As Abby made her way back to their house, she could not help but notice how the route seemed to become farther than it previously was.
She felt as though she spent a long time walking back home compared to the time that she actually took when she traveled from their house going to the bank.
It might sound weird but that was what she could observe so far. Perhaps it was due to the mixture of exhaustion and disappointment that had finally taken a toll on her.
But nonetheless, after a while of walking, she still arrived at the front door of their house.
The house itself looked exactly the same just like how it was before. The only difference though was that it was now empty.
There was no Aunt Sarah to boss her around nor no annoying Mara and Clara sisters to make fun of her.
It was only then that everything that happened had finally sunk in at Abby.
"Is this all I've got now??? Dad... You taught me to be brave and always face life with a smile. But how can I do that if life keeps throwing me shit like this???"
She said to no one in particular and right after that, she made an exasperated sigh.
Abby slowly walked inside the house while wiping the tears away from her face and as soon as she entered the house, she immediately slumped on the floor, feeling drained and exhausted.
On top of that, she was also starving!
Yet she was left with nothing.
No food...
No money...
WHAT A DARNED LIFE SHE HAS!
"No... I won't fall defeated just like this. I was still left with a house to shelter me. I can sell some of our stuff here for the time being to make ends meet."
She said with determination.
After wallowing for her misfortune for a while, Abby started to plan her next course of action.
She knew that nothing good would ever happen to her if she would just keep on crying over spilled milk.
She had to pick herself up and keep moving forward or else she would just end up being stuck at the rock bottom.
"I AINT NO LOSER!"
Abby said loudly as though she was reciting a mantra. At the same time, she also made up her mind that she would do whatever it would take her just so she could follow her ran away family to wherever the hell they were hiding.
She would take back everything that was rightfully hers!
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"AUURRGGG!!! Why are you so heavy.. please cooperate. C'mon??!'
Abby's voice could be heard even from the outside of her house, as she was currently trying her best to move the furniture in the house.
She was trying to separate those that she could sell to those that she would keep for herself. While Abby was busy arranging the furniture, the front door suddenly burst open.
"Sarah! SARAH! You bitch! Show yourself!"
"Err??? Who was that causing such commotion?'
Abby thought to herself as she made her way towards the door. When she saw who the other party was, she did not know how she should react. The old man standing at their front door was a complete stranger to her.
Abby was just about to speak yet before she could even ask him kindly for his business for coming over, the old man already lashed at her.
"Where is that fvcking Sarah?!!"
"Ahmm... I'm sorry, sir. But I honestly don't know either. Believe me, sir, I also wish I knew where they are hiding."
Abby replied in a bashful manner and it was then that the old man noticed the condition of the house.
"Where did they go without paying me back?!! And who are you??!!!"
The old man rebuked, then he rudely barged in inside the house even without being invited.
He used his eyes to scan the messed left at Abby's living room and disgust soon clouded his face when he finally realized the situation.
"What a filthy piece of scum! They had the audacity to live a life like this, as though they were from some rich household and yet they could not even pay for their debt. And now they even ran away without prior notice. BUNCH OF SCAMMERS!"
The old man was obviously enranged upon knowing that he got doped by that cunny woman as well. After looking around the room and finding nothing noteworthy, the old man shifted his attention at Abby.
"WHO ARE YOU???"
He asked Abby again for the second time around.
"My name is Abby. I am Aunt Sarah's stepdaughter and----"
"UHUH!!!! Then you must pay for them instead!"
Before Abby could even finish introducing herself properly, the old man already cut her off and demanded money from her.
"Pay me this instant, or I will not let you go!"
"Mister... Please, understand my situation as well. As much as I wanted to pay you, I really don't have even a single penny with me right now."Abby pleaded with all earnestly as she tried to make the old man see some sense. Yet her plea only fell on deaf ears."NO! Give me your money or I swear I will make it sure that you will spend the rest of your dear life inside the cell.""Sir, please. I'm begging you. Please give me some time. I'll look for Aunt Sarah and once I found them, we will pay you back right away. If you want even with interest on top of that."Abby bargained but the other party was really a tough nut to crack"NO WAY! I am certain that you are just trying to dope me exactly like how that filthy wench mother of yours had done to me before. If you guys think that I would fall for the same trick again, you are all wrong! HUH! I am not a pushover!"
