. This is the change Fate made for us. Because I don’t remember reading about any such war in my history class. We reached the door and there Kang was standing holding a royal order in her hand.“What is it?”, I asked.“Reinstatement order.”, she replied in a low tone.“Reinstatement! Of whom?”, I asked. The sirens were getting louder and louder.“Yours.”, she said barely audible. I took the royal command from her hand and she looked at me with tears in her eyes.“This is for me. They are giving me my post back?”, I said smiling. Kang sat on the floor and started crying. Mi So who was happy after listening to my news was now confused.“You
“Who are you? You are not our throned prince!”, his words echoed in the courtroom. People looked at him ghastly.“What is the head saying?”, “Is this the right time to joke?”, “Has he lost his mind?”, all sorts of questions started to pop out of the different corners of the room. I was looking at Ethan scared. How is he going to manage the situation now?“What did you say?”, a voice roared in the room. We all looked at the owner of the voice. It was Aiden. His eyes held so much anger that even I felt a shiver run down my spine.“He is not your brother, young prince.”, the head replied faking respect.“Huh! So, you are saying I don’t recognize my own brother?”, he replied sarcasm dropping off his every word. The head hung his head low but he still had a smirk on his face.“But I deny to accept him as our prince. He is someone else.”, the head stood up to his point.“Speak for yourself! Don’t involve the other court members.”, another voice boomed. It was Ethan.“Does anyone else refuse
I always wondered how it would have felt to live till you get old. To die a natural death. To hold the hands of your partner and the eyes of the people who lived with you all this while and say goodbye. I just wondered how it would have felt to live beyond the age of 22.I am Macy and I died of leukaemia at the age people say you start living. In my defence, Taylor Swift did make a whole song on being 22! But here I am dead and gone, yet very much feeling 22.While walking in the garden of my dreams I wondered how it would have felt to live in reality. Here in heaven, each soul has its own place to live and these places are the mix of all the dreams you saw as a living being.We also have neighbours but we are not allowed to step out of our dreams or else we face severe consequences. Some of my neighbours are friendly and some are like humans. You know what humans are like, right. But these places are like a hotel to us and we live here till the order for rebirt