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.

our room, talking to the new

to gather my thoughts.

Piper?”

But I do have

He nodded, encouraging me.

during my off–time, would I be allowed?

Elva,

course! Elva chimed

“But

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

I rubbed my

curquely, like i was a puzzle

“I could help serve lunch later, and Elva could play with

Let’s go there! I want

wide. Had I surprised him? Maybe he spent too much time in the palace too, if he was thinking the worst

place. It should be okay, but…” He

“But?” I prompted.

shook his head, then smiled at me. “Never mind. I’ll take you myself. Meet me out front

minutes.”

Elva cheered, and this time I joined

as we arrived at the orphanage, Elva went running to the playground

other kids.

an older woman

hand many times in a

pleased to have another helping hand,” she said.

a moment to

even here, I cannot escape from

looked up to the open entryway where Nicholas