****Eugene was not sure how he was able to come back at the land of Marcella nor what was he exactly doing at that place at that moment.It was as though he was teleported back in the past. Some time within the old days, where there was no technology yet. Where mobile phones, TVs and the internet were not yet part of necessity and people could still function just fine even with the absence of electricity.Everything was exactly how he remembered it.From afar, he saw the flocks of seagulls as they migrated and flew towards the other side of the horizon. The squawking sound that they made was slowly being swallowed by the sound of waves.Eugene took his time to clearly observed how the sun that was as big as an orange plate started to dive in the sea; somewhere along the line where the sea and the sky met.After a short while, the sun had gone to completely made its way do
Amidst the raging mob who were gathered at the town plaza, stood a young man on tattered clothes.Contrary to the emotion that dominated the crowd, the young man was in tears as he watched the lady of his dream being burned at stake.The young man was obviously no other than Eugene, himself.He tried his best to muster his resolve and willed himself to think that what he was seeing at that very moment was not for real and all of it was just happening inside his head.It was nothing but a dream!But saying it like that and thinking it that way was not as easy as controlling his emotion. Because for Eugene, it was like he was being forced to relive his most painful memory over and over again.She was the love of his life and yet there he was, doing nothing as he helplessly watched from afar how everything unfold before him.He wanted to spe
Eugene bolted up straight from his bed and woke up with his face wet with his own tears. He subconsciously touched his necklace as soon as he woke up.It was the same necklace that Miyara wore before her death and it was the only thing that he managed to salvage from her.The blaring sound of his TV played on the background as it was left active while she was drowsing since he unknowingly fell asleep on the sofa while watching his favorite show on Netflix.Looking around him, he also noticed that the sun had already departed and it was already dark outside and so he stood up from his seat and opened the door in his veranda, wide enough to let the cold draft of the night enter his living room.He was just about to step outside the house when a small voice sounded behind him and called him out of the blue."Where are you going, master???"It was his sidekick/ pet, Jorah.Jorah was
Abby did not have an idea of how long she passed out or how did she even manage to reach the riverbank in the first place, knowing that she did not know how to swim.The rain had long gone now but the grasses, as well as the soil below her, were still moist. A black trench coat was wrapped around her body to protect her from the cold night draft.Checking herself for any casualties, Abby heaved a sigh of relief when she found none. She thought that she would really die for good back then but thanks heaven, that she did not.Or did she????When that thought crossed Abby's mind, she immediately checked herself again. This time, however, she deliberately stopped herself from breathing for a minute or two. Only when she felt that her lungs were still desperately craving for oxygen did she confirmed to herself that she was still alive and kicking.
Abby was just about to knock on the door when she saw something at the corner of her eyes."MADE FOR HIRE"She read the words written on the placard that was hung at the wooden door."Ohh??? Was it not an act called serendipity??? I am currently in search of a place to stay and this opportunity presented itself to me. Maybe this is the turning point of my life. I should have to give this one a try."'EHEM'Abby deliberately cleared her throat first as soon as she reached the entrance of the old mansion. Then after that, she knocked softly against its wooden door to announce her presence."Excuse me, is there anybody home? I wish to return something from a guy named Eugene and it was said in his ID card that th
"Stay right there."The same man commanded with so much authority in his voice to the point that even the panic-stricken Abby was made to comply.She heard footsteps and based on its sound, the other party was already getting near her, yet she remained frozen on the spot. She could not even move a finger at the moment, let alone her head to look at the direction of the man who was approaching her.For some unknown reason, Abby was scared stiff as a stone."Who are you and who brought you here???"The manly voice once again echoed within the darkness. His voice sounded psychedelic yet at the same time, it also had its own sense of appeal that could convince one to listen to his voice over and over again.Even Abby found it hard to deny that if she would ever be given a chance to listen to the other party's voice, she would gladly do so.
Obviously, the other party was no other than, Eugene himself.The same warlock, who together with his pet cat, Jorah, chose to live amongst the non-magic human.He wondered how the other party managed to track him down and what more was that she even managed to read those inscriptions written in ancient Marcellian calligraphy.The other party surely caught his attention this time, and since he was also currently in need of an assistant, he decided to give Abby a chance.However..."Get away from me! You freak!!!"Abby shoved him away as soon as she regained her footing but because of her abrupt action, she fell on her feet."What a clumsy, young lady."