The Luna Choosing Game by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0065

With a statement like there, I had no polite way of backing out. Not that I would. These kids needed me,

and Elva was already having fun with them, playing on the slides.

Nicholas and I would just have to put aside our differences long enough to help the kids. After that, we

could go back to not getting along as usual.

After confirming I would be staying, the caretaker offered to lead me and Mark inside.

“I’ll stay out here,” Mark said. “Keep an eye on the kids.”

I was grateful. If he watched Elva, I knew I wouldn’t have to worry.

Inside, I joined Nicholas in the kitchen. He was washing dishes, preparing for the day’s main event:

lunch. And what an extravagant lunch it would be, if the piles of containers were any indication.

“Did you bring all this from the palace?” I peeked under the aluminum foil on one of the containers. Inside was at least ten servings of garlic potatoes.

“One of the cooks is particularly fond of me,” Nicholas said. “She makes special servings when I ask.”

There’s a

Plus, I make sure she’s well compensated for

wonder she liked

aside on a wet stack. Grabbing a towel, I went to his

and began to dry.

washing and then passing the dishes to me

had

location wasn’t all that

remember at the Academy? We used to help out the kids

fortune from being there, it was the least I could do to pay

accompanied me. Often times, he went even when

never stopped,” he said.

the same, but after Elva, with her

year, Elva and I help out at an orphanage closer to

Nicholas grunted in acknowledgement.

reminisce, but it was hard not

I had some of our best conversations like this,” I said. “Do

never forget. I felt like a superhero

you knew you were going to surprise me. You were

it.”

didn’t remember that.

scrubbing at a dish to glance at me. His face was entirely

looked sad.