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 of

to gather my thoughts.

Piper?”

I

He nodded, encouraging me.

off–time, would I be allowed? Somewhere off

With Elva, of

Elva

arrange something.” Mark said. “But where would you

do some good? I don’t

rubbed

at me curquely, like i was a puzzle yet to be

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

gasped. “Yay! Let’s go there!

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

It should be okay, but…” He

“But?” I prompted.

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

minutes.”

and this

arrived at the orphanage, Elva went running to the playground

other kids.

caretaker, an older woman who was exceptionally sweet. She

times

helping hand,” she said. “So many generous

a moment to sink in. Another helping

even here, I cannot escape

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