“So...what kinds of mories of mine did you see?” I inquired.
“I guess, I saw the ones that you wanted to see,” he replied after a mont of thought.
“What does that even an?” I asked as I frowned at him.
I had no idea what he ant. If I didn’t even know that he could see my mories, then could I have possibly selected the ones that I wanted him to see. Even now that I thought about it, I had no idea which mories I wanted him to see. If I could choose, then the decision would be really simple. I didn’t want him to see any of my mories at all. I wondered how mories are perceived when seen by soone else other than .
Did the prince see my mories the way I saw them?
I wondered if he could feel the emotions that I felt at that mont when he saw my mories. Perhaps, what he saw was sothing similar to what I saw when I got a peek in on that one particular mory of his.
Did I see that mory because he wanted to see it? Why?
“At first, I wasn’t quite sure what I was seeing, but soon enough, I figured that I was seeing your old mories. I saw this place the way that it used to be when you lived here with your friends. I could tell that you loved them and that you were happy to be with them. Then I could feel just how much you wanted to return and just how much you worried about them,” he said before smiling a little at .
“Is that why you tried to find this place and why you tried to save everyone else?” I asked.
“That’s right. I’m sorry, Mila,” he said with clear regret in his tone.
It pained to see the prince look so forlorn and I wasn’t sure why he was apologizing because there wasn’t anything that he needed to apologize for at all. After doing his best to rescue everyone from their cruel fate, he deserved nothing but praise and thanks from everyone for his noble actions.
“No, you shouldn’t be sorry at all. Please don’t say sothing like that. I’m so happy and so thankful that you found this place and you helped everyone,” I said as I felt tears sting the back of my eyes again.
“I’m not apologizing for saving everyone, although I wished that I had done that sooner. That way it may have been easier for everyone, and so wouldn’t have to go through such harsh experiences. I know that I could have done better if only I acted faster, but the person I want to apologize to is you, Mila,” he said before a grim look crossed his face.
“I just told you that you really don’t need to apologize to for anything,” I said as I felt emotions welling up in my chest.
“I should apologize properly. I’m sorry for not fully realizing just how much pain you were in and just how much you wanted to return to this place. Of course, I knew that it wasn’t your choice to live in the palace and that you must have felt scared and lonely. It was only when I started seeing your mories that I began to understand what you wanted,” the prince said softly.
It was true that I felt very scared and extrely lonely when I first entered the palace. I didn’t know anyone, and I didn’t feel like I had anyone on my side. I thought that things had gotten better when I beca friends with Jessie and Salena, but things really got better when I started spending more ti with Prince Leonard. The circumstances under which we t were far from normal or ideal; however, I had to admit that the prince had done so much for ever since we t.
“You might know this already, but I would still like to tell you. You’re right that things were very difficult for when I first entered the palace. I didn’t know anything or anyone. I felt scared and lonely. All I could think of was how to escape or how I could make it back ho. Then when I realized that I no longer had a ho to return to, I was devastated...” I confessed before pausing to get a hold of my emotions.
The prince listened to patiently while maintaining his silence. I felt like I was ready to burst into tears at any mont; however, I couldn’t let my emotions get the better of . There were many things that I still wanted to let him know.
“When I t you and we started spending more ti together, I started to feel better. You helped feel less lonely and I feel happy when I’m with you. It’s true that I wanted to go ho but as ti when by, it beca even more difficult for to leave the palace. If I left, then I would also be far away from you...” I confessed shyly.
I smiled at him as I felt heat rise to my cheeks. It was still hard for to comprehend just how important the prince had beco to . A life without him in it was hard for to imagine. I had no idea where I would be without him or what it would feel like. Despite not knowing, I could imagine that life would be harsh, gloomy, and dreadfully lonely without his presence. Although I didn’t know just how important he was to , I knew for certain that he had beco soone irreplaceable to .
“You might not realize it, but you are very important to and it’s because of your help that I’ve managed to make it this far. So please, don’t feel bad and don’t apologize to ,” I continued softly.
“Mila...” he murmured my na before pulling into his embrace.
I wanted to weep silently with my head resting against his hard chest, but I knew that those tears would have to wait until later.
--To be continued...
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