In the middle of the parlor, Nana and Aurora were left standing, gazing at each other. While one was seething with anger, the other was calm, as if the eyes looking at her with deep hatred weren’t directed at her at all. The tension around the parlor was so high that it could be cut through with a knife.
Pak! Aurora’s head tilted to the side, her beautiful face stained with five handprints on her cheeks, as she looked at the angry nana. This time, her once calm face turned expressionless, and her voice almost lowered to the point of a whisper with a hint of surprise. “Can you tell me what's the meaning of this ?” she asked. Nana wasn’t done as she tried to scratch the other party's face without success. “It’s all your fault, you bitch! Bryan doesn’t want to abandon you. You always take every little thing that belongs to me. Will you be satisfied after taking everything away from me?” As she said it, her voice was hysterical. Aurora, who was slightly stunned and speechless, burst out in laughter. It was cold and lacked any warmth. When she was done laughing, she looked at Nana as if she was a dumbass, her eyes twinkling with amusement before leaning close to her and said, “It’s not my fault if you’re always interested in the breadcrumbs I leave behind and—” her voice coming in a pleasant manner as if she was cracking a joke, “Bryan did belong to me until a certain someone entered the game, but don’t worry, I don’t want already used items. Since you want it so much, you can have it. I once learned somewhere that you must give out the things that you don’t need anymore.” When she ended, she stifled a yawn and turned around to leave, but before she could make two steps ahead, she felt her scalp tingle and stepped to the side. As she moved aside, Nana swung a jar to where she was previously standing, expecting to kill her in one strike. But she didn’t expect the girl to dodge. As Aurora saw it, her eyes turned cold. She sidestepped Nana, and her hand landed on the back of her neck, making the raging Nana knocked out and fall on the floor. Afterward, she looked at the body lying on the floor for a long while before she crouched down to observe more about the girl lying awkwardly on the floor. As she tilted her head to the left and continued to observe the girl, she muttered, “Tsk, I would have preferred if he found a girl a bit more beautiful than me, but he settled for the worst one. Yet, what can I do? I was the one who got cheated. I’m looking forward to that day wh-.” Before she could finish her words, she heard a voice coming from upstairs and hastily picked up Nana in a bridal style and climbed the stairs. But before she could reach the end, she was stopped by her aunt in her black nightgown with a jug of water."What are you doing to my daughter?" she asked, her eyes narrowed, as she moved towards Aurora. Aurora looked up and answered, "She fell asleep in the parlor, so I was bringing her back to her room." As she said that, she was about to bypass her aunt. She was stopped, and her back turned slightly stiff. If her aunt observed closely, she would have seen the change, but her eyes were more focused on her daughter. She walked towards her daughter, gave a kiss on the forehead, and then left in the direction of the kitchen. Aurora breathed a sigh of relief and headed for Nana’s room on the second floor. As she stood in the hallway, she looked to the left and saw bright bulbs shining and two doors facing each other. The room on the right belonged to her aunt, while the one on the left belonged to Nana, the girl she was supposed to bring to her room. On the other side of the corridor, the light was almost off, with darkness being the only thing visible. At the end of the corridor was her bedroom. As she stood in front of the door, wondering how she was going to enter, a hand held the door handle and opened it. As she observed the hand, she immediately recognized that it belonged to her uncle. After bowing in greeting, she entered the room. As expected, the room was beautifully decorated and much larger than hers. Her room was gloomy, with only half of the light barely lit, while her cousin's room shone from ceiling to floor, making it feel like entering straight into a fairytale land. Her closet was filled with neatly folded dresses and branded shoes that shined brightly. She wondered if people would pay more attention to the shoes she was wearing or to the person wearing them. Her toilet was even more well-furnished with the daily necessities like a bathtub, toilet, and shower. But above all, it contained enough space to walk around, while she only had a shower, toilet, and a small sink. She placed the girl on the bed and tucked her in before leaving the room. As she walked from the brightly lit corridor to her room on the other end. But when reaching the front of the door she made no move to enter, she leaned her head on the door thinking about all what she has endured staying in here in this house, before I believed in the story of a prince and Cinderella expecting someone to come and save me from here, maybe my mother who abandoned who never cared to come and check on me, nor tried to call, but there was never anything not even a soul, until I grew up believing in nothing but luck. And like that she entered her room.As she entered her room, she immediately discarded the dress she was wearing and took a short bath. She then put on her old clothes that she had been wearing while waiting for the unusable dresses from her cousin. She remembered how her twelve-year-old self had asked her aunt if she could get new clothes, but what she got in response was, "Enjoy what you have been given, but do not covet for more." And so, the conversation ended like that. She made her way to her bed and climbed onto it. She picked up her phone that she had thrown earlier on the bed before leaving for the ceremony.As she took her phone, contemplating if she should call or write a message to her friend, she decided to call. After just a few seconds, the call connected and a sweet, joyful voice came into her ears, "Hey Aurora, what’s up?" Hearing her voice made Aurora’s eyes glisten with tears. Her eyes, which were calm, now glistened with tears upon hearing her friend’s voice. She met her friend when she was still in
Aurora kept her eyes fixed on Nana’s laughing face while reminiscing about what happened 15 years ago. She remembered how, at that time, she considered her aunt as her mom. She remembered how she drew a little picture of their family with her aunt and uncle behind her, and Nana in front, all smiling, even though she was the only outcast with black hair. As she looked at the picture she drew, she felt proud. In her moments of happiness, she ran to her aunt, wanting to try and earn praise. Her aunt was sitting at the table in the kitchen, tightening her hand on the phone as if she had received bad news, with a cup of coffee in front of her. Little Aurora, oblivious to that, called out to her, only to be splashed with tea. She was quick to dodge, but unfortunately, it splashed on her forearm, running down to her hand. She let out some sobs, but her aunt didn’t care and said to her that she wasn’t her mom, but hers was a bitch. But what can a 5-year-old understand? After venting her ange
As she entered the store, her face, which was red earlier from embarrassment, had regained her previous color. She had a very big smile on her innocent face when she thought about how she was back in this store after weeks of absence. The store held most of her good memories. As she looked around to see if there was a change, her eyes twinkled with excitement and anticipation, and her face devoid of any makeup. But that didn’t stop her from appearing charming. While she was observing the surroundings with her twinkling eyes and her lips arched in a small smile, many were entranced by her beauty. Her hair swayed from side to side as she looked around. Men were absorbed in her beauty, while women were jealous. Even though the dress she was wearing was worn-out and easily remarked upon, it was still overshadowed by her beauty.Aurora, oblivious to her surroundings, was still standing near the door when she was fetched by a servant who brought her to her table. There she saw her best fr
As she observed Aurora eating, she knew that as Aurora tasted the food, her eyes kept glancing to the left, a proof that the food didn’t suit her. But she didn’t complain and ate the food in silence. She couldn't say anything; she remembered the day she confronted Aurora about the issue, but she just answered that food was precious. Even if you don’t enjoy it, you have to eat because others don’t get the chance to eat what you don’t like. Vicky felt deep down that it was just excuses. She didn’t get to eat warm food until she was satisfied because her aunt managed to prepare a meal that would easily satisfy the three family members, and Aurora got to eat the leftovers. But if she tried to help, that would be an additional burden placed on her. So she tried to minimize the pain she felt by inviting her from time to time.But she was far from imagining that since young Aurora had long washed away the hope that they would accept her, consider her as family. But everything was lost as tim
They started their engine and left at a moderate speed, leaving the butler behind. As they were driving on the road, Vicky moved closer to Aurora, who was looking ahead, and informed her, "We can't drive freely on this busy road. Let's go to Magnolia Corporation where we can drive at high speed to our heart's content."Magnolia is a fairly large corporation that is particularly based in motorcycle racing. Every year, international racers always come here to represent the country. Their race tracks are the best. Sometimes, children of the rich come either to bet on motor races or to race with their friends. Considering the space it takes, we can only find it at the outskirts of country M.Since both girls were in the middle of town, it took them 40 minutes to arrive at the racing track because there was no traffic jam. On their way, they stopped at a gas station to refuel their motorcycle. When they set foot at the race track, they were so amazed by the various tracks that their blood
While Vicky sped off, Aurora reduced her speed until the others were in front of her. She didn’t care about the race anymore. While still absentmindedly following the others, she didn’t notice the fact that the red reduced his speed. It was only when he was near her that she noticed it. “Hey, little one, do you think you can beat me in this race? Remember that you’re just a girl, and this place is not for girls like you,” he whispered, his voice rough and full of malicious intent. With that said, he pushed Aurora off the track.After seeing that she had fallen out of the racetrack, he placed both hands around his mouth and shouted, "Someone fell off the racetrack!" This prompted all the racers to stop. They all turned back and came in to assess the situation, putting aside their race. Everyone discussed how it happened. The red racer stomped his leg on the floor, saying, "I told you it wasn't good to have this girl with us. See the problems it's bringing us now," pointing as if he was
The tension was heavy among them. Sky, who heard the voice, felt a chill running down his spine. What she said was true; with her skills, an accident on her side was something impossible, which means that one of his friends must have pushed her away. But when he tried to guess, there were two that came to his mind: Weber, the brown one, had a fierce sense of competition but would not stoop low to the point of committing these types of mishaps. That left him with the red one, Jack, since he has a difficult personality to deal with and is also a bad loser. It can only be him since he must have felt threatened by both girls’ talent and decided to take care of the black one since she appeared to be the smallest and easiest to bully, but he must not have expected her to come back in such a way. He was still processing what happened when Vicky signaled him that they continue. He approached and asked, still surprised by what she said."How heartless can you be? You still want to continue th
Sky watched as the girls disappeared from his view before taking out his phone and making a call. "Find Jack Thomson and bring him to me," his voice as cold as ice, different from when he was talking to both girls. That was all him; he can smile and laugh with you, but when you step on his bad side, then he will become merciless, especially because he is from that family.As both girls left the Magnolia Corporation in haste, they reached the milk shop. It was already forty-five minutes past three, and the butler was already present, waiting for them. They parked right in front of him, got down from their bike, placed the helmet on the back of their bike, and walked towards the butler with a contented smile hanging on their lips.The butler bowed and smiled, “Welcome, Miss Vicky and Miss Aurora. Was the outing fruitful?” Vicky answered and started narrating what happened, except for the part where Aurora got into a little mishap. The butler nodded while listening attentively with great