C H A P T E R E I G H T

Ethel

My heart still aches with pain every time I think about Catty and sending her off to the institute. I know how stupid I sound to only worry about her whereas the rest of them are in the same state as her as well! Melissa, she is all alone. And even then all I worry is about Catty. Why? Is it because she is the one that I loved ever since I came to the academy? Or because she was the first one to come talk to me after I became a part of the academy? Or is it because she was the first one to call me ‘Brother’ while the rest just called me Ethel?

I remember, it was the happiest day of my life when I waited outside her room with flowers to confess my feelings. But then she suddenly came running to me and hugged me saying that lord Hector has approved me as his son. This means I was going to be her brother. For a minute I forgot about the flowers and about my confession. I was glad, so I hugged her back.

I did cry after I got back to my room. But later, I smiled th