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Chapter 7 The Old Tale
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2024-10-29 19:42:56(Dahlia POV)
“Dahlia…”
“Yes?” I open the stove. Put the pan on fire and the oil is starting to heat that makes a sizzling sound.
“The story that I tell you is not fiction.”
I smiled at what I heard.
“If a writer is as invested as you are in her story, she’ll surely get a lot of readers. Can you narrate it again Grandma? I almost feel like believing in your old story.”
“Tss. I’m not joking around. I’m warning you.”
“C’mon Grandma, I will listen.” She sighed.
I am doing this for her not to get bored and sleep while waiting for our dinner.
“Of the present age… Now called Athena... As in now.”
“Yes, I know readers want modern stories and not the telltales of Mandeville times.” She was stuck with the memories of the old.
The elders’ memories are the traj
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