Vara's POV
Meliza and I pretend we are sipping tea with the queen of Cynara. Which, is were we live. Well, sort of, we live on the edge. We live near Evadine Province. Queen Celandia was a gorgeous young woman with darkish blonde hair and Caribbean blue eyes, just me, Mamma told me.
"More tea, Meliza?" I asked, the small porcelain girl.
Silence echoed through out.
"No then." I said. I looked down at the ground glumly. I was always so lonely. No one ever wanted to play with me. Anomaly, they whispered behind my back. She carries too much power. She will be the end of us all, some of the teachers feared. I truly was alone.
I glanced over at the fields. The workers had to work more than ever, because of such the surplus of harvest. I noticed Mamma picking apples. She wipes sweat off her brow. She turns in my direction, looks at me in the eye, and smiles. It makes me smile. I see her hold up her hand, the sign for love. I love you, she's saying. I signal her back. She blows me a kiss. I catch it and clutch it close to my heart. She smiles. Then, I look over in the other direction. Papa is plowing the grass. He stops for a short rest and looks at me. I wave slowly. Hoping not to drive to much attention to myself. A bell rang in the distance. Play time was over. I took one last glance at my parents and headed inside. I was greeted with a hard shove against the wall.
A chorus of laughter filled the hallway.
"Oops. Sorry Vara, I didn't see you there. I thought for sure you were one of the trