Chapter 209

We looked at each other where I was waiting for her to release the arrow. Tears dripped from the corner of her eyes, and then she closed it before she let it go. But that arrow didn't reach me, but it just fell to the ground. Because of that, the people around her smiled, grinned and laughed as if they were making fun of her. I closed my eyes and then took a deep breath. She slowly opened her eyes, and then she turned in the direction of the arrow that she released, where she noticed that it failed to hit me. She looked up at me again with a trace of worry and fear on her face. I nodded my head to convey to her the message that everything is okay, that I'm okay. She took a deep breath and then turned her head as if she understood what I meant to her. There is still a trace of fear and nervousness on her face, but this time the look in her eyes is a little different where she had a little courage to hit the red string. She raised her hand, got ready in her position and pointed the arro