I stared at the fireworks beautifully decorating the night skies. The winds were gentle, and the atmosphere filled with excited people and their laughter. The children busied themselves at the amusement park set up while the adults were busy engaging in one activity or the other. But here I was, unable to smile, unable to be happy. I just stood by an open bar watching my people enjoy this day to the fullest. But I still felt incomplete. Whether I liked it or not, Zeus' absence made me this way. "Miss me already?" He sounded beside me. I frowned and sharply turned to my right only to find nothing but the bar. I gulped down my saliva as Martha approached me with a stern expression in place."Hey." She said but I couldn't even find the proper words to say. Normally, on a day like this, both of us would have gotten ourselves drunk, dancing like crazy tourists. But this time, our tension made us act like strangers."It's time for your speech." She calmly stated as she gestured towards the
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