The next morning, I was escorted to the king’s mother’s chamber by a guard. His mother was suffering from paralysis as well. Her whole body was paralyzed, unlike my mom who could still use her upper body. Taking care of my mom I already knew what all things are to be done and what protocol is to be followed.I entered her chamber and I was enthralled by the beauty around me. There was a big chandelier in the middle of a huge room. Our 10 quarters put together would make a room this big. My eyes literally popped out of the socket after taking in the charismatic view. There were huge curtains around the bed and the bed was placed on a platform. At one side of the room, there were musical instruments lined and kept in proper order. The guard must have noticed me looking there.“This is her personal musician’s stage. She loves music and the live music plays here when she wants to listen to it.”, he said.To say I was astonished would be an understatement. In the place where we couldn’t ge

4 hours had passed and Lee fell asleep on the floor and I was sitting alone wondering how can he sleep in such a dirty place being a prince. But he seemed really tough and flexible being a prince of such a big kingdom. He was looking at peace sleeping on that floor and he had a fairly light smile on his lips which could easily be confused with a rather blank expression at any time. His hair was pretty long and was falling to one side. That is when I noticed a very faint scar on his forehead. It was nearly invisible. This guy was full of mysteries and as I was getting to know him the mysteries became more and more intriguing.I heard a woman cry out loud and I snapped my gaze from the handsome face to a very gruesome view. I ran towards the gate and saw two guards beating a pregnant woman with belts. She was on the floor begging for the life of her child. I looked around to find there was nothing that I could use to save the poor woman. Then I heard someone say ‘pshhh’. I looked to the

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

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 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