Beautiful7
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Left the puzzle undone
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The rumbling of the taxi was somewhat comforting. It was something new. She wanted new experiences. She wanted a new life.
The rumbling taxi stopped in front of the same street it had just pasted minutes ago. It was the street where Meilin received the magical pendant. Everything was the same but today nothing felt the same. It was wonderful, as if she some how could flap her wings and not be trapped by her cage.
She set off to the stall she promised to come back to yesterday. The same young man that had been there was still there. He resembled someone she knew but she couldn't put her finger on it. Black hair and brown eyes is a typical description of a Chinese man but he was different. She just couldn't figure out why.
"Hello," said Meilin in a tone of voice she didn't recognize.
"Oh, hello"
"Can we talk later, when you're not working?"
He glanced at one of the clocks hanging in the background and replied, "I'm free in 20 minutes."
"Thanks. I'll be back." She turned around confidently and strolled down the street. She went back to the little inn she just checked into before she came down to see Zhuge Liang. It wasn't very far away.
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When she returned to the stall she noticed that there was someone else with him, he was much older but looked like maybe it could be his father. "Hello."
"Hello," he replied but she could see the expression of the older man. He looked quite shocked.
"May we go?"
"Father, I will be back soon," the older man nodded and they were off.
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They didn't go anywhere particular but just to the same little restaurant at the end of the street. They were seated at a table in the corner. The building didn't look very nice from the outside but the inside was very comfortable.
"So…" started Meilin. "Did you tell your father about me?"
"Well, no. I didn't think that he'd really need to know. But I think he's going to ask me about you after I return."
"How much time do we have?"
"I can return when we're done."
"Okay, that's good." She wanted to ask so much, but didn't know where to start. "Do you have a strange feeling like you know who I am but you can't figure out who I am?"
He hesitated before answering, "Well, when I first saw you I thought I was seeing a ghost."
"Oh," responded a surprised Meilin.
"Do you know much about your mother?"
"Not very much because my father doesn't speak of her much, maybe you should talk to my brother, but-."
"Wait, so you're Zhuge Liang?"
"Oh, I am."
"So how many brothers and sisters do you have?"
"I only have one brother. My mom only had the two of us."
"Oh, so can I talk to your brother?"
"Well, I'll tell him but he might not want to talk to you."
"Oh."
"I can give him your phone number."
"I currently don't have one. If your brother wants to meet me then I'll be in here tomorrow," responded Meilin as she was leaving.
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Meilin laid on the borrowed bed, it was different. It wasn't uncomfortable but it was just not what she was use to. And the thoughts that wondered in her head were different. She stared at the unfamiliar ceiling thinking, "Does anyone even know that I'm gone? Why would anyone care…"
She slipped off into a dream before realizing she was falling asleep. In her dream she could see XiaoLang and she was running towards him but couldn't reach him, she kept running and running but could never get close enough to him. But she saw someone else next to him and she ran towards him instead. She only took a step forward but she reached him. Before she could look up and see who he was, she woke up.
As she got ready for another day she tried to recall her dream. The more she tried to remember it, the more it slipped away from her. After a while she figured that if it was an important dream then it'll come to her and she would not need to try so hard to remember it.
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She decided that if she was going to live by herself she needed to work. She wasn't going to stay here forever, only until she found what she was looking for. Not sure exactly what she was looking but she would know it when she found it.
She remembered seeing a "help wanted" sign yesterday at the restaurant. Maybe she could work there, she was a great cook and she's been serving people all her life.
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She walked confidently into the same restaurant from yesterday. She asked for the manager and did an interview right there and then. This was going to be her first real job; she was excited. The manager looked at her and told her she was hired.
"That's it?"
"All you have to do is wait on tables,"
"Oh. Okay then."
"When are you able to start?"
"I can start tomorrow if you want."
"Great, tomorrow at 9 am."
"Thanks," said Meilin as the manager walked away.
