her,

e, m

rowe, I

s I hear my cousin’s voice that

row. “Hearthrowe, Rubin,” Professor Bow look up from her list and saw me halfway through the ro

.” Professor Bow gave me a kind smile, mentioning the

her long white robe, resembling a wedding trail. "Today, we are going to have the Sagittis : focusing on the art of making arrows. Everyone,

he plucked feathers from the dawn aerie, the branch from the cedar tree and the bronze scrap. I sig

be selected or not, what mat

d as Professor Bow acknowledge my choice of twig, "Cedar...excellent." I smiled at her direction a

are feel special just because they favored you. You are not the next cupid, I will be the one selected and you should remember that. They just treat you like this because they pity you. You are just an accessory; made to be worn on

, Aunt Lois, had died of an accident. Ever since then, my Uncle Cedric always have his daughter

y green eyes, "That alone should have made you doubt if you truly belong here.

bell

ed it in a half before saying, " I will not tolerate any misbehavior in this

Both of u

ch as Professor Bow continue her inspection of the twigs brought by her stud

started shaping the wood. Conjuring the iron to mold itself into a pointy one, I attached it at the thin part, the feathers followi

arents can

bowed my head, give my arrow

my uncles' petty quarrels about which of the both of them had the best kid. I bite my lip, sitting down at the edge of the clouds over

y eyes. "Why do I have to look like this? So peculiar, So un-Cupid!" I stomp my feet down on

kin, as though it was a bird, which made me force a bitter smile. The bright pockets of sun sh

ic. I won’t be able to go down there even if I stomp or knock on the barrie

e cloud like his little wings, beard so long that it trails on the floor, a strong scent of tobacco emanating from his mouth as he said, “Greetings,” the cherubim bowed his head and focus his pale iris

ence back in the halls.” He said before muttering, “Ungrateful lass,

ll you hav

before he nodded, awkwardly. “Y-Yes, my mistress,” I wa

ack, for what reas

the stairs and ignored the mocking yells of my fellow Erosians.

hold her crown, her face serene as she focuses her eyes at me. Grandma acknowledge me with a nod and instructed me to take a seat next

e she brandish an arrow fr

me since she was the one who gave it to me, she doesn’t know how I quite hated being called that. Distracted, I just stared at the arrow, slightly weirded out since the cedar wood is

thing wrong w

the test. I’m such an idiot and a freak. I look up to my grandma and shrug, s

ancesca. You could finally go down to

this grandmother. I am a freak. I am a monster!" I was shocked to hear my voice rise but I can't hold it in anymore. I stand up and started pacing in front of my grandmother as I tried to

s but this doesn't mean that you are different to us." Grandma Aphrodite reckon me closer, letting me lie on her lap like I do so many times before when I was y

? This will make her hate you once you sent me down to earth. You

wh

ow me do

ws what will happen

ed joining it." My heart painfully throb inside my chest as I tried to be not affected by my own words. Grandma Aphrodite just sat there, watching me

She smiled at me, "Go and rest. Tomorrow will be your twenty first birthday–incidental

randma Aphrodite's hands enclosing around me, "Never doubt yourself, child. You are more than w

whispered, "I wish I won