“Is sothing the matter?” I asked when I saw her stunned face.
“Huh? Ah no, sorry, I was just thinking about sothing.” Jen’s eyes flashed with a strange light as she shook her head back and forth.
“I will only be here for a few hours today,” I said as I signed the ledger. Grace quickly followed up after .
“I see… Umm….” Jen paused her words before shaking her head. “Never mind.”
I tilted my head in confusion. I could tell she wanted to ask sothing, but since she did not continue, I was not going to push her either.
My daily life continued like this, much at ease. My classes went off without a hitch, and many of the nobles in the class began to throw out their ideas of being hostile toward . There were still a few but nothing for to really worry about. After classes, I went to the library. There I would speak with Jen, who seed happy to talk with . She was getting more and more chatty with each visit, but this was only when I was at the desk to sign in or sign out.
Today I was by myself. Grace was preparing for the weekend as her parents would be stopping by to discuss their daughter’s current situation. So I was alone today, which was kind of nice in a way.
I walked up to the desk, where Jen imdiately put her book down and smiled at . “Alone today?”
“Mmm… Grace had a few things to do today. So I ca to relax by myself.” I replied with a smile. The more I got to know Jen, the more comfortable I felt around her. She gave off a familiar feeling.
“Mind if I join you today?” Jen asked, which was surprising since she had never left her desk before.
“Sure.” I saw no reason to reject her, so I signed the book, and the two of us walked up the stairs to the fantasy section. I was normally reading law books the past few days, but since I figured I would end up chatting with Jen more than actually reading, I figured I would go with fantasy.
“It’s been a while since I have done sothing like this,” Jen muttered.
“Oh? You don’t talk with the other visitors?” I asked.
“No, I am normally held up at ho or here in the library, and even then, I would not speak to others so much. But you are different. You remind of an old friend from a long ti ago. So I kinda felt a small connection with you.” Jen explained.
“Yeah, I get that sa feeling,” I replied with a smile. I was telling the truth. I was not sure if it was the na or just how we interacted, but it all felt similar to my ti with my friend Jen in my past life. However, the Jen of my past life was not a bookworm.
We walked to the midsection of the fantasy area, where we sat quietly by a fountain. We did not get books. We just sat there in silence for a while before Jen finally spoke up. “You ever wonder if it’s possible to go to different worlds? This library is filled with stories of other worlds, but I wonder, is that even possible? Like we have many where people die and are transported to another world.”
“There has to be so truth to every story, no? Whether it is the way things are interpreted or the reason on how they got there. So truths can co from the imagination.” I replied. Well, it was true after all. I was a living example!
“I guess so… I guess I can only believe that to be true.” Jen seed to be depressed about sothing. I am not sure why but sothing must be eating at her.
“Well, we will never know what actually happens until we die. But we shouldn’t talk about such gloomy things. We should think happy thoughts and enjoy what life we have left.” I was trying to change the mood. Luckily it seed to work as Jen smiled and nodded at . But to my surprise, she leaned over and rested her head on my shoulder. I was stunned not because of her actions but because this was sothing Jen used to do all the ti. When she was feeling depressed about sothing or just tired, she would always use my shoulder as her pillow.
This all had to be a coincidence, right? I looked down at the girl who now had her eyes closed and realized she had dark shadows under her eyes. She even fell asleep. I couldn’t help but stare at her as she slept because I was seeing images of Jen from my past life overlapping with the Jen of this life. And it made think. It was a crazy idea, but it was not totally out of the question. But if it was true, wouldn’t this be a kind of fate?
I couldn’t even stop the hand that went to fix her hair as I leaned my head against hers. If this was truly what I was thinking, then I would need to confirm it when the ti is right. But the atmosphere was a bit too relaxing with the fountain behind us. My eyes slowly grew heavy.
I do not think I slept long, but I was awoken by the sounds of sobbing. I looked down at Jen, who was still leaning against , to see tears rolling down her cheek and her brow furrowed. I do not know what she was dreaming about, but it seed to be very sad. I reached up and wiped away her tears before holding her hand and petting her head. She seed to have cald down a bit after that.
About twenty minutes passed when Jen finally woke up she seed quite embarrassed because she jerked up with red cheeks. “I’m so sorry.”
I shook my head and smiled. “It’s fine. You must have been very tired.”
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