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 guards. I stopped in front of him

to gather my thoughts.

Piper?” he

But I do have

He nodded, encouraging me.

during my off–time, would I be allowed? Somewhere

Elva, of

Elva

to arrange something.” Mark said. “But

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

I rubbed my

i was

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

gasped. “Yay! Let’s go there! I want to

him? Maybe he spent too much time in the palace too, if

a place. It should be okay, but…” He looked

“But?” I prompted.

me. “Never mind. I’ll take

minutes.”

this time I joined

the orphanage, Elva went running to the playground to

other kids.

the head caretaker, an older woman

times in a row.

so pleased to have another helping hand,” she said. “So many generous spirits in the

a moment to

cannot escape

to the open entryway where Nicholas was standing. He stared at