She looked for me in that big house. It was only when she met my sister, Anna, and interrogated her that she learned of my whereabouts. At that time, I was locked in the music room with several sheets opened. I was forced to memorize them and practice the music piece over and over again. Only if I perfected all of them I would be let out of the room. Even if it takes days, weeks, or months, I would not be able to leave until I am confident to play every piece. Virginia even placed a small mattress in the corner of the room so that I could sleep there. The music room has its own restroom. My food would be delivered. As Virginia said at that time, everything I need was inside the room and there was no need for me to go out. 'Just concentrate and practice.' For a ten-year-old to be alone in that room with only a bed, musical instruments, and music sheets, without anyone to talk to was traumatizing. It was torture. I could only hug Elizabeth and cried and beg my parents to let me ou
Hmm. The egg is cooked well.Although it was only a simple breakfast, it was fulfilling."...Slow down. You will choke yourself." He refilled my cup.I looked at him baffled.He was still willing to share more?Kane saw my stare and raised his brow. "What are you looking at? If you are finished then let's go."He then stood up after swallowing the rest of his food. I did not voice out my confusion since I am afraid everything would suddenly vanish. It was rare for this man to be generous to me. I should savor this first before it disappeared.I was about to clean the table when he stopped me. "I would clean that later. You'll be late for your class."I followed him to his car and sat comfortably. I usually ate breakfast at the university's cafeteria. So it was quite novel for me to have a fulfilling breakfast before going to school. Not to mention I was served with warm milk. It was satisfying.But then my awareness rose.Why is Kane so generous today?"Hey. What's the matter with you
A/n: This chapter is fixed. **** But thanks to Kane and his foul mouth, my mind become distracted and the dead rabbit was put in the corner of my mind. At lunch, I suddenly receive a message. [Let's go have lunch together.] I rubbed my eyes to check if I am not seeing things. But the content and the name of the sender did not change. [Sender: Kane] It was from Kane's old number. It was still really working. But wait....how come he knows my number? The number I exchanged with him back then in middle school was already thrown away. I changed my number after I moved here to the Golden Mansion. And we never exchanged our numbers since then. Perhaps he got it from Gabrielle? Well, that's plausible. Gabrielle even sent Kane to check on me. Wait. Another realization came to me. Why Gabrielle sent a message to Kane of all people about me? Her first choice should be Layla. Since Layla and I were closer. Or Levi, since Gabrielle was close to Levi and she could easily ask for a f
There were still at least two untouched dishes left on the table. But I couldn't eat any longer. I put down my utensils and rested for a while. Kane glanced at me, "You eat so little. These two dishes are for you." My lips twitched. This man really wanted to stuff me to death, right? "I can't eat it anymore. You ordered it so you finish it." "You are wasting food." "..." Who was wasting food here?! You are the one who decided to have a big meal and dragged me to clean up your mess. "Then just let them pack it and eat it later," I suggested. There's no need to fight with this man if I don't want to be frustrated by him. "Alright. I'll cook this again at dinner." I nodded but then stopped. What does he mean by dinner? "...Are we still going to eat dinner together?" Kane nodded as if it was a normal occurrence. "Yeah, so you have to wait for me later." I looked at him wide-eyed. "My class ends at four. While your class ends at seven." Kae looked at me in surprise. "You k
Kane also realized that I don't plan to answer him or prolong this conversation. He got bored so he looked at my drawing instead. "A talking bread?" "!" I immediately closed my sketchbook. "How long have you been there?" I immediately opened another topic to redirect his attention. Kane raised his brow, "When you checked your phone." "..." That was ten minutes ago, right? I suddenly realized something and looked around. Thankfully, this library was not famous for students of this school. Although there were some who come here now and then, the table I chose was at the farthest corner and very unnoticeable. And this evening, I am only the student left. Fortunately, no one followed Kane here. I sighed in relief. I looked at the man who wanted to open my sketchbook to take a look again. I immediately took it away and put it in my bag. "Why did you not text me?" "I know where you would be so there's no need. By the way, why your drawings don't have any people?" "...." It see
Ever since then, I could no longer attend Art class. The only relief I have over my stressful childhood days was gone, making me more timid, gloomy, and restrained. All my drawing tools were confiscated, leaving me with nothing to do but practiced the most hateful thing for me- music. It was the most distressing time of my childhood days. I started to grow tired of things. I would always end up locked up because of my lack of motivation to finish my 'homework'. Nor have fun in anything. I can't do anything I want, what's the purpose of living then? As a child, I was not given the freedom to do what I want. My sister Anna was the only one who noticed my changes. She was worried about me. So one day, she sneaked out a sketchbook and a set of pens in my room. It was her own sketchbook. Because she was not good at art and most of her time was used in practicing piano, her sketchbook was neat as new. "Hide it. Don't let Mom see it, okay?" Anna risked sneaking in the sketchbook for my
*** Today would be surely more exhausting than yesterday. Why? Because Kane and I happened to have the same schedule. When I went out of my room, I saw him preparing the table for the two of us. His hair was still wet and he was not dressed in his tracksuit which made me remember that today both of us have an early class. After eating, I put down my spoon and blurted out what I have been thinking. "Can we go to school in separate ways?" Kane was also done eating. He raised his dark brow, "Why? Both of us have the same direction so why not one of us hitch the ride? If you want, I can drive your car." "No." I immediately answered. I could not afford to be seen with Kane even though there were fewer students around early in the morning. He drove me to the school yesterday and although he did not come out of the car and drove away, my heart had been tense for fear someone would spot me coming out of Kane's car. Also... "And can we not eat lunch together?" "Why? We both have the
I was suddenly overwhelmed by these girls. These classmates of mine never bother me nor do I bother to talk to them. So being surrounded by them and acting all friendly all of a sudden took me by surprise. It was still early and the professor out first class hasn't started yet. The other classmates were also looking on this way, waiting for me to answer. Did the matter really go big this time? Just yesterday it was all peace. Ah, I was not able to pay attention to my surroundings yesterday because of the dead rabbit incident and Kane's strong and annoying presence. So I did not know that the video and the bet were starting to spread at that time. And today, it seemed that everyone knows about it. Ah so much for avoiding trouble. Seeing these people's curious gazes, I answered slowly. "...A hundred percent." It was silent for a few seconds then a loud cheer followed. "Yes! I have chosen the right bet!" "It is right to believe in our own department!" I was stunned for a mom