Still in the dining room area,
“Alexa, do you have any goals?”
Such a question made the owner of the name turn her head. It was a girl with long, black hair who had asked him. The messenger of Goddess Magia put down the glass of water that was already a quarter full. She tried to smile, though it still felt awkward to do so. “Yes, I have an idea. How about you, Line?”
“Me? I do not have it at this moment.” The teenage girl, who rarely smiled became embarrassed, being asked back about the same topic. She tried to act casual but inwardly felt the opposite. Alexa went silent again, feeling no need to prolong the conversation, seeing the uncomfortable look on the other’s face.
Adaline looked back at Alexa, but the girl was instead staring at a woman handing out food plates to the other orphanage children. She was thinking about getting more information out of the wallflower girl, but she did not want her target to be suspicious.
“Alexa, if you do not mind, may I know what your dream is?” asked Adaline, making her twin sister glance at her. Aileen frowned, seeing her sister’s attitude. The person being called did not even notice, as she was still focused on the same object.
“Are you asking me or Alexa?” Aileen asked without hesitation, as she seemed to doubt whether Adaline was addressing herself or someone else, in this case, the dreamy Chosen One.
“I asked Alexa, but she said nothing. Can you please call her for me, Ai?” Adaline replied casually. That young girl was relieved that her twin sister was continuing the conversation with her. The feeling of curiosity about why Alexa and Aiden were both silent dominated, so she had to resolve that feeling and get Alexa’s answer to her question as soon as possible.
“Lexa. Alexa.” Aileen said as she tapped the target’s shoulder, causing the first daughter of the couple, Tristian Varden Writh and Lavena Isolda Keira, to flinch and turn to the caller.
The green-eyed woman smiled cheerfully. When she saw this, Alexa also smiled because she did not want to make a bad impression on the person who had been waiting for her all day in the medical room. “Yes? What was wrong, Ai?”
“Adaline called you, but you did not realize it, so she asked me to call you. She wanted to ask something to you.” Aileen pointed at her sister with her chin. Alexa looked at the girl who had a similar face to the other person, but she did not look friendly.
“Thank you, Ai.” The chestnut brown-haired girl remained grateful for Aileen’s help. The name’s owner simply nodded in response, then began to observe the conversation between Samuel and Aiden, as if what the two young men were saying caught her attention more than anything else.
“Ai told me that you were calling me. Was that true?” asked Alexa, trying to break the ice between them.
“Yes, it was true. I was just asking: if you do not mind, may I know your dream or what you want to achieve when you grow up?” Aileen replied. She did not forget to repeat the question that the other person had not answered.
The one-hundred-and-seventy-centimeter-tall young lady paused for a moment, then tried to remember what it was that she wanted the most. Meanwhile, Adaline waited anxiously for the target’s response. Alexa recalled her strange dream, and the longing to be with them grew until the young lady had to hold back tears so as not to make the atmosphere gloomy.
“I just want to see Mom and Dad and gather again as a family. I miss my parents.” Alexa answered honestly about how she felt. For some reason, this answer made Adaline feel relieved and sorry for the young woman who was the same age as her.
“Why do you miss your parents? Isn’t every child abandoned in an orphanage unwanted by them? I am sorry if my question seemed strange.” A young girl, who had a height of one hundred and sixty-four centimeters tall was careful in her words, as she did not want to make Alexa uncomfortable, so the intention to get a clue would fail.
“I believe that if my mom and dad were forced to abandon me. It was not because they did not want me anymore, but there must be another reason. I have faith that someday I will meet and live happily with my parents.” Alexa did not mind Adaline’s two questions, and she answered honestly. The oval-faced woman was silent for a long time while the other person waited for what she was going to say next.
It turned out that Alexa was not as bad as I thought. She was also sincere when she said she wanted to meet her parents without mentioning Aiden. Ah, I felt guilty for misjudging her. There is no way I am apologizing to her, right? What should I do to get rid of this guilt? Adaline thought to herself, unknowingly still staring at the target without blinking.
After a few minutes, there was no sign that Adaline would continue the conversation. All of a sudden, Alexa was confused. She raised her right palm, then moved it up and down near her new friend’s face, “Line? Are you okay?” asked Alexa, worried.
Adaline did not notice at first, but after a while, she gasped and spontaneously looked at the palm of her hand. Meanwhile, Aileen’s attention was originally focused on Alexa and a girl who was familiar to her. “Are you okay, Line? You seemed to be thinking about something but did not respond, so I took the initiative to bring your concentration back. Sorry for interrupting.”
Adalaine shook her head. She was very embarrassed, having experienced the same thing as Alexa, so she did not want to prolong the conversation. “It is okay. I was just thinking, what is it like to live outside the orphanage? Is it fun, or is it the opposite?”
“I do not know, but who knows, maybe it would be better or fun? Are you planning to live outside the orphanage when you grow up? Hopefully, when that time comes, we’ll still be good friends and write letters to each other so we can see how each other is doing.” Alexa was taking it seriously, even though Adaline was just saying those words. Aileen raised one eyebrow, not expecting her twin sister to have such dreams secretly.
“At this moment, I can only imagine it, Alexa. Well, we will never know what will happen in the future, so I do not dare to think too far ahead.” A girl with a mole on her right cheek answered simply as if she was afraid that the other person would become even more enthusiastic and go deeper into the topic of the future.
“I understand. Hopefully, when that situation happens, you, Aileen, Sam, Aiden, and I will still be good friends. If one day you have a family or maybe lucky to be adopted, so there are parents, please do not forget me.” Alexa’s sincere statement moved the pair of twins to tears. They could feel that the young lady was indeed a good person and not as bad as people said, especially from Odessa and her gang.
“Do not be silly! Of course, you will always be my friend. Whoever is adopted first or perhaps gets a job when they grow up, then they must inform me by mail. If you forget or do not send a letter, then I will come to your place without an appointment and insist on seeing you.” Aileen’s voice was heard and she even replied to Alexa’s words, which made the two teenage girls at the table simultaneously turn to her.
The two young guys who were there had just finished having a conversation. Samuel and Aiden accidentally stared at the three girls sitting close to each other. Alexa, Aileen, and Adaline seemed to be chatting excitedly, and they even looked very happy, which made the opposite sex curious because it was great progress, especially for two twin girls. “I wonder what they are talking about, huh? I am curious,” said the red-haired boy, full of curiosity.
“I have no idea. Do you want to join in Aileen, Adaline, and Alexa conversation? If you do not like it, we can just listen.” Aiden was reluctant to interfere in the girls’ business, thinking that what they were discussing must be boring. However, considering his roommate was already curious, but he could only propose.
“Hm… I am still confused, too. I see that Alexa has had a positive impact on Aileen and Adaline. They were rarely friendly to new people, but now look at them! The three of them laugh together and chat as if they have known each other for a long time.”
“Do you think so?” Aiden was not sure, considering he already knew the secret information about the person Samuel was talking about, but the chubby young man stuck to his guns. He nodded because that was exactly what he witnessed with his apathetic roommate.
“Yes, I do! The rumors about Alexa do not prove the truth: she is friendly and can be friends with Aileen and Adaline. Well, at least no one has managed to make the Line the way it is now. I bet they will become so close that we will just be an appendage. Ha ha ha!”
I am not sure if Alexa is the Chosen One, but according to the writing in the book that describes the girl’s physical characteristics, she is. What do Sam, Aileen, and Adaline think after learning about Alexa’s identity? Would their views remain the same, or would they be different? Aiden thought, unable to imagine such a terrible event happening to the opposite sex.
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