L

aste of time." I said and resum

to go. Except here. He is my home. This i

eling there is not

So my time solely

ir and he sprouts at

ow your life?

age surge inside me like blazing fire. But it stops... then recedes to oblivion when Kenneth's face appeared. I pursed my lips in r

one thing I can

Be the Master of strings. Can't you see how much it favors you? Strings are the

ears. In a very unpleasant way

write his life? Make a different future? It can't, right? Because he's dead. He's no long

een riled up this far for so long my voi

of Strings. I have no use of it. If it

side, I can arrange for the g

is world, with both warm human bodies to

ou

matter what they say I won't listen. No matter what they do, I ignore. I found our conversation with this person meaningless. No point t

*

boy. A little boy's voice cut off s

I know. But

cr

re. Sighing and counting stone. The book of strings, also known as my

grouping five stones in one. My eyes are set straigh

in four hours and t

used to live in with Kenneth. Capturing a thousand shots of memories, a hundred moments in time, back when I was still lively, and he was still warm beside me

I played it back in my mind. How I can change that 'moment'. How I want it to end, not having him dead. I want it. I want him. I

m your illusions, Alice. You're really nuts huh. Just so you

nd all strings broke loos

you doing?

u doing?" He

save him.

his finger at me whil

e flicked his hand and the strings pulled me down to kneel

never let others touch Kenneth except me. When he found what he's looking for, he showed me the open book. Writings in cursive black ink scrawled on the wh

decision, every circumstances, every thoughts, every actions and how it has ripple effects on everyone around you, all of it is planned and predicted by fate. Coinciden

pped t

you try to save him now his fate that he will die today won't change. But with the help of strings, onc

him. I don't w

k and inch his fa

you accept my offer, if you become the

eet lip service talk is nothing but a sham

Master, can I bri

towards the people who need it. Isn't that what your beloved human wants to do? Why he became a cop? He wants to save weak p

ever shows it to me because I'm desperate to destroy myself, opposite to what he wants. Deep deep down I know. He took me in so I could live. He take ca

ept. I will be...the

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