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.”

like you. There’s a ton of food

goes to a good cause. Plus, I make sure she’s well compensated for the

No wonder she liked

aside on a wet stack. Grabbing a towel, I

and began to dry.

the dishes to me to dry. It reminded me

dating. How many times had

location wasn’t

at the Academy? We used to help out the kids at the orphanage like

was the least I could do to pay some of it forward and help the

always accompanied me. Often times, he went even

never stopped,” he said.

I could say the same, but after Elva, with her sickness, we couldn’t always go like I

Elva and I help out at an orphanage closer to home. For the

Nicholas grunted in acknowledgement.

probably didn’t want to reminisce, but it was hard not

like this,” I said. “Do

caught it? I’ll never forget. I felt like a superhero

going to surprise me. You were ready for me

it.”

didn’t remember that. “What was the

scrubbing at a dish to glance at me.

looked sad.