The Jacaranda Petal

They were standing still in silence for half an hour, watching the sunset as the sun went down lower and lower in the sky. And now, the moon was slowly replacing the sun to decorate the sky.

Maxim then turned to Emmelyn and smiled. "I am feeling better now. Thank you."

"Huh? But I didn't do anything...?" Emmelyn rubbed her chin. "What do you mean?"

Maxim just patted her back and walked away. She didn't need to do anything to soothe his feelings. She just needed to be there with him.

That's what he wanted to say. However, he decided to just keep it to himself.

It was too cheesy, he thought.

"Let's eat dinner. I already asked Horatio to serve us Summerian's best dishes. You will like them," he spoke without looking back. Emmelyn quickly walked to his side and joined him to go to his private dining room.