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.

room, talking to the new guards. I stopped in front

to gather my thoughts.

wrong, Piper?” he

exactly. But I

He nodded, encouraging me.

off–time, would I be allowed? Somewhere off

With Elva, of

course! Elva chimed

arrange something.” Mark said. “But

and maybe do some

rubbed my

curquely, like i was a puzzle

suggested. “I could help serve lunch later,

gasped. “Yay! Let’s go there! I want

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

It should be okay, but…”

“But?” I prompted.

then smiled at me. “Never mind. I’ll take you myself.

minutes.”

and this time I

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

other kids.

caretaker, an older woman who

times

hand,” she said. “So many generous

to sink in. Another helping

I cannot

the open entryway where Nicholas was standing. He stared at me expressionlessly