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Meilin was shown to a small both in the corner as she waited for the Zhuge Liang's older brother. It was only noon so she wasn't sure how long she'd have to wait until he showed up. Assuming that Zhuge Liang was her age, which meant that his brother couldn't be that much older. So she was on the look out for some guy she's never seen but did have a rough estimate on his age.
She ended up waiting for him for two hours. He was taller then XiaoLang. He had not exactly long, but not exactly short hair; it was just the perfect length. His big hazel eyes shone brightly as it reflected the sunlight. But he would've looked a lot better if he didn't have a frown on his face.
"You Meilin?" he asked formally.
"Yes, are you Zhuge Liang's brother?"
"Yes," he said as he sat down across from her. "Why'd you want to see me?"
"Didn't Zhuge Liang tell you?"
"No, he just told me someone wanted to meet me here, today. Named Meilin."
"Oh, okay. Well, can I ask you some questions about your mother?"
He looked at her suspiciously, "Why?"
Meilin looked at him uncertainly, "Don't you think it's kind of weird I look like your mother?"
"What about it, all Chinese girls have brown eyes and black hair. What's so special about you?"
"What's special is your mother and I own her jewelry," said Meilin holding out the red flowers.
"You could've gotten those any where."
"I know, I got them from your mother."
He looked at her surprise all over his face, "How dare you, my mother is gone." With those words he got up and left her by herself again.
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[End of CH.7. Okay, so this is as far as I've gotten until now. This is the longest story I've ever written. I've written really short ones and this one isn't that long but I think I've got my muse back to write, plus I don't have to work today. Next one could take weeks, if not months. That's why I put the date down when I write a part. Helps me to see how long it takes to write one chapter, too long. But I promise there will be another chapter. And I promise myself that I will finish this story. It's so easy to start a project but so hard to finish, to even get halfway is an accomplishment for me. But I have to finish this! Enough ranting for now. ^_^ thanks for the reviews!]
July 6, 2003
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Left the puzzle undone
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The rumbling of the taxi was somewhat comforting. It was something new. She wanted new experiences. She wanted a new life.
The rumbling taxi stopped in front of the same street it had just pasted minutes ago. It was the street where Meilin received the magical pendant. Everything was the same but today nothing felt the same. It was wonderful, as if she some how could flap her wings and not be trapped by her cage.
She set off to the stall she promised to come back to yesterday. The same young man that had been there was still there. He resembled someone she knew but she couldn't put her finger on it. Black hair and brown eyes is a typical description of a Chinese man but he was different. She just couldn't figure out why.
"Hello," said Meilin in a tone of voice she didn't recognize.
"Oh, hello"
"Can we talk later, when you're not working?"
He glanced at one of the clocks hanging in the background and replied, "I'm free in 20 minutes."
"Thanks. I'll be back." She turned around confidently and strolled down the street. She went back to the little inn she just checked into before she came down to see Zhuge Liang. It wasn't very far away.
----------
When she returned to the stall she noticed that there was someone else with him, he was much older but looked like maybe it could be his father. "Hello."
"Hello," he replied but she could see the expression of the older man. He looked quite shocked.
"May we go?"
"Father, I will be back soon," the older man nodded and they were off.
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They didn't go anywhere particular but just to the same little restaurant at the end of the street. They were seated at a table in the corner. The building didn't look very nice from the outside but the inside was very comfortable.
"So…" started Meilin. "Did you tell your father about me?"
"Well, no. I didn't think that he'd really need to know. But I think he's going to ask me about you after I return."
"How much time do we have?"
"I can return when we're done."
"Okay, that's good." She wanted to ask so much, but didn't know where to start. "Do you have a strange feeling like you know who I am but you can't figure out who I am?"
He hesitated before answering, "Well, when I first saw you I thought I was seeing a ghost."
"Oh," responded a surprised Meilin.
"Do you know much about your mother?"
