2 Memories (2/2)

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Time flowed like water. In a flash, nighttime had come. Eventually, the hums of dawn descended.

”Woosh. Woosh.”

The sound of an ocean-themed alarm jolted Feng Hui awake. He was not irritated by the disruption; instead, he beamed brightly. With a grin, he thought: ”I'm really back… it wasn't a dream.”

Nudging the ear-splitting noise, the booms of crashing waves ceased. Noting the time, Feng Hui moved toward his wooden bedroom door, and he quickly reached the dinner table. Inhaling the homely aroma of fresh porridge, his smile turned even more lively.

”What's the occasion?” Seated in a silver t-shirt, Feng Hui politely inquired. His simple clothing did little to conceal the obvious toned abdomen lurking beneath: the sight was extremely captivating. If compared to his trained body in the Long Kingdom; however, the gap was too big.

”Bro?” Feng Mei curiously stared at her brother. Her cute, small oval face screamed disbelief. Did her elder brother lose his mind? In her entire life, she had never seen him so forgetful.

”Yes?” Feng Hui raised his brow, and his face showed true confusion. He tried to recall if anything important occurred yesterday, but nothing came up. He continued looking blankly at his little sister.

”Umm… it's Monday?” Pursing her cherry lips, Feng Mei stared back unrelentingly. The little miss did not dare to think that her mighty brother had truly forgotten, and she started cutely pouting in disbelief.

”So?” Now, Feng Hui thought something was truly wrong, but he still did not realize. His two lives started invading one another; slowly, he thought he was losing his sense of self. After all, he had lived longer as Long Fengge.

But, with one look at his family, Feng Hui knew it did not matter. Regardless if he was the teenage son of the Feng Family, or the legendary emperor of the Long Kingdom, he was still himself! Feng Hui was Long Fengge; Long Fengge was Feng Hui. He finally accepted both lives, and the two could not be divided.

”So... we have school?” Feng Mei slowly revealed, and her beautiful face bore shock. Crossing her jade-like arms, while lightly tapping the table, she patiently waited for a response.

”… School?” Feng Hui thought. Didn't he master all the truths of the world? Is she joking, why would the fabled scholar of the Long Kingdom attend school? Suddenly, he realized, and he blamed his muddled head.

”Oh, yes, school. I'll get ready.” Feng Hui hurriedly explained. Even he understood, his actions were too strange. Habits were hard to break, and especially the ones built from an entire lifetime.

Not finishing his breakfast, Feng Hui promptly stood up. He was about to race to his bedroom; however, his little sister stopped him with soft brush. Her confusion grew, Feng Mei murmured: ”Brother, there's no rush. Rest easy, we have two hours, and we live close to school.”

Feng Hui blamed himself. Recently, his family was too cozy, and he had slowly relaxed. For twenty-five years, he had constantly put up a guard. Every day, he would be stressed. There was far too much pressure on his shoulders; formerly, he was but a normal youth.

”Bro…” Feng Mei saw her elder brother blaming himself, and she became distressed. Forgetting was not a big deal, but why did he look so burdened? In a mere day, her elder brother had transformed so much.

”Sorry, lately, I've been troubled.” Feng Hui laid on the most confident smile he could muster. How could his little sister know? In the span of a single night, he had held the burden of an entire world. For Feng Mei, he was not the same elder brother; however, he would do his utmost to fill the gap.