The next day,
A young girl with chestnut brown hair still fell asleep in a room. However, she was not alone because three-faced, three-bodied, and three pairs of hands were floating in that young lady’s body bag, although the distance between the two was not so close. The atmosphere inside the place was very quiet, and a cold chill pierced the goddess’s skin, who seemed to want to accompany her messenger.
“I know my beloved one must be confused by all my words, but if she is not treated as such, she will undoubtedly learn more about her parent, who also misses her. Well, I can’t let that happen.”
The body of the only daughter of the couple, Tristian Varden Writh and Lavena Isolda Keira, began to move slowly. A young girl seemed a little distracted as if she knew she was being talked to by someone, more precisely by an immortal goddess, and this situation only lasted a few seconds. Alexa was asleep and not delirious. Whatever the girl was showing was getting the attention of the Queen of Witches.
“Time will go on, and I will allow Alexa and Aiden to get some clues, but not the whole picture, because their time has not yet come. They need to stay strong and get stronger so that when the Chosen One has to leave here, she can start over.”
Slowly but surely, the sun began to rise over the eastern horizon. Goddess Magia turned her head in one direction, smiled ghastly, and disappeared. Meanwhile, the sharp-nosed girl who had often been bullied in the orphanage spontaneously woke up as if she had had a nightmare that forced her to get out of the dreamland as soon as possible.
“Noo! I want to see Mom and Dad!” Alexa said in a rather loud tone, but not loud enough to wake up the whole orphanage. Sweat was starting to bead on the girl’s forehead, and her breathing was irregular. She was still lying on the dull bed, feeling uncertain.
“Even though I can see my parents a little more, why is it so difficult to meet them? What happened to Mom and Dad over there? Are they okay?” The hazel-eyed woman asked herself, and it was not very effective because she could not find the answers to those questions. Alexa was silent for a long time, and her breathing, which had been chaotic, slowly became more regular. The twelve-year-old girl began to change positions from lying down to sitting up, and she succeeded.
“I had a strange dream. Did Mom and Dad really want to see me? Why did they deliberately leave me as a baby in this orphanage? What did I do wrong?” murmured Alexa, who suddenly fell silent as if she was trying to remember something but not being able to do so.
“I thought I was missing something important. Someone or something made me move so that I could not be in the same place as my parents, but I forgot what it was. It seemed like he and I had many conversations, but why do I not even remember it?” The sharp-nosed girl covered her face with both hands and fell silent again.
After two minutes of silence, Alexa opened her face. The memory of the dream she had experienced seemed vague, so she could not remember most of the events there. “May Mom and Dad always be healthy and live long. I really want to look at their faces and hug them tightly. May my wish come true soon.”
“Is it morning already? I have to get ready to take a bath so as not to be preceded by the other children. If they see me, then bullying is bound to happen soon.” A young lady, who had a height of one hundred and seventy centimetres, started to get up from the bed, then walked towards the cupboard that looked dull but was still usable by her.
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Forty-five minutes later
The granddaughter of Sir Elmer Louis Writh and Madame Phoenix Lily Katira, was seen coming out of a room with her hair half wet. She was already wearing a simple dress, so her appearance was not much different from the children in the orphanage. Without hesitation, Alexa walked with quick steps as if she was avoiding something or someone. Even though the atmosphere in the place was very quiet, there was not even anyone else except her.
Alexa brought with her a dirty shirt and a cloth that seemed to have been used to wipe wet areas of her body, as it looked damp. When the virgin was halfway to her destination, her room, she encountered four familiar-looking figures, so she slowed down, curious as to who they were.
“Are those Sam, Aiden, Aileen, and Adaline?” murmured Alexa softly.
When Alexa and the four were within ten meters of each other, the girl smiled because what she had suspected was true. “I did not know they were such early risers. Should I say hi to them first? What if my presence only makes them feel uncomfortable? I was a new friend, so I feel reluctant if I say hi first.”
A girl with short, black hair accidentally turned her head to an area, and she saw another girl standing nearby. Meanwhile, her three friends did not notice, and they continued to walk together, regardless of her. “Guys. Hold on! I guess I saw someone else here.”
