Chapter 43

When I was five years old, Mom bought some fish back home and kept a few lively ones in the tank. A scrawny young boy and I lay near the tank and happily watched the fish swim about. We wanted to raise them and then release them into the ocean.

When I was seven years old, I got really into movies depicting powerful skilled female warriors riding on horses, roaming the world, and exacting justice with a sword in hand. So, I started practicing martial arts, wanting to become a famous, righteous Robin Hood–like vigilante.

But I ended up falling from a fence and hurting my kneecap. I wailed painfully on the ground.

Felix’s brother, Colin, consoled me with a lollipop. He said, Warriors never cry.”

I looked up at him and asked, “Do warriors eat lollipops, then?”

Colin thought about it for a moment before nodding. “They do. Warriors love lollipops.”

When I was ten years old, I skipped a grade. All my classmates called me a freak, someone who was more capable than them, even though I was younger. They gossiped about me behind my back, yet no

one wanted to play with me.

I sat on the field with my bag on my shoulders, crying. A young teen I had never seen before came up by my side and handed me an exquisitely boxed cake. “You’ll only have more energy to cry once you finish

luck to

eating the cake but

an eye. Three hooligans surrounded demanding I give them

allowance.

knew to defend my wealth already. I shook my head,

to give them

they started swinging punches at me, a teen appeared out of

in front of me. He said to hurry up and run if I didn’t want

off, the teen carried me home on

actually be a princess.

hand to Aunt

he marched forward on the way to the school, yet I was never able to catch up. I asked him to wait for

played on. Even in dreams, Felix was still able to wound me so much that

wanted to cry.

right. I saw Colin. It had been nearly two years since he had been home. It had been so long that I nearly forgot about

of absence. Colin rarely updated his social media status. I had no other way to understand what was going on with him. I didn’t know how much Colin had changed.

only greet one another on holidays on these

source of

mist appeared ahead. I soon got lost

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