Starvos looked around, finding a couple who stared at him. He felt awkward as he noticed how long he had spent his time in front of the cemetery. Yet he was unable to move forward. “Did he perhaps forget something?” Asked the elderly woman to her husband. “Maybe he did? But what could you forget before coming to a cemetery? You don’t need a key so it won’t be a key. Then what else? Ohh! Maybe he forgot which tombstone is the person he wanted to visit,” said the elderly man. Starvos felt an itch on his lips. He looked behind at the elderly and sighed, “I know the tombstone and no, I don’t forget anything important!” “Then why are you standing still? I almost thought you’re a scarecrow with how big you are!” The elderly woman said to him. Starvos opened his mouth, wanting to retort only to shush his lips as he noticed how unreasonable he was for replying to the elderly couple.“Oh! Honey it must be that!” The elderly grandfather said. “Oh that!” Yelled his wife. Starvos wondered
“Hm that’s true,” he scoffed, “Then you should have known better than to visit the cemetery at night. Who were you visiting?” “Father,” said Shawn for Starvos to flinched. The topic of parents always made Starvos to suddenly turned silent. It’s because he couldn’t understand how parent children relationship work that he never understood what he should feel when talking about parents. Father, especially. Starvos grew up without parents. They were alive until he was fifteen but they were gone before he could feel their love. His parents never once took care of him. They were busy in their own lives. His father was busy to work under the King while his mother spent all her time with her friends. Then they died. Starvos recalled not having sadness or disappointment in him when his parents had died. He was never closed enough to them to feel anything for them. “I see,” was the only words that Starvos could say. “So, what about you?” Shawn questioned as though he was extremely intere
Starvos hummed. He could understand Shawn’s feelings and emotions well but he couldn’t advise him any good advice. He wondered what he would do in Shawn’s position and gently patted his back. “Apologize then,” Starvos showed him a big smile. “If you did hurt her, apologize and fix your problems together. That is the only way for you to rectify your mistake and for her to accept you again. If you don’t want to give up then, apologize. It’s only a single word. While it’s difficult and take a lot of courage, there are a lot lot of relationship which you could save simply by telling them, ‘I’m sorry.’”Shawn felt as though he had been enlightened. If this was his mother he had asked for advise, like the time when he had made a mistake to Dominic. He wasn’t taught to apologize. His mother instead condemned Dominic, twisting his personality. “I..” Shawn was in the middle of talking when Starvos’ eyes lifted up.“Oh there it is! We are in the town now,” Starvos stopped, letting for Shawn t
Rose gasped and her finger flinched hearing the sudden turn of event. Hatred filled Mona’s eyes that were before filled with warmth and love as she describe the girl that she had watched over like her own daughter. “The man is a devout believer in the Church. He one day saw her using magic. A magic. It was a healing magic. She casted it to the poor girl she found who had almost drowned. Not only that she had saved the girl, she had brought her to the surface and healed her head which was hit by the rock.” “And he saw her.”“He did,” Mona confirmed. “He thought she was killing the girl instead. So he pushed her away from the girl. She begged to him not to stop her. Even though she was heartbroken, she didn’t want to stop her treating magic as she didn’t want the girl to die from the loss of blood. But out of anger and disappointment, he pushed her away. No. It would be much better to say it this way. He shoved her down to the same river that had caused the girl to drown. While she fe
Harsh wind brushed against Rose’s pink cheeks. She had rode a horse before. But this was much more dangerous than any rides she had ever been in! She wasn’t joking when she described a ride with Mona’s horse was equivalent to courting death!Mona didn’t care if there was a tree in front of them and make her turn as sharply as possible that made Rose forgot they had even rode a horse. The horse continued to gallop as though they were running after demons from behind them even though they weren’t!“Mo-Mona!” Shouted Rose on top of her tongue. “I think you could tone down your ride a little!”“What?!” Mona shouted as she couldn’t hear Rose’s voice. “You want me to slow down?! Sorry but I can’t! Remember that we don’t have much of a time. Our first priority is your sister and Dominic!” “Yes I know that!” But now she feared before she could ever save Dominic from death, she would be the first meeting death herself. “Just hold on a little! We are almost there!!” Mona shouted even louder.
Yellow lights filled the path. Tall buildings covered her left and right. The people all around her dressed moderately. They looked nothing different than any other cities one will find when they visit in Essex.It had the same layout, except how most of them seemed to be more advanced whether it was by their style of clothing, the objects they held, or their aura. Mona held her hand, calling for her attention, “Don’t get overwhelmed, remember? If you do get overwhelmed, you would forget where you are and lost yourself in this amount of people.” Roses sighed and nodded. She quickly pulled herself together and walked beside Mona. “Where are we going first? The woman whose name is Barlene, do you think you will know where she is?” Rose asked the question at once but mona didn’t mind. She smiled, “Let’s see. Out of everyone that I know, in fact, Barlene is the only person who had sent me letters. She checked up on me each month, asking if I am alright and don’t worry about the situat
Music recommended: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B Flat Major. Quote: “When you’re alive you wish to die but when you’re dead you wish to live,”— Akhazan. ******************** All that Rose wanted was a chance to protect herself, a chance where she could protect Dominic and her own self. But it seemed to be impossible now after seeing that she couldn’t use her magic. Barlene smiled and patted her back, “But you know I do have a way that would help you from being captive by your magic so you can use another source of power without using your magic!” Rose’s eyes widened and sparkles of happiness filled her eyes. She didn’t believe what she heard and felt as though her hope had been lifted up by Barlene’s words. “You do?” Rose eagerly questioned. “Yes, it’s not a method known but I heard that there are indeed sorcerers who couldn’t use their magic. Thus why they learned of another method of using magic which is by borrowing magic.” “That’s great, I never thought of that option,” p
The man’s eyes was purplish as he looked at her. His silver hair threaded down appeared like a doll. He had a gentle smiling face but knowing what person he was put Rose on an immediate guard. Upon hearing Josephine’s name, her eyes narrowed down sharply. She glared at the man, “What do you know about my sister?” She took a pause as she asked, “Did you take her away?!”Rose could feel the tension raising around her as the people who had guarded his carriage immediately snapped their eyes toward her, displeased that she had raised her voice to the master. But to Rose’s eyes currently he appeared no different than the kidnappers who had took her and her sister away years ago. Mona also looked at the Master beside Rose, realizing that the master looked at her once as though he knew immediately who she was despite her being disguised enough for Barlene not to notice her at first. The master turned away back at Rose as he spoke, “Enter the carriage. If it is your sister who you are worr