He stared out into the dark thunderous sky. The sound of clouds hitting one another rumbled through the palace, making the young maids squeal in fear.
"The first night we met, the sky was very similar to this one," she said as she wrapped her arm around his torso from behind. He pulled her around so that she was facing towards him and gently caressed her hair.
"You still remember that night? It has been years!"
"There's a lot I still remember, a lot I can't forget."
Her eyes glazed over with tears at the sudden overflow of memories. Alexander gently wiped away a stray tear and pulled her closer to his chest.
"They would have been seventeen years old today."
Alexander felt his heart break at the sudden memory. The memory of that night seventeen years ago haunted his dreams every n