"Not very much because my father doesn't speak of her much, maybe you should talk to my brother, but-."
"Wait, so you're Zhuge Liang?"
"Oh, I am."
"So how many brothers and sisters do you have?"
"I only have one brother. My mom only had the two of us."
"Oh, so can I talk to your brother?"
"Well, I'll tell him but he might not want to talk to you."
"Oh."
"I can give him your phone number."
"I currently don't have one. If your brother wants to meet me then I'll be in here tomorrow," responded Meilin as she was leaving.
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Meilin laid on the borrowed bed, it was different. It wasn't uncomfortable but it was just not what she was use to. And the thoughts that wondered in her head were different. She stared at the unfamiliar ceiling thinking, "Does anyone even know that I'm gone? Why would anyone care…"
She slipped off into a dream before realizing she was falling asleep. In her dream she could see XiaoLang and she was running towards him but couldn't reach him, she kept running and running but could never get close enough to him. But she saw someone else next to him and she ran towards him instead. She only took a step forward but she reached him. Before she could look up and see who he was, she woke up.
As she got ready for another day she tried to recall her dream. The more she tried to remember it, the more it slipped away from her. After a while she figured that if it was an important dream then it'll come to her and she would not need to try so hard to remember it.
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She decided that if she was going to live by herself she needed to work. She wasn't going to stay here forever, only until she found what she was looking for. Not sure exactly what she was looking but she would know it when she found it.
She remembered seeing a "help wanted" sign yesterday at the restaurant. Maybe she could work there, she was a great cook and she's been serving people all her life.
----------
She walked confidently into the same restaurant from yesterday. She asked for the manager and did an interview right there and then. This was going to be her first real job; she was excited. The manager looked at her and told her she was hired.
"That's it?"
"All you have to do is wait on tables,"
"Oh. Okay then."
"When are you able to start?"
"I can start tomorrow if you want."
"Great, tomorrow at 9 am."
"Thanks," said Meilin as the manager walked away.
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Meilin was shown to a small both in the corner as she waited for the Zhuge Liang's older brother. It was only noon so she wasn't sure how long she'd have to wait until he showed up. Assuming that Zhuge Liang was her age, which meant that his brother couldn't be that much older. So she was on the look out for some guy she's never seen but did have a rough estimate on his age.
She ended up waiting for him for two hours. He was taller then XiaoLang. He had not exactly long, but not exactly short hair; it was just the perfect length. His big hazel eyes shone brightly as it reflected the sunlight. But he would've looked a lot better if he didn't have a frown on his face.
"You Meilin?" he asked formally.
"Yes, are you Zhuge Liang's brother?"
"Yes," he said as he sat down across from her. "Why'd you want to see me?"
"Didn't Zhuge Liang tell you?"
"No, he just told me someone wanted to meet me here, today. Named Meilin."
"Oh, okay. Well, can I ask you some questions about your mother?"
He looked at her suspiciously, "Why?"
Meilin looked at him uncertainly, "Don't you think it's kind of weird I look like your mother?"
"What about it, all Chinese girls have brown eyes and black hair. What's so special about you?"
"What's special is your mother and I own her jewelry," said Meilin holding out the red flowers.
"You could've gotten those any where."
"I know, I got them from your mother."
He looked at her surprise all over his face, "How dare you, my mother is gone." With those words he got up and left her by herself again.
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[End of CH.7. Okay, so this is as far as I've gotten until now. This is the longest story I've ever written. I've written really short ones and this one isn't that long but I think I've got my muse back to write, plus I don't have to work today. Next one could take weeks, if not months. That's why I put the date down when I write a part. Helps me to see how long it takes to write one chapter, too long. But I promise there will be another chapter. And I promise myself that I will finish this story. It's so easy to start a project but so hard to finish, to even get halfway is an accomplishment for me. But I have to finish this! Enough ranting for now. ^_^ thanks for the reviews!]
July 6, 2003
