Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Lillian stood off to the side for a moment, listening in. She couldn’t quite get why Yvonne was so attached to that withered plant, but seeing how much it mattered, she decided to step in and help.
“Well, if you like it that much, let’s keep it, she said, taking the dead jasmine from the servant’s hands and turning to Yvonne. “Where do you want it, Miss?
“Can I put it in my room?” Yvonne asked, batting her big, innocent eyes.
“Of course, sweetheart,” Lillian smiled,
Gently cradling the plant, Lillian led Yvonne to her room. Once inside, she placed the jasmine on the balcony where it could catch the first rays of the morning sun.
After that, she patiently showed Yvonne how to use some of the things in the room, making sure she understood everything. But, with other things to take care of, Lillian couldn’t stay for too long.
After Lillian left, Yvonne checked to make sure the door was locked, then quickly ran over to the dead jasmine.
The balcony was a little too high up for her, so she had to drag a chair over. After climbing onto it, she could finally reach the plant.
She kicked off her shoes, stood up on the chair, and carefully touched the plant’s leaves with her little, scarred hand.
She poked at one of the leaves and, with a soft voice full of pity, murmured. “Poor little flower…
Suddenly, the leaf she touched twitched just a little, as if the plant was responding to her, using its last bit of energy to reply.
other hand, gently cupping the drooping leaves. Slowly,
from her hands.
darted into the jasmine’s branches and leaves, blending in and
Trace.
hands back, a
clearly too weak to stand. But her eyes–those eyes were
had noticeably changed. It no
climbed into the bed Lillian had made for her and collapsed into
was still set with breakfast dishes, but her brother was already gone. She was
the jasmine. Either way, she ate like she hadn’t
Lotrh
dashed back to her room, locked the door behind her, kicked
to her “work, this time sticking with
again. Yvonne bent down, gently kissing one of the buds.
still weak, seemed to glow. “My little flower,
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crawled back into bed, completely exhausted. She was a little hungry, but after the huge lunch she’d just had, she didn’t want to bother Lillian
knock at the door woke her. A young, somewhat shy voice called from outside,
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