'How long has it been since I last saw him?'
'Two, no maybe five days?'
Hymns and songs filled the air as Elena graced the center of the grand cathedral.
"Divine Goddess of Light, radiant and resplendent in your grace, I humbly bow before your luminous presence" she recited reluctantly.
Although her mind drifted from the actual prayer, her poker face maintained the expected grace and beauty of a saintess of her stature.
To an outsider, it might seem blasphemous, but for a young girl like her, entangled in the complexities of love, the cloudiness in her thoughts was too much for her tender heart to comprehend.
Her every prayer and action were overshadowed by the anticipation of meeting Adrian once again.
'Why are you making me do all the prayers despite the cardinals and other bishops present here, Father...!' she thought with frustration, a subtle stomp on the ground escaping her.