“Taj, when you are fully charged or almost fully charged, it happens then, right?” Luna asked.
“Correct,” Taj answered.
He didn’t say anything more, and it worried her.
“Taj, but what happened? We knew you would be charged. You said you were prepared. Tell me what happened; I want to help you,” she talked to him; she tried to make him say something more.
As if he felt better, he straightened up and looked at her, appearing sad but calm.
Something had changed, but what?
“I just realized how cowardly I acted. I am ashamed that I avoided it for so many years, hibernating and not wanting to face my mistakes. My feelings also. I was simply reminded of my past, and I think even more that it’s time to face it. That the bathrooms reminded me of my past, of our house—how silly, no? Apologies, Luna; it is my personal problem,” he said. His voice was distorted.
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“Taj, as all my things were personal, and you cared about them, I am also here for you when you have an issue. Do you want to tell me more?”
“Yes, but slowly. Luna, how do you feel about Lukai’s behavior? He resisted the temptation, didn’t he?” Taj asked, changing the subject.
“I somehow am less worried about him; we gave him your Crystal to see what he would do, and he was calm about it. It is good. Si also asked me about it. He figured out that we wanted to test Lukai. Si, though…” Luna stopped; she grimaced.
Then she softly laughed.
“Si is himself. He was exhausted, I saw; he felt awful, yet the first thing he asked me when you both went to the OFF was where we will go tomorrow, what food we will eat tomorrow, on our date. He’s already thinking about our dates! How silly…”
“He is cheerful, Luna; I’m starting to appreciate it. His future is not easy, yet he is not gloomy. I think you are close to making the decision, and if I read you correctly, it’s to return to Shadows. Am I correct?”
Luna nodded. She felt happy about it. Finally, things were falling into place.
