Usually, parents are overjoyed to see their children, but I was an exception. Sadly, I was not a very cute child, then or now. My father loved alcohol more than his children. He beat my mother for not letting him drink and kicked me when I begged for love. “Who are you to beat my…
Is it really Hart? After coldly dismissing me, was he finally admitting that I was his daughter? “…….” But it wasn’t Hart who appeared in front of me. A gruff, middle-aged man grinned at me. “You must be Hanelope,” he said, “You look pretty and strong, especially with those pink eyes.” “She’s clever. A bit…
“That, but that’s mine!” “Can’t you keep quiet? Do you know how much we’ve suffered in prison because of you? We even broke the deal with the slave trader, who was going to pay good money for you.” “You wretch! You thought you could get away with cursing us out in front of the Prince,…
‘Worthless!’ Stupid Philen bet his hair and even lost to a child. The good news was that the child’s ‘head’ actually meant ‘hair’. Had it not been for the child’s innocence, he would have indeed had my head chopped off by the cruel Princes. ‘But who is she?’ Fluffy, milky cheeks smeared with a rosy…
“Why should I take something that I don’t need?”, said Hart, with a very salutary face. “Your Highness saved me from bad people like Aunt Judy and Uncle Sandy. Hanelope’s a good girl. I listened to them and worked accordingly. But if I didn’t come out of the closet, I ended up being scolded.” I…
Even if I can’t do anything to Asta now, I’d still like to give Philen a punch! I smiled in remorse. “But, Hanelope.” Hart suddenly called out to me in a low voice. I was stunned to hear the low, deep voice, so different from the one he used when he was teasing me or…
Asta who had just woken, sat & looked at me. Then she smiled as if she was relieved. “Physician are you teasing me! Isn’t she just a child? Were you just joking around to make me feel relaxed?” Then she looked at Hart and Patrick and gave them a generous look. “I suppose you two…
Hart, who was unmoved, glared fiercely at Patrick for a moment, as if he didn’t even want to talk about it. The child’s eyes drooped as she listened to the adults’ conversation. Hart’s face hardened at the sight. She looked no more than six years old. ‘And yet, the moment I found out she was…
The sun was already setting. “Now!” I grabbed Hart’s trouser and shook it wildly. “Let’s go!” “Where to?” “To give the Saint her medicine! She’ll wake up if she takes it!” “Asta hasn’t been conscious for a month. But if she takes this potion, are you sure she’ll wake up?” “Yes! Hurry!” We have to…
Plink! Plink! Plink! Squeak. Wringing out the moisture from the towel with my tiny hands, I scurried over to the bed where my mum was lying. I jumped up onto the small stool beside the bed and placed the towel on her feverish forehead. “…Hanelope.” “Mum, are you awake?” Being unconscious for a week, Mum’s…
“How can Asta be saved?” The man, smiling like a predatory animal, asked. However, his slender eyes were full of life. My heart, which was already small, turned into the size of a pea. ‘How can a man with such a handsome face have eyes that look like they could kill someone at a blink?’…
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