Prologue-2
"Falling for him wasn't falling at all. It was like walking endlessly and finally reaching our own home. But I burned the home down to a house"
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*fiddles with her pen* Isn't the sky beautiful today?
Assistant Dina
It indeed is, Mrs Director
Assistant Dina
Although I must ask, hiring an amateur florist with a flair for designing, solely based on a few posts on Social Media....
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What about it? You think it's too childish?
Assistant Dina
*remains silent* Pardon me
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*chuckles softly* Dina, tomorrow is the day I lost the very soul of my life 5 years back
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You know what's the worst thing? I never thought twice about it until a few years after
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I never realized that the one who brought me heaven itself was burning in hell.....and that I was the hell
Assistant Dina
How does that even relate to what I asked you befo-
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I don't know, I never did. His name just stuck the right chord inside me
Assistant Dina
(are all famous business owners and artists as incoherent as her?)
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Oh, and when the florist comes, tell him to only use the flowers I enlisted. I am going out now, call me if any urgent matters arise
Assistant Dina
Yes, Mrs Director
Assistant Dina
(Why does she want it to be these flowers only? Picking something like roses or lilies would probably be easier to work with)
4:55 PM, Caelum Art Space
Emris
....magnificent Building
Emris
This the beauty of money, huh? The beauty of money.....nah, I shouldn't spiral down the abyss in the middle of the road
Emris
*goes inside and inquires on the front desk* I am Emris Hawthorne, I should have an appointment here at 5
Assistant Dina
Oh! So you are Emris? Come in. I have been waiting for you
Assistant Dina
(He looks rather young, I heard he was 27 though? Well he is rather easy on the eyes at least)
Emris
*bows slightly and follows her inside* Were you the one who was talking with me on the phone? Thanks again for the opportunity *smiles*
Assistant Dina
(oh and he is totally cute when he smiles! My day has been bland until now, I should try to chat up with him)
Assistant Dina
*Shakes hands* It was the director, not me. Strange right? It's the work of us assistants to schedule mere appointments like that, but she was so enamored with your work she wanted to speak to you personally
Emris
(THE DIRECTOR OF CAELUM? She likes my work??? Isn't the day going all too well! Oh wait, I got fired today)
Really? I see. So what exactly do I have to work with?
Assistant Dina
*sighs* Well the director wants to decorate the aisles and front of the gallery tomorrow. Her flower choices are really specific though....think you can handle it?
Assistant Dina
To be precise, you have to work with Forget-me-nots, yellow Dahlias, Locusts and Purple Hyacinths. You can use Cedar leaves if you want
Emris
These flowers....they're all...
Assistant Dina
*sighs* (His reaction is justified, none of these go together with each other after all) I know right?
Assistant Dina
They aren't all that beautiful eve-
Emris
I really love purple Hyacinths and Locusts! Forget me nots look magical too
Emris
But the choice of flowers...is tomorrow a day of mourning?
Assistant Dina
(how did he know?) I don't know, the director didn't spare me the details. I just know you have to make these work and make the decorations subtle
Emris
Well thanks then. *he gets to work, tweaking around with the flowers and analyzing the angles*
Emris
(Well I should work with the Dahlias as standalones at each corner, the white and purple of Locusts and Purple Hyacinths will go well together, they should be the main show)
Emris
(Adding Locusts to Forget me not will also give a staple blue and white combo, the cedar leaves will go well in the background)
Assistant Dina
(Seeing him work like a bee is kind of cute, let me bring him some drinks)
Emris
(without lifting up an eye) The gallery is closed for the day, please return tomorrow....
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So I can't even go inside my own gallery now? Well who exactly has the right to do so~
Emris
(looks up in embarrassment) Ah, is that you, dire-
As their eyes meet in the flash second, a sudden horror passes through Emris's face. His skin pales while the world around him goes silent. His pupils dilate against the sheer fear of the sight in front of him. A meeting, one that lets out a fury of a thousand voices inside his head, one that chills the very core of his bones and leaves him breathless
Emris
Re...ize? *the word hardly leaves his lips. 5 letters, yet an eternity of pain*
The look on Reize's face is one that mirrors the horror on Emris's. Yet it's mixed with a far greater sense of astonishment in its ugliest form. The playful smile on her face has been torn apart into a silent scream and countless questions ricochet inside her head yet only a single one is muttered
Reize
How? *her lips go dry and her demeanor grows deathly*
Assistant Dina
*with a plate of juice on her hands* What happened here?
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Can't stop thinking about this book. More chapters, please!
2025-03-27
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