, my breathing is uneven and my heart pounding inside my chest and I s

h of my siblings, sitting down on the floor with their e

ody vanishes within a second and a little smile form on my fa

so diligent

me, a student with average score on her classes. I'm not really smart, I am, but I'm grate

lready open wide and freeze on her spot in shock. She comes up to me in a flash and wrap her

wn hair tickling my nose and all of my face. I scrunch my face, feeling like I'm going to

ou both. I just went to th

t's a

ld ask me nonstop about why am I sad

takes a step back, her beautiful face now already covered w

aring me,

without telling my siblings and make them worried over me. I br

want to go out next time." I stare at her reassuringly,

ka

ile, hoping she would forget about this soon.

and sit down next to Sam, his eyes

my eyes goes back and forth from Luna to Sam. "Maybe I can hel

s ever given to us." Sam says, smiling at me and looking

d, I don't have t

feet and look down at them, smiling happily as I wave at

their homework, afraid they would change their m

thing to do for t

alk towards my bed, feeling my heavy eyes begin to shut th

bed. I climb deeper into my bed and lay

hy does time passing so fast? It feels like I'm just a kid a month ago. And it feels like I'm just having a bro

far from the palace. If I work at the palace, I'm not going to know what are they

body, waking me up from my deep sleep. I stay there for awhile

dinner ti

jumps to her feet in shock. I rub my eyes,

stand up from my bed, and begin

ked the dinner." I spin my head qui

.

8 hours?! Oh God. I'm such a heavy sleep

although dad doesn't really let me to do it. And if dad is the one who

hand with her, waking me up from m

omes out from me as she p

ready have their own seats at the dining table, discussing about something. Sam

inner." I hug him for a second and take the seat be

o tired." A smile showing on his aging face as he stares at

ns his hand to the chair in front of him and I nod. He a

ab a spoonful of a mashed pot

is taste

gredients. I mean, it looks ordinary, like this mashed potatoes and steamed chicken. But it

I ask you

shrugs as he stops

how to cook?" He s

a great cook. She taught me how to cook when I was t

ops eating his dinner as he stares at dad with ama

lot of different dishes." He smiles at

e?" He gives dad

ically bouncing on her seat excitedly. Dad

es looks

una cheers, makes me an

ns on the table, clanking sounds fills the quiet kitchen. I put my hand

l wash th

im as he stares at me pleadingly, trying to get me not to wash the dishes like

ot home from the town and you must be tired, right? You have to rest. I don't want you

hes." He frowns sadly at the flo

that every time thing like this happen

e word teasingly, stil

walk lazily to the living room but stop halfway, and I anticipate m

ds me as he pulls something out from his pocket. I look a

t is

sps his hand and

attention and I stare at it with admiration. I look up

t I don't expect him to buy anything for me. And I don't

wning. "You don't hav

ke it, Anne." I bring my eyes back at the palm

ld necklace against my skin. I look up

k you

ant me to help you p

d nervously, letting him to put the necklace on. As the n

ouch it, examining it once again. I tur

beautif

he tip of my nose and I move away from him a little, g

smiles and walk t

g giddy because of the necklace he gave me. I wash all the

room, humming quietly. Some voices from my siblings room make me stop in fron

ep pushing the door open slowly, with them still not realizing it. Until it wide open. They still l

that di

with my face, all serious. They stop laughing within a second, looking at me wit

hem. I keep my face as straight as possible as I sta

r faces ar

." Huffs break the silence in the ro

Sam crosses his arm o

have to. If you don't sleep n

owly. As he climbs deeper into his bed, he covered his body with blank

dnig

e lamp switch and the ro

ir faces. S

gh quietly. I begin to make my way to my room, still smiling at the th

joking,

fail miserably at their attempt. I sigh loudly, pretending that I'm irritated by them

eep. Now. Don't talk to each other." The

n their bed and close their eyes to sleep. I cl

they s

d grab a book. I sit down on the bed, my back and head rests on the headb

as the minute of me readin