Part 6

                                    

                                          
"I'm so sorry this whole situation turned out this way, but I could never forgive you or your parents for what you did to us," a distant voice echoed around the cold, empty room.
                          
I looked down at myself.
                          
My hands and legs were chained.
                          
I cried and cried, continuously rubbing my eyes, hoping that all of it was just a dream.
                          
I couldn't bring myself to believe any of it. But it really happened and the past cannot be changed no matter how desperately I wanted it to.
                          
It felt as if my life, my heart was brutally ripped from me.
                          
I began to have trouble breathing and I suddenly blacked out.


                          
I gasped and sat up on the bed. I was panting so hard and I clutched my chest. It hurt.
                          
I bit my lips and cried again.
                          
Whatever life I lived before this, I never want to go back to that. Ever.
                          
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I walked into Taehyung's room to wake him up to find that he was already awake. 
                          
I was surprised. It was only yesterday that I saw him sleeping so soundly as if he's dead. But now?
                          
"Why are you already up before I could wake you?" I shuffled towards him and stood next to his bed.
                          
He grinned softly and gently held my hand, "I was just so excited to have you as my personal tutor that I couldn't sleep actually."
                          
I got confused. "What do you mean?"
                          
He shifted towards me and looked down at my hand, "Well... I asked Lady Anne to appoint you as my teacher and told her how you helped me with my lessons. I could only understand them when you taught me, so..."
                          
Oh.
                          
Wait, what.
                          
"Hold up, don't you already have a tutor?" I sat down on his bed next to him, furrowing my eyebrows.
                          
He looked up at me, "No. I didn't want to be a nuisance to anyone."
                          
And yet you're asking me.
                          
I sighed, "You dumb prince. People should be grateful that you're being a nuisance to them. You're the future king, are you not?"
                          
He nodded, looking lost.
                          
His hair looked so freaking soft, I wanted to pet him.
                          
"So, you're the most significant person to everyone. Your education is very important. Who says that you'll be a nuisance. Every prince or princess has tons of tutors to teach them. It's fine to do what you want, okay?" I tilted my head, leaning a bit closer to him.
                          
He pursed his lips and nodded.
                          
I smiled and huffed out a breath, "Good. So when should I go over to your study room?"
                          
He eyes sparkled, "So you agree to becoming my tutor?"
                          
I giggled and got up, "I don't have a choice, do I?"
                          
He held back a huge smile, pursing his lips, "I always study after breakfast, so we'll meet then."
                          
I nodded and left his room to go make his breakfast.
                          
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"Ooooh, you sly girl. He already fell for you. I can tell from his actions," Xiao smirked as we walked down the hallway after having our breakfast.