The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0064

Nicholas didn’t say a word. He simply turned and left.

“Bye, Nick–lass!” Elva called, before happily returning to her waffles.

Deflated, I corrected my chair and flopped down onto it. None of the girls spoke to me during the rest of

breakfast.

Susie might have, but she was still too embarrassed from her own comment. Her gaze never lifted to

mine.

The longer I sat there in silence, with the girls chattering amongst themselves, the more suffocated I

began to feel in the palace.

The girls‘ conversations had more or less returned to the same topics as before, as if I had not spoken

up at all. I hated being surrounded by so much vanity and selfishness. It made me worry that I was

becoming that way too.

By the time Elva and I had finished breakfast and were on our way back to our room, I felt like I might

vibrate straight out of my skin. I was uncomfortable and unhappy.

The looming threat of my punishment weighed on my mind too.

talking to the new guards. I stopped in front of him and

to gather my thoughts.

wrong, Piper?” he

I do

He nodded, encouraging me.

off–time, would

Elva, of

Elva

something.” Mark said. “But where would you want to

center myself, and maybe do some good? I don’t know.

rubbed

at me curquely, like i was

an orphanage, perhaps?” I suggested. “I could help serve lunch later,

“Yay! Let’s go there! I

he spent too much time in the palace too, if he was thinking the worst of everyone

know a place. It should be

“But?” I prompted.

me. “Never mind. I’ll take you myself. Meet me

minutes.”

cheered, and this time I joined

Elva went running to the playground

other kids.

head caretaker, an older woman who was exceptionally sweet. She

times

pleased to have another helping hand,” she said. “So

a moment to sink in.

cannot

the open entryway where Nicholas