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.
should be okay,
“But?” I prompted.
mind. I’ll take you myself. Meet me out front
minutes.”
this time I joined
soon as we arrived at the orphanage, Elva went
other kids.
head caretaker, an older woman who
times in a
helping hand,” she said. “So many generous spirits
words took a moment to sink
here, I cannot escape from being intruded
open entryway where Nicholas was standing. He stared at
before his gaze
Highness! You didn’t tell me you were coming here!” Mark said,
narrowed marginally, in
faced Mark as well. He hadn’t mentioned
nervous under my stare, too. “He comes here sometimes to help, but I swear I
be here today, or I
“She wanted to get out of the
out.
A coincidence? I asked.
crossed his heart with
turned back to Nicholas, but he
a good man.” She patted my arm consolingly.
hard shell he
hated me too, but I didn’t want to tell her
Sometimes the kids are more
handle.”
a word. He simply
called, before happily
my chair and flopped down onto it. None of the girls spoke to me during
breakfast.
but she was still too embarrassed from her own comment. Her gaze never
mine.
in silence, with the girls chattering
feel
had more or less returned to the same topics as
hated being surrounded by so much
becoming that way too.
finished breakfast and were on our way back to our room, I
my skin.
punishment weighed on my mind
talking to the new guards. I stopped in front
to gather my thoughts.
Piper?” he
wrong, exactly. But I do have a
He nodded, encouraging me.
my off–time, would I
With Elva,
course! Elva chimed
Mark said. “But where would
I could center myself, and maybe do some
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