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 high school. While others were either bullying her for believing Nana’s words or not interfering to help her, her friend was the only person who stood up for her. Since then, they have never been separated again. She choked back her tears in order to respond, "Hi, sorry for calling you at this time." Even though her voice was low, her friend was still able to catch on to the fact that she was crying. Her friend asked, "My little crybaby, what happened?" Hearing that name made Aurora let out a small laugh as she wiped away her tears. "What made you believe that I'm crying?" she asked. This time her voice came back to normal, which made the person on the other end of the call smile. "Who knows you better than me, and I'm sure your nose is running with snot." This time it was Aurora's turn to laugh. "Now, now, aren't we forgetting something, my dear? I asked you a question, answer me now." The voice was sweet and a little threatening, making a chill run down her spine. But left with no choice, she decided to tell everything while omitting the part about the dress. After hearing everything, her friend cursed, "That son of a bitch! I can't believe he would be shameless enough to say that. And that bitch of a cousin dared to sleep with a man knowing he is taken, and now dares to point a finger at you." She took a deep breath before her voice became lower, as if to praise, "But at least you didn't disappoint me. I taught you self-defense according to what my brother taught me, but you were able to surpass me. Which teacher wouldn't be proud of their student, even though I don't understand why you always put up with it?" When Aurora heard everything, she wondered if she should laugh or cry. One thing she is sure of now is that she is tired and needs to sleep. With a yawn, she bid farewell to her friend and drifted to sleep. But when she woke up to check the time the next morning, it was already 6:54. She was about to drop her phone back on her bed when she saw a message from her friend saying, "Meet me at your favorite milk tea shop." After accepting the request, she was about to go back to sleep when the door to her room burst open and her cousin barged in as usual, shouting something like, "Wake up, lazy freak! Do you think lazing around in bed will be helpful for a useless being like you?". I'm quite sure you came to find me early this morning for something; otherwise, I would have seen you right at approximately 10 in the morning. However, I cannot say it since it will create another dispute that I'm not interested in taking part in. But instead of leaving as she always does, she entered the room with a disgusted expression, holding a hand on her nose as if the air inside was pungent. "A filthy room for a pure whore," she said while Aurora groaned, feeling like a new problem is brewing from her way of entering the only room she never entered. But as if she wasn't done surprising her, she even sat near Aurora in order to better have access to her face. "Did you know, Aurora, from what my mother told me about your parents? Do you want to know?"She asked, her voice soft but with a hint of mockery. Her eyes glinted with joy when she caught the curiosity in the other party's eyes. She continued, “I asked my mother out of pity for you to know more about your parents. Do you want to know?” she asked again. This time, the girl, still on her bed, nodded. As she obtained the response she wanted, the smile on her face grew wider. Her voice turned more mocking as she said, “My mom told me that yours ran away with another man, claiming that she was in love, and that your dear father, who is my father’s brother, brought you back in his arms, claiming you were his daughter. He is the one who said it himself that your mother ran away, but-" She started laughing as if she had just cracked a joke, while Aurora's eyes grew in shock. Obviously, that was a story she didn’t expect. What she thought was the normal tune of "both my parents died in an accident" but never this. But Nana, as she said after her laughing fit came to an end, “I also remember that day 15 years ago when your younger self came to show her drawing but got hot water burn on your forearm. I still remember how those fine hands of yours turned red; it was a beautiful sight,” as she said, her hands trailed from Aurora’s arm to her hand as if to show exactly where she was talking about.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
As Aurora arrived home, she rushed directly into her bedroom and took off her black garments and underwear. She stepped into the bathroom to wash away the filth she accumulated during the day. The cold water gliding down her body felt so refreshing that she let out a comfortable sigh. She looked straight ahead as her mind drifted back to what happened earlier. She thought about those three men from earlier and let out a chuckle before her eyes darkened. (To think that I almost killed them, they must be lucky) she mused. She stepped out of the bathroom, already dressed, with a towel hanging on her head when her aunt entered her room. She looked at her aunt with an inquisitive look as it was the first time she ever entered her room. She would always send Nana if she had something to say, but her aunt merely glanced around in disgust before speaking, her voice as cold as usual. "Meet me in the parlor when you're done," she didn't even look at the girl in question before turning around