I saw a dragonfly flapping its wings.
A butterfly followed behind it, but its pace did not slow down.
The butterfly tried to catch up with the dragonfly, but in vain. As it flew farther and farther, I caught a glimpse of the butterfly, because its strength had weakened and gravity had taken control of it.
It fell in an arc, then dragged its trail to the ground like a snake or a broken lily.
It was a tragic and cruel scene.
Perhaps, even if they could not travel together, they could accompany each other for a while.
But I know that's impossible.
For creatures like dragonflies, even this freedom was taken away because their feet did not touch the ground.
I heard a clear buzzing sound and woke up. My eyelids screamed for two more hours of sleep, even as my mind struggled between sleep and waking.
In the end, the latter won the battle, and I began the hard work of opening my eyelids.
Sometimes, I wonder if I'm too worried about these things. I was busy designing blueprints and diagrams all night. I must have fallen asleep in Miss TKO's room.
I stood up from the sofa with a hint of enthusiasm, raised my glasses to get a better look, and realized that this was indeed an office.
The office was a messy place, filled with the mysterious and strange things and research results that Miss TKO had collected over the years.
The midday sun lit up the mess. The two of them were talking. Shiki was wearing a smooth shirt as usual, and his back was against the wall. Miss Gao was sitting cross-legged on a chair.
Ms. Tko always dressed fashionably. She wore thin black pants and a white collared shirt. Every time she saw her, she looked fresh.
Add that to her short hair and the hair around her neck, and she looked like a company secretary, though I thought her scary, penetrating expression, especially if she didn't wear glasses, might never have gotten the job.
" Good morning, Cockut."
Miss Tko glanced in my direction as usual, indicating that she acknowledged my existence.
Her eagle-like eyes weren't wearing glasses today, which meant that she and Shiki were probably discussing business.
"I'm sorry, Madam. I think I fell asleep." "Don't find excuses. I saw it clearly.
If you're completely living with us on Earth now, then go make some drinks.
A cup of coffee would be fine.
It should warm your bones a little after a long rest.”
A long break?
Alright, I do feel very tired, so it's not strange for me to say this.
I don't know why Ms. TKO would say that, but she always slurred her words at the best of times, so not asking her has become standard operating procedure.
"What about you, Shiki? Would you like a drink?"
I asked in a groggy state, only half aware of my surroundings.
"No, I'm fine.
Anyway, I'm going to sleep soon."
His lazy eyes and drooping shoulders told the story of Shiki's insomnia very well.
Maybe she went for another night walk like that last night. Next to Ms. Tko's office was another room that served as a kitchen, at least for her.
To me, it looked more like a laboratory, or at least it used to look like one.
This sink has three fountains, just like the ones you see in the lab.
Two of them were wrapped in wires, either disabled or with some supernatural, forbidden function. I suspect this operation is only between God and Miss TKO.
God definitely didn't reveal any information. Miss TKO had the same mentality. I wasn't in a hurry to find out either.
No matter what, the whole room was filled with an uneasy atmosphere. I turned on the coffee machine, which made a low hum as it processed the coffee.
The first thing I do every day when I come here is to make coffee for Miss TKO, so now I can make coffee with my eyes closed.
It's been almost half a year since I started working for her.
In this case,"work" was a very broad term. This place was hardly a typical office environment.
Even so, I stayed, perhaps because I saw something in her work.
Right after Shiki fell into a coma, I graduated from high school and entered university without any motive or special purpose.
Sometime during our high school days, Shiki and I made an agreement to go to college together.
Even if there was no hope of Shiki waking up, I still wanted to keep this promise.
But after Shiki fell into a coma, my life was a kind of aimless drift, just looking at the days on the calendar as they passed by.
One day, an acquaintance invited me to an exhibition of dolls and puppets, where I found them:
A human-shaped doll of a certain size, with exquisite workmanship, must have cost it many years of hard work.
His soul entered the doll.
Though I knew it was just a doll, like everything else there, it looked more like a person, frozen in place, and I was sure it would move at any moment now, if anyone breathed on it.
A thing that was on the edge of existence but did not survive was preserved on the border where no one else had walked.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]