Samuel, Aiden, and Adaline immediately stopped walking because they heard Aileen’s words. The three teenagers just realized that the oval-faced girl stopped and pointed to the right corner where there was a girl carrying something in her hand. “Wait a minute. Isn’t that Alexa? I am not sure, but can you find out?” the chubby young man asked Aileen.
“Okay. You guys just wait over there. I will check on her,” she answered him.
Aileen started walking towards the target while the Goddess Magia’s Messenger was still in the same area. Alexa was scared but also excited because she did not expect one of her new friends to come to her. She stayed where she was, and as time passed, the pale white woman got closer and closer to the young lady. Meanwhile, the other three friends were just observing from where they stood, and none had started a conversation yet.
“Ah, I know it was you, Alexa! Why are you just staying here? You scared me to the death!” The one hundred and sixty-five-centimetre-tall teenage girl said so after she and the target had stood face to face.
“I am sorry. When I saw you guys show up, I wasn’t sure if you were really my new friends. So I decided to stay put, to prove that what I saw was true.” Alexa explained with a smile. She was relieved to be warmly still welcomed by the four teens. Samuel, Aiden, and Adaline did not interrupt the conversation of the two young girls.
“Do you always bathe in the morning like this?” asked Aileen, as she glanced at the girl’s hand carrying dirty clothes and a cloth. Alexa came to her senses then looked down at her hand. She smiled, then focused on the other person who was waiting for her answer.
“Yes, you are right. I like to shower in the morning because it is quiet. Do you guys like to take a shower too?” Alexa replied, trying to be friendly. She deliberately asked a classic question to keep the conversation going.
The tall girl was still awkward talking to Aileen since she was usually alone, but now she had to get used to it since she had four new friends, and it was impossible to ignore them all.
“Yeah, we were going to take a shower. But Aiden and Sam have already done it first. They like to drop us off here and then leave before class starts.” That green-eyed girl turned to her three friends who had been waiting for her there. Alexa did the same, seeing a silver-haired teen watching her with an indecipherable look.
“Okay. I am going to my room first. See you later, Aileen.” The only daughter of the couple, Tristian Varden Writh and Lavena Isolda Keira, already felt uncomfortable, let alone being noticed by Aiden. The name’s owner nodded, and then Alexa began to turn around and walk towards her room.
The strange dream that Alexa remembered seemed to have faded from the virgin’s mind because she was embarrassed to meet Aiden. However, that young lady hid everything she felt, so that no one would find out. Somehow, the Messenger of Goddess Magia’s departure attracted the attention of the four teenagers who were still there. They watched their target intently.
“She is such a quiet girl. I feel sorry for Alexa.” Samuel broke the ice between them.
The skinny young guy heard that, so without further ado, he asked him, “Did you think so?”
“Yeah, I thought like that. Look at Alexa: she knew we showed up but was afraid to come closer, because she probably thought we were the other kids who insulted her. Alexa likely did what she did because she has been bullied for a long time, and no one stood up for her, so now she has friends like us but still feels uncomfortable. Well, for me, it is not surprising.” A young guy, who had many freckles on his face, expressed his opinion while Aileen walked back towards the two friends and her twin sister.
A girl who had a mole on her right cheek was silent as if she did not care what the two young men were talking about, but she also felt the same as the two of the opposite sex and preferred to remain silent. It did not take long for the short, black-haired girl to arrive near Samuel, Aiden, and Adaline. She looked at them one by one as if wondering what the three of them were doing.
“What were you talking about?” asked Aileen, frowning.
“Nothing. Come on, let’s take a shower!” replied Adaline, motioning her head towards a cubicle.
“Okay, if you say so.” The two young girls walked off in that direction, while the two young guys remained in the same place and did not engage in conversation. Aiden thought of Alexa again and felt he had to meet with her.
I have to tell Alexa that there is something really interesting in The Top Secret Book that she gave me yesterday. Hopefully, we will be able to meet soon, so I will have a chance to tell her everything. Aiden hoped in the silence.
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