His Eagle Eyes on Me

"So they can just kill someone's pet and step on others' pride if they have money... What a great thing money is." Lucas clenched his fists.

"Just white knuckle through it, Mr. Lucas! You just need to focus on your study, and once you graduate, you may move out. Mrs. Woods won't be able to bully you anymore," Irene said as she cleaned the table. "That's your plan? You can stop working for the Woods once you graduate from university." Lucas watched as she picked up the trash and changed the trash bag.

"That's right! Once I earn enough to pay for my tuition, I will go to college and study. After graduation, I will get a proper job." She fantasized about the future with a smile. "The future is definitely going to be better than the present."

He stared at her frail frame, and his chest tightened at the thought of how helpless she was. "Did your parents die in that fire you mentioned?"

Stunned, she wanted to nod, but she did not wish to lie to him.

"You're not eighteen yet, and with all your family members gone, the government has set aside funds for people like you. You don't have to make ends meet by working part-time," he said to her.

"I'm not from here, Mr. Lucas, so I'm not entitled to those benefits. They are meant for the people of Taronia," she said gratefully. "Thank you for telling me that, but working for the Woods has been fine so far. I'm going to turn eighteen soon, and I can take care of myself."

backpack and the

heat it up using the microwave if you get hungry tomorrow. I will

the main block was shut,

the sound of rain and went to

that it was raining. "I will run home. It won't take

he watched her slim figure disappear

umbrella with

her arms. Her jacket was soaking wet, but her notes in the

not feel the cold while she ran, but once she settled

would enter the room through the window in the winter. The windows weren't broken, but they were not

owner collected it

the many years that

passed.