First and foremost, this is a work of fiction, and no correlation should be made with living people or incidents. The author doesn't support any of the ideology or the relationship— friendship or romantic— being presented in this story. This was merely written for entertainment sake, not to be followed and used as an ideal. There are many things that are wrong in this novel morally, and therefore, don't let this novel influence you.
A sharp pain went through her back, and a cry escaped from her mouth the moment she opened her eyes. Tears started to form at the corner of her eyes.
This sudden development managed to surprise Park Seraphine. Taken aback, she opened her eyes, and, raising her hand, wiped away the tears that accumulated at the corner of her eyes.
That's when, her hands fell into her line of sight, and a gasp escaped from her mouth when she realized how small they appeared.
'Was this a dream?'
Seraphine noticed that she was leaning against the wall, and the pain that spread through her back made it unlikely to be a dream. Moreover, although the pain wasn't that intense, she was unable to keep the tears from her eyes.
"It hurts," she spoke out.
Her eyes widened when she realized that her words came out to be barely coherent. It seemed akin to a speech used by a toddler before they learned to speak clearly.
Since she did not have talking difficulties, Seraphine was sure that this is not how she sounded at the age of sixteen.
That's when, she noticed the boy before her. From his height and facial features, he did not look any older than four year old.
Creases were present between both of his eyebrows while his hands were folded over his chest. He seemed to be obviously annoyed.
"Stop pestering me! I already told you that I don't want to play with you! You are annoying!" he exclaimed.
The words of a four year old was not enough to scare Seraphine, but, for some unknown reason, she couldn't control her tears after hearing those words. The rate of them falling down her cheeks increased.
Humiliation filled Seraphine when she realized how pathetically she was crying before the kid.
But regardless of how much she tried, her chest throbbed painfully, and she wanted to keep on crying.
With this, the entire situation seemed nonsensical! How was she in the body of a kid? It's not as if this is some kind of fantasy.
This is real life, and such things did not happen.
Pressing her palms against the floor, Seraphine managed to stand up, and believing that this entire thing was a dream, she turned her back against the four year.
As curiosity started to grow within her, she wanted to find a mirror in order to see how she appeared in this dream of hers.
However, with each step she took to move forward, this just felt too realistic to be a dream!
Her small bare feet hit against the cold ground, and a chill went down her back due to the low temperature. Due to the amount of garments on her body, she started to shiver.
"Wait! Where are you going?"
Despite the boy's call, Seraphine ignored him. Right then, she wanted to find a mirror desperately. Since she wasn't good with the kids, she did not want to entertain a four year old.
But before Seraphine was able to find a mirror, a figure approached. Feeling a huge shadow above her, she raised her head, and a woman fell into her line of sight.
Curiously, she stared at the woman. Seeing how clearly she was able to see the woman, she wondered how detailed this dream of hers was.
"Lady Seraphine, this is where you are. Where are your shoes?" the woman spoke out before bending down and placing her hands on her feet. "They are freezing, Lady Seraphine. You are going to catch a cold at this rate."
Seraphine just blinked her eyes.
This was truly a strange dream. Although she had dreamed of herself being a daughter of rich aristocrat or even a princess, she was past the age to have such dreams right now.
For her age, such a dream felt quite immature.
Judging from the garments worn by the Maid, it reminded her of the attire she usually had seen in the western historical movies.
'Wow! Seraphine, I didn't know that you had such fantasies. Your subconscious state is so creepy!'
Hearing no reply from the little girl, the maid smiled at her, and as Seraphine curiously stared at the lady, the maid extended her hand towards the girl.
In a matter of seconds, the maid carried the girl in her arms, and seeing how the things developed caused Seraphine to widen her eyes.
Being lifted to this height caused fright to pass through Seraphine, and she tightly grabbed on to the material of maid's clothing. One thing she was sure of that it would be really painful if the maid let go of her.
"Are you feeling fine, Lady Seraphine?" the maid questioned. "You seem to be a little pale."
After blinking for a while, Seraphine answered, "Yes."
Every touch felt too realistic to Seraphine to even consider this to be a dream anymore. However, it would be quite imaginative of her if she took this to be something other than a dream.
'Stuck in a body of a toddler? That only happens in stories!'
Then, the maid turned her gaze to the small boy and voiced out, "Lord Eli, Duchess Sophia was searching for you earlier."
The four year old boy, Eli, merely scoffed at the maid before turning his back to walk away. Looking at how ill-mannered the kid in her dream was, she shook her head slightly.
'Eh? Wait? Eli? Seraphine? That sounds to be awfully familiar.'
No matter how hard she tried to think, she wasn't able to exactly pinpoint it. But the sense of familiarity did not allow her to have a peace of mind unless she confirmed it.Creases appeared between both of eyebrows while she pulled her lips into a thin line, trying her hardest to recall. In the eyes of others, this expression of hers looked endearing."What are you thinking so intently, Lady Seraphine?" the maid asked while her eyes were filled with adoration towards the small child."What's your name?" Seraphine asked— her voice being little incoherent."Lady Seraphine, did you forget my name again? It's Betty," the maid voiced out, "Lord Lyle and Lord Clayton was looking for you to play with them earlier. Let's go to them."All those names caused something to click within her.The name of a certain novel came inside of her mind—
Without anyone excluded, starstruck expressions and gasps spread through the room. Few in the room had difficulty believing what they heard; Clayton was the prime example of that.Due to the immense shock, he let out of her cheeks and blinked his eyes multiple times before her, unable to understand the situation.Once the shock was gone from their faces, the maids were in awe with their young lady. Seeing her stand up for herself and say those mature words for the first time managed to strike them at their heartstrings.Everyone present wanted to see this continue further."Yah! Why are you acting—""Don't put your hand on my shoulder," she voiced out, "Since you abused me until this age, I am still shaken up in your presence."The earlier words were somewhat acceptable, but this time around, they couldn't believe it further. How did a docile child lear
"Take care of myself? You are telling a four year to do that? What a joke! I will show you how a four year old takes care of herself!" Seraphine mumbled as she paced around her play room.Betty and the other maid, Anna, watched their Young Lady with concern in their eyes. Ever since since she has returned, she had been acting strangely; it seemed that the Young Lady was growing worries.Unaware of the thoughts of the Betty and Anna, Seraphine remembered about the contents of the novel.Since the novel also had written about 'Seraphine's' childhood, starting from her four year old self, she could recall reading about this situation as well.Her main concern right now was to avoid meeting that important person. Knowing how the story will unfold, meeting that person will be disastrous— something that can't be avoided later on.So, that's why, she had to work early on it.
"Ugh," a moan escaped from her lips.All parts of her body ached tremendously, and a lack of energy hit her. Feeling fatigue, she had a hard time trying to open her eyes.When she barely managed to lift her eyelids, the hazy view of the white ceiling fell into her line of sight and wondered what had happened to her.Could it be that she had finally woken up from that horrendous dream?Not caring about how weak she currently felt, she wanted to confirm that. That's why, pushing her hands on the bed, she wanted to sit up. But before she was barely able to lift her body, she collapsed."Seraphine Dear, you are finally awake!"A soft voice, filled with relief, entered into her ears. Finding the voice to be unknown, she slowly turned her head and took in the appearance of the blurry woman. After blinking couple of times, her vision started to clear up.
She was cured of that cold sooner than she had expected. The cold seemed extremely horrible on the first day, but from the next day onwards, it barely caused her to feel anything.Even in the modern world, such a recovery state would be considered a miracle.Maybe it could be that her current body had an amazing immunity.There was one more possibility that crossed her mind, but she brushed that off as soon as it appeared.It was that a Mage was hired to get her cured. But taking in the position she was in, that seemed like a joke, especially when her father and brothers did not care about her.Moreover, in the novel, there were no mentions of Mage being hired to cure 'Seraphine'.In a world that was filled with magic, such creatures were not uncommon. As their name suggested, Mages dealt with magic.There were various types of Mages, and
Baffled and aggravated— those were the perfect words to describe Seraphine's emotions right then. There was no way both of them would stay beside her for that long.Calming herself with the thought of how impatient Lyle's personality was— which meant that he would leave soon— she decided to keep on the act for a little longer despite of how uncomfortable it was.°°°A yawn escaped from Seraphine's mouth as she opened her eyes. It appeared that while she was waiting for the boys to leave, she had accidently drifted off to sleep.Feeling refreshed after that nap, she stretched her hands, and her body felt barely uncomfortable. Although the story took place at the ancient setting, it seemed that they were quite effective when it came to medicine.This worked almost as good as modern day digestive medicine.Wearing a smile on her fac
After about an hour of sitting, Seraphine was completely bored, and there was nothing she was able to do other than glaring at Lyle. That boy, on the other hand, did not bother to even spare her a glance.The boredom made her want to grab some of the books from shelves and go through them. But her strong pride was preventing her from doing so.In her opinion, she would be left with no face if she gave into temptation right now.Taking in a deep breath, she let out a loud sigh and laid down on the couch. Since there was nothing for her to do in the first place, she might as well go to sleep.Since she was still a child, it wasn't difficult for her to fall sleep.°°°Hunger gnawed at her stomach, causing her sleep to be disturbed, and as Seraphine opened her eyes slowly, she realized that she was in Lyle's office right now.
Now that she was at a brighter mood, Seraphine did not hold herself back anymore and started to point towards some of the food on the table.A wide grin formed on her face while she said, "I want to have that soup and that too."Seeing how Edward was complying to her and feeding her whatever she desired for made her much more enthusiastic.Although he was slightly clumsy with his hand, she let it pass for the sake that he was taking the initiative to feed her.Yes, it was probably embarrassing for her sixteen year old self, but now that she was at the body of a child, she did not find herself minding this.Unbeknownst to her, two boys watched the girl eat through the slight opening on the door, and relief was present in their eyes.Clayton shook his head and ran his hand through his hair while he leaned against the wall. He then expressed, "She is such a hand
Both Jiyeon and Taeyang was on the cleaning duty for the class. As Jiyeon was arranging the table, she noticed that Taeyang was staring at her with a mildly amused smile on his face.That aggravated her, and she expressed, “What? What are you looking at?”Without saying anything, he made his way over to her. Then, extending his hand, he touched her face and stroked it before voicing out, “You don’t have to do anything to make me jealous.”Her eyes widened at his words, and she stepped back, feeling totally exposed under that gaze of his.She then stuttered, “W-What do you mean?”Clearing her throat, she spoke with more confidence: “What sort of nonsense are you uttering now? Me making you jealous? Why would I do something so absurd?”She scoffed.He chuckled and stated, “Is that so? I know you well, Seraphine. You can’t hide from me.”“What? How can y
“Hold on, hold on, he actually said that to you!?” Aera exclaimed in disbelief. “Whoa! He is seriously a player.”Sitting on her bed, Jiyeon took a sip from her strawberry milk and stared down. The events of the other day still heated up her cheeks. Taeyang simply looked too dashing.“How did he know I was there though?” Jiyeon questioned. “Could it be a coincidence?”“About that,” Aera voiced out, “I might have spilled out your location to him.”Jiyeon raised an eyebrow.“Well, he called me, asking where you are as your phone was shut off, and I told him you’re on a date. Then, he questioned me about the location, and he is too scary. I wasn’t able to hide it.”Jiyeon could see where Aera was coming from. After the confrontation she had with Taeyang the other day, he really had a fierce side to him. Maybe because she w
Just as she was about to hug Yejoon, Jiyeon felt herself being dragged back by a large force, and this caused her eyes to widen. She turned her head to look at the one behind it and was shocked to see Taeyang standing there.What was he doing here?His eyes fiercely stared at her, causing her to be shaken up, and it appeared that he was only slightly away from bursting off at her. This was the first time she had faced this side of hers, making her wonder on how she had possibly offended him.“Who are you? It’s too impolite to pull someone this way,” Yejoon voiced out.Jiyeon smiled at him and expressed, “It’s fine. I know him. You can leave now.”Yejoon seemed a little hesitant. Nonetheless, he nodded before leaving. Before she could wave her hand at him, her face was gripped by Taeyang, and he forced her to meet his eyes.“Who is he?” Taeyang questioned, and his tone held immense intensity&mda
Jiyeon totally erased from her mind about asking Taeyang about why he stayed with her that night. This was surely done out of friendship, and there was no need to make the matters awkward by probing into this topic. This is how Jiyeon managed to convince herself.But when Taeyang came for the tutoring session on the next day, Jiyeon felt pained upon seeing him, and it was hard for her to keep on behaving normally as if nothing had happened. Taeyang surely had noticed something due to how silent she had been. That’s why, she appreciated him not asking anything about it.As Jiyeon was going through the book in her hand, Taeyang’s phone rang, and a picture popped up on the screen. It was the image of the woman she had seen with him yesterday; she was called Jihye.“Excuse me for a second.”With that said, he stood up and received the call. Jiyeon observed his expressions. His eyes widened for a second— probably shocked by what h
Jiyeon’s breathing for that instant stopped, and her heart clenched painfully. A nauseating feeling arose in her stomach. That’s why, holding her mouth, she stood up and rushed towards the washroom. At the same time, her eyes were flooded with tears.Seeing Jiyeon’s reaction caused a frown to form upon Taeyang’s features, and he did call after her. But she paid no mind to his words. He wanted to go after her, but that’s when his attention fell on her phone. It seemed that she saw something on the device.Picking the device up, his eyes fell on the screen, and that’s when he understood why she had shown such an intense reaction. This was due to a certain name she had seen— Kayden.He shut her phone and let out a sigh.°°°After washing her face, Jiyeon came out of the washroom and then said, “I am sorry. I suddenly felt sick.”Taeyang stood up and made his way over to Jiyeon. H
Taeyang shot her a quizzical look, not clearly expecting her to mention this right now, before that changed to amusement, and he voiced out, “Why are you so curious about that?”Jiyeon believed that she had decent acting skills when she smiled and said, “Am I not your friend? This simply is an enough reason for me to know about it. Now, quick, quick, tell me who is it that managed to steal that heart of yours.”“Because you are my friend?” The boy stated.There was a certain amount of amusement present in his tone, and this caused her to feel nervous. Certainly, he didn’t notice her intentions, right? Although she did feel very much exposed under his gaze, she tried to convince herself that the boy wasn’t capable of reading minds.Jiyeon nodded.“Can I not ask as your friend about the girl you like?”“Of course, you can ask,” Taeyang said, “And as for who the perso
“Of course not. What are you talking about? You can feel comfortable at here. You have done a lot for Jiyeon, and we are thankful to you for that,” her mother voiced out.Hearing how gently her mother was speaking made Jiyeon scoff and say, “I didn’t know that you are able to talk in this manner, Mother; I thought you were only capable of shouting.”This caused her mother to glare at Jiyeon and state, “Shut up! Make yourself useful for once, and set up the table.”Although Jiyeon rolled her eyes at her mother, she did as the woman ordered as she made her way over to the kitchen. Tilting her head from the kitchen, she could see that small conversation went on between her mother and Taeyang. This caused her to wonder what the content was.Nevertheless, Jiyeon was quick to her feet and arranged the table without causing much accidents. Once done with that, she took her seat and called for
Jiyeon had to admit that Taeyang was great at explaining her. It was as if he understood her and knew how to keep her concentration on the subject. No matter how much she wanted to distract him or ask him unnecessary questions, he didn’t let that happen.And as for the last part of the session, he gave her few problems to solve, saying, “After you are able to solve them all and get half of them correct, you can go home.”Jiyeon was dumbfounded by the expectations he held on her. Even on the subject she found the easiest, getting half correct was hard for her.“Can’t we lower the bar a little? Today is the first day after all. Let’s settle for forty percent.”He shook his head and voiced out, “If you get more than fifty percent, I will reward you.”That did sound appealing to her, and knowing that there was no place for argument, she attempted the questions I hopes of attaining that reward. At th
It didn’t take Taeyang long to finish making the breakfast, and even though Jiyeon had a large intake of sugar now, that didn’t take away from her appetite when she smelled the pancakes. This caused her to feel sudden hunger.Taeyang placed the glass of orange juice in front of her before serving her pancakes and covering those up with syrup. Yurie’s mouth watered as she held her fork and voiced out, “Thank you.”After that, given how delicious the pancakes were, it didn’t take her long to finish eating them, and once done with that, she stared at Taeyang with impressed eyes.“Whoa! This is seriously good,” Jiyeon voiced out, “You really have a way to lower my self-esteem.”“Don’t worry about that. Collectively, you are way better than me.”This made Jiyeon scrunch up her nose and vocalize, “We both know that is not the case. I am far from being half as good as you.