The Luna Choosing Game
Chapter 64
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.
Mark was still waiting outside of our room, talking to the new guards. I stopped in front of him and tried
to gather my thoughts.
“Something wrong, Piper?” he asked.
“Not wrong, exactly. But I do have a question.”
He nodded, encouraging me.
7f1 wanted to go somewhere during my off–time, would I be allowed? Somewhere off the palace
grounds. With Elva, of course.”
Of course! Elva chimed in
be able to arrange something.” Mark said. “But where would you want to go?
omewhere I could center myself, and maybe do some good? I don’t know. Maybe I’m overthinking
ything I rubbed my forehead.
looked at me curquely, like i was a puzzle yet to be completed.
“Somewhere like an orphanage, perhaps?” I suggested. “I could help serve lunch later, and Elva could play with the kids.”
Elva gasped. “Yay! Let’s go there! I want to play!”
Mark’s eyes went a little wide. Had I surprised him? Maybe he spent too much time in the palace too, if he was thinking the worst of everyone like I was.
a place. It should be okay, but…” He
“But?” I prompted.
smiled at me. “Never mind. I’ll take you myself.
minutes.”
and this
arrived at the orphanage, Elva went running to the playground to meet and play
other kids.
the head caretaker, an older woman
hand many times
helping hand,” she said. “So many generous spirits
to sink
even here, I cannot escape from
looked up to the open entryway where Nicholas was standing.
his gaze slid
Royal Highness! You didn’t tell me you were coming
eyes narrowed
He hadn’t mentioned that Nicholas might
stare, too. “He comes here
today, or I
the palace
she could help out. Of course, I would bring
A coincidence? I asked.
crossed his heart with
turned back to Nicholas, but
Nicholas is truly a good man.”
by the hard shell he wears. It’s the inside that
but I didn’t want to tell her
here is a blessing. Sometimes the kids are more than these old bones
handle.”
a word. He
called, before happily
down onto it. None of the girls spoke
breakfast.
too embarrassed from her own
mine.
sat there in silence, with the girls chattering amongst themselves, the
to feel in the
had more or less returned to the same topics as before, as if I
by so much vanity and selfishness. It made me worry
becoming that way too.
Elva and I had finished breakfast and were on our way back to our
my skin.
threat of my punishment weighed on my
of our room, talking to the new guards. I stopped in front of him
to gather my thoughts.
Piper?” he
But I do
He nodded, encouraging me.
somewhere during my off–time, would I be
With Elva, of
course! Elva
to arrange something.” Mark said. “But where would you want
maybe do some good? I
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