Chapter 14: You Are Special (2/2)

”Gifted,” Mei interjected and continued with a gaze of adoration, ”You are special, Arion. I have always told you that, and that one day, you would come out of your cocoon. The day I first met you at the orphanage, I knew you were meant for more.

”This is your time to finally spread your wings. I had always wondered why you couldn't connect with Prana before. But thinking about it now, I guess there might have been other factors in your body that might have delayed it. Are you happy now?”

Arion felt his heart racing with excitement as he felt that he could finally take control of his life and that this was his second chance. He still remembered the anger, resentment, and shame he had to undergo in his previous life due to him living like an outcast and fugitive.

But now, after coming upon a cunning and mysterious old man, he somehow ended up here with a different life and body.

Despite having a disabled body, he now had the means to turn around his life and get back what he lost and more.

Not only that, he had this beautiful woman standing before him in his life who made many untold sacrifices for a disabled person like him. Although in his perspective, he hadn't known her for more than a day, he felt as if he had spent more than a decade with her.

He knew he was probably getting influenced by his previous self's emotions and memories. However, still, he could understand and relate to those feelings as if they were his own.

He answered Mei's question with a bright smile, ”Yes, but all this wouldn't have been possible without you. I wouldn't even be here if it were not for you. And I...”

Mei leaned in closer towards his face while gripping the hand bars of his wheelchair, ”You what?”

Since she was wearing a one-piece nightie, he could clearly see the deep white ravine and almost the prominent twin peaks on either side of it, making him gulp. He believed that he hadn't seen a woman with such large snow mounds.

And seeing her breathtaking beauty up close made his heart race. He felt as if she was even more beautiful up close than he thought.

”I want you to continue to stay with me always,” Arion said with a straight gaze, regaining some of his guts of his original self. If he always became shy before her, even he would be ashamed of himself.

Wouldn't all his experience of courting girls and dating them all go to waste?

He actually wanted to say something else but decided to save it for later after he proved himself.

Mei chuckled, ”Where else could I go? Don't worry. No matter what, I will stay beside you always. Now give me a quick kiss before we eat,” Mei said as she pointed at her cheek.

Arion cupped her cheeks, making her a bit startled, and gave a soft kiss on her cheek.

A surprised light shone in her eyes, but she quickly hid it while her cheeks had a slight reddish hue.

She stood back straight and maintained her gaze with his, ”Something about you feels different, indeed. Before, you would blush like a rose everytime I asked for a kiss, but now….hmmm, you are really a grown-up now. How times have passed…” She said with a nostalgic gaze.

Arion felt a bit worried before wondering if she would feel it strange because of his reincarnated self. Even he had no idea if the previous self was really him or someone else.

Still, seeing that she didn't feel bothered about it, he let out a sigh of relief inwardly and said, ”Sister Mei doesn't like the present me?”

Mei stroked his chin and said, ”I will always love you no matter how you change. Your present, past, and future are all the same for me.”

Arion felt his soul stirred and wondered what karma he had accumulated to have someone like her in his life.

She then looked outside the window and continued, ”Oh, it's already too late. Come, let's eat. I did not disturb you before since you were making good progress.”

Arion's brows wrinkled, ”But I don't feel hungry. You can eat, and I will wait.”

Mei adamantly shook her head as she pulled Arion along towards the door and said, ”You are not feeling hungry because of the lingering pranic energy from the cube inside your body. Your body still needs its daily nourishments and no excuses.”

Arion sighed, hearing her adamant words, and could only helplessly sit back as he got dragged towards the dining table.