A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 25

Chapter Twenty-Five 

His shining eyes stared directly at me and I had to fight the urge to look behind to see if someone else was standing there. But no, I could feel the touch of his hand against my cheek, even the warmth emanating off his skin. This was real, he could see me.

“Aria…,” he said weakly.

“I’m here,” I replied.

I wasn’t sure how to react. I was still unnerved by the whole situation. All I could do was stare down at him confused and uncertain. Was this part of the vision or had something changed? “…Aria,” he called again. “Cai? Can you see me?”

I wrapped my fingers around the hand he was using to touch my cheek Maybe he was too weak to see me.

“.Aria.” 

I frowned at him. It was starting to feel more than just being unable to see me as he persisted i n trying to call out for me.

“Can’t you hear me? I’m right here.”

His eyes continued to bore into mine intensely before, finally, it was like he saw me. I watched as his expression changed to one of worry.

How could he be worried about me? He was the one who was dying.

“Aria… wake up.” “What....?” 

Wake… up? 

I could feel his hand was on my cheek as a few tears had escaped my eyes. Had he actually not seen me as held laid dying then? Was it just a mesh of the two realities as they transitioned? It had already been a frightening ordeal having to confront him like that without the added

it for myself. I couldn’t do this anymore. I reached up and wrapped my arms around his torso, pulling him down towards me. He had to act quickly to use his arms to support himself so he didn‘t completely crush me during the sudden embrace. I

that was his fate if

down, I released my grip on him, allowing for us both to sit up. My eyes were painfully sore and puffy, my body ached still from the

“I’m sorry…,” I mumbled.

once or twice… or ten

the joking half–smile he gave me

my water bottle. I could see a small frown on his face as he was trying to process the situation. “Is this like a medical condition you have? It was if you were asleep… except your eyes were open the whole time.” I shook my head. “I’m fine now, really. I’m sorry for

for a few days in order to conduct extensive tests. And I could see I’d upset Cai,

Goddess mark,”

Cai‘s dying face came to mind and I shuddered. I couldn‘t tell him. If I told them

seen? ‘O h, by the way, Cai, I saw your death. Sorry about that. It was my bad? I‘d either sound completely insane or, if he did

it,” I said finally. “I really am sorry.

questions. “Just… believe me when I tell you… I

that, if I somehow didn’t get assassinated by someone before my coming of age, then it would need

it at that for now, having realised that I wasn’t medically

the damage I’d already done, and he had even given me a new strict diet plan. I gave it to the cook at my house and told them to keep it quiet from my parents in exchange for a pay rise. Finally, a

Lucy came walking in. I was confused about what she needed at first before I finally realised

the things you’ve asked for,

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