Before long, another curiosity struck Iris. She gently touched his face to make him look into her eyes. "And what about you? What brings you here, Xavier?"
Silence hung in the air as Xavier heard her question. His hand subtly clenched as memories traced back to find the answer.
"Why am I here?" It was a question he had asked God countless times. However, the answer given by God seemed unreasonable. He had resisted a few times, but how could he defy Him?
Xavier felt compelled to follow God's orders, initially thinking it would only be for a few years. Yet, despite millennia passing, he remained here.
Several times, he had asked God, "How long?" His response was frustratingly ambiguous, "Your heart will tell!"
What kind of answer was that? After so many years, Xavier had never discovered the true answer to the question he had asked—until today.
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