The time is 3:00 a.m. right now. Capella has stood outside of the castle for the past three hours. To complicate matters, Rigel's sudden decision to not make his way to the castle yet can only make one wonder how long more does Capella has to wait...
"I'm so tired. This is taking forever, Antares." lamented Capella. "Can you ask Arcturus not to play games with me anymore."
"Capella, I understand how you are feeling right now. But I am just following orders" replied Antares.Suddenly, Arcturus called for Antares from within the Castle.
"Antares, come over." ordered Arcturus.
"Yes, coming over right now" replied Antares.
"Ask Capella to rest at the grass patch, let her know that you will wake her up once the conditions are met." ordered Arcturus. "Keep this information to yourself, Rigel won't be here anytime soon."
"Yes, I will attend to it now." replied Antares.Antares walked towards the gate and informed Capella as instructed.
"Are you for real?! Arcturus was the one who asked me to come and I have to continue to wait again?" raged Capella. "Fine, I will give in for now but just let Arcturus know that I am so mad now."Feeling helpless about the situation, Capella decided to lie on the grass patch to admire the beautiful skies. The only ones keeping Capella accompanied were the whispering grasses as the winds breezed through them. It was so soothing that she fell into deep slumber soon after she lay down.
"There was no longer the rustle sounds of the grasses, or rather it had faded, and her ears were also adjusted to the low hum of chatterings and steady automated noises made by the sliding door movements. While her fingers danced skillfully over the plastic keys, the keys sang out like a chorous of doors on a faulty latch. Not far away was the smell of the broth of some kind, and tea, and she remembered that she had not taken her lunch. She was suddenly struck with hunger.
--- Let's go, let's go, her friends said, and she reluctantly left the seat with a pile of tabs showing on the screen. They headed out of the room, passing through the curtains, into a mini pantry. A teakettle, a mini fridge, and a frying pan were spotted. Towards the back of the kitchen was a glass window that gives a decent scenery view of the surroundings. A man wearing his uniform on the bicycle returned. Directly across the street was a multitude of private houses. And a huge convenience store was situated near the houses. Without pausing, the man dipped his hands into his shoulder bag and threw. She listened to the impact of the newspapers on each door and the ringing of his bicycle's bell.
--- Come in, come in, she's at the pantry area, one of her friends said, and Capella became curious to find out who specially came to visit the consultation room. Behind the curtains, she could hear lots of teasing and laughters. The unwrapping sounds of the plastic bag. The unzipping sounds of a bag. As she decided to pass through the curtains back into the room, she felt a hand caressing on her head, and she said, I can go on a little longer, give me more time, and she resiliently got through the curtains. Her friends whistled and clapped. And she teared on the spot."The pair of hands continued to caress Capella's hair. With the sunlight casting shadows on them, Capella finally woked up. She then quickly adjusted her eyes to see the person standing right before her. But she froze and was startled to see a man in a state of distraught with his ripped t-shirt and slightly torn pants.
"You are...? Are you okay?" worried Capella.
"I'm okay, Capella. I'm so happy to see you. Let's start walking into the Castle together." smiled Rigel.
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