I stood on the balcony of the palace looking out at the setting sun. My head in a daze as I tried to figure out what I would say to Kayla when she returned in the morning. It had already been two months since Charles showed up and, in that time, Kayla had blossomed from a pretty little girl to a beautiful young woman, even more beautiful than I remembered and I had no idea what to say to her or how she’d react when she saw me.
“Sensei?” I heard Kayla’s sweet voice call from behind me, startling me from my daydream. When I turned around, I saw her standing in the doorway of the palace wearing this beautiful red dress that did wonders for her body and looking at me with this confused look on her face. She had started calling me sensei when she turned 6 which was something I enjoyed, plus it
