Earth and Air

Chapter 12

Pearce didn’t hesitate to enter the very thick fog and was looking for something. People can get quickly lost from the thickness of the fog at where he is but it was good that his eyes are sharp because he saw a shadow. He immediately approached it and saw the princess sitting on a bench. When he approached her, she immediately raised her head and was surprised.

"Pearce," she said and the grief she felt was obvious in her eyes.

Pearce just gave him a blank look but he immediately averted his eyes.

"Why are you here? Are you lost because of the thickness of the fog?" Jessy asked.

Pearce looked at her for a while. "You, are you lost?" he asked back which surprised Jessy.

She looked at Pearce and at the same time shed the tears she was holding back.

"N-no ah," she replied while sobbing. "I saw him earlier with a woman. She’s not his date, she was just one of his customers and she was great because she was his regular customer..."