In an orphanage,
The sun had not yet appeared on the eastern horizon, so darkness was still on the earth. Cold air enveloped the Earth, and even the occasional light breeze blew, causing a cool sensation on the skin. The moon was still visible in the sky, as were the stars. Every now and then, the sound of nocturnal animals was heard, which added to the serenity of the Earth.
A basket containing a sleeping baby girl is in front of the door of a Ztatzav orphanage. However, the baby girl was not alone there because a strange woman was floating in the air. She had three faces, three bodies, and three pairs of legs.
“I will not leave you alone, Alexa. I will take care of you with my way.”
Her right hand reached out towards Alexa from the middle of her body. Then that basket seemed to glow so the baby did not feel cold. The light helped the child avoid all dangers, especially diseases. That strange woman was still there as if she was reluctant to leave that poor baby who was forced to be dumped by her parents.
“You will be here for a long time, but soon you can get out of this place. I have chosen you to be the chosen one and I will never let you go.” The Goddess’s voice was so low that no one could hear it except herself.
That baby girl was still fast asleep. She felt safe, comfortable, and warm, even though her parents were not by her side. The left hand from the right side of the goddess’ body began to reach out towards the orphanage so that it looked like the two adult women, as soon as possible, wake up as if someone was forcing them to wake up immediately and were no longer in dreamland.
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Meanwhile, at 05:50 AM
Not long after, in a room in the orphanage, there were two women who seemed to be still wearing sleepwear. A cup with billowing smoke was in each of their hands, a sign that the drink had just been made and was ready to be drunk.
“Did you hear a strange sound last night, Ioxinete?” A black-haired woman seemed to ask the person sitting across from her. The girl looked at the person she was talking to, then took a sip of the drink that was in the cup while waiting for the expected answer.
The owner of the name, who still looked sleepy was drinking her drink, so she had not answered the question addressed to her. After a while, a woman named Ioxinete Loiston looked at her coworker, who had finished drinking and had been waiting for her answer. A cup appeared to be already on the table.
“No. I did not hear the sound you mentioned. Were you sure that last night you heard that sound?” That pointy-nosed woman answered that question. However, from the intonation of the voice, it seemed as if she really doubted what her co-worker had heard last night. The other person nodded and looked serious on her face.
“I absolutely heard it clearly. I am not deaf and I am sure my hearing is still good. Could it be that someone dumped another baby here, so, for fear of being found out, they deliberately came at night?” The thin-browed woman remained in her stance.
The interlocutor’s expression changed. She felt the truth of the words of the head of the orphanage and immediately put the glass on the table. “I was thinking like you. So, let’s go! We have to check the situation now! Maybe last night something like that happened, but we did not go there to check because we were fast asleep.”
They rushed out of the area to head towards the front door. The footsteps echoed down the hall as the two women seemed to be in a hurry to get to their destination. However, such events have not woken the orphanage children because they were still in dreamland.
They arrived in front of the main door in less than five minutes. Loiston opened it, then walked outside, followed by her coworker. Both of them looked restless and curious because they wanted to know, was there really a baby left in front of the orphanage as usually happens?
“Oh, my…”
The slender woman could not say more after seeing a basket containing a baby behind the door. Meanwhile, her colleague was no less surprised when she saw this scene. They were silent for a few seconds before finally looking at each other with unspeakable anxiety.
The sun had risen on the eastern horizon so that anyone could see clearly, with no lighting aids such as candles or torches. Unbeknownst to both of them, someone was watching, but she did not appear on purpose and watched in silence. Madame Aufrodine was now looking at the basket.
A woman with her hair tied took the basket and then looked at the baby, who looked calm, and still fast asleep. Meanwhile, the colleague started trying to touch Alexa’s nostrils, and her face looked relieved because she could still feel her breath there.
“Thank Goddess Asiles, because she is still alive. What kind of crazy parent would throw away such a cute baby? If it was not for the Goddess’ love, then she would have died,” said Ioxinete Loiston while rubbing Alexa’s left cheek.
The beautiful baby squirmed as a result of being touched by someone else. Meanwhile, the opposite was experienced by the head of the orphanage. The twenty-six-year-old woman’s face began to turn into annoyance, mixed with anger because she heard the words of the representative who felt they were true.
“As I expected before, if there is a child who is dumped in this place. Damn! I wish I could see the suspect face! Why does every parent who does such a heinous act as abandon their children never think twice before committing such an act? They could die horribly! All children deserve a happy life, but it is a shame their parents behaved worse than animals!” said the cold-faced girl.
“What a poor baby. I do not know about the gender, but I guess this is a baby girl. She does not deserve this cruel act from her parent. We better take her inside so we can check on her. Hopefully, this baby is not sick. I hope we can find something in this basket, which is a clue to the identity of the child.”
The other person just nodded, not commenting at all. In less than a minute, they went inside, carrying the basket. Now, the footsteps of the two no longer echoed down the hall. Before long, they arrived at a door that was dull dark brown.
A woman with thick eyebrows immediately opened the door and then let her colleague in first. The atmosphere in the room looked dark because the sunlight had not yet entered it. Meanwhile, Laveyny was still holding the basket, then moved towards the sofa, which was located not far from the door.
When the two caretakers of the orphanage had entered, the red-haired woman, as soon as possible, opened the curtain that closed the window so that the room became bright, even though the sun had not yet shone. Birds chirping could be heard outside, so the initially quiet atmosphere began to feel. They sat down on the sofa, and a basket was placed in the middle, separating them.
“Lenny, now it is up to you. Did you or I open the basket?” asked the twenty-seven-year-old woman.
The vice chairperson deliberately pointed her head towards the basket so that the attention of the woman, who had a height of one hundred and seventy-two centimetres, was directed there. A woman who was called Lenny only nodded as an initial response.
“You can do it. I do not mind,” replied the blue-eyed woman.
“Okay, if you said so. Wait a minute,” said the other person.
A woman who decided not to marry because she wanted to focus more on taking care of the children in the orphanage began to reach out and take the baby, who was still sleeping in the basket. She did so carefully for fear of waking the child they had just found at the orphanage’s door.
Unbeknownst to them, a strange woman was standing in front of the two of them. The three pairs of eyes on the immortal goddess seemed to focus as soon as possible on the female mortal and a baby girl who was still asleep as if not disturbed by any sound. The woman stared intently though she had not done anything else.
“Alexa,” she said quietly.
The atmosphere suddenly turned tense. Even the air in the room was colder, even though it was already morning. Loiston’s expression changed; even the woman suddenly looked around as if wanting to find something. Aufrodine was surprised and asked her colleague, “What is wrong with you?”
“Did you hear something weird, Lenny?”
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