Chapter 156
He always came at around this time. Always. Always. The place was different now and then, but the chance, the necessity, and the intention. None of those changed. He always met Carynne.
Until now, it had been within the bounds of the Hare estate, even when the actual places differed. Still, it would not hinder the fact that he would meet Carynne, no matter the setting. Just as ever.
But what about this time?
She knew it in her head. This time would be the same yet again. Shes in danger, and Raymond would save her. Isella would be jealous, and Verdic would get mad. Just as ever, these instances would repeat themselves. It was at the beginning of this cyclical year that she was already so sick and tired of. This cyclical year without any smidgen of stimulation.
Knock, knock.
Once more, someone knocked from outside the door. Was it him out there? If he was, nevertheless, it would not surprise her.
But even so, Carynne found herself afraidafraid to confirm it.
Carynne had not spoken to Donna since she was 117 years old. She did not wish to meet her again. She only saw the maid from a distance, being bullied by the other maids, but Carynne no longer wished to have a close relationship with Donna. She just wished to recall that life as it was. She wished to preserve it. She wished to leave behind sadness as sadness, and frustration as frustration.
If such things were to repeat, then the novelty of the experience would not be impactful anymore. Even if she was not from outside the novel, it still felt like it.
Shes getting sick of everything. Including Raymond.
Hes someone who could not remember all the years before. For Carynne, all the people here besides herself were characters made from ink. Even if there was no world outside the novel, nothing had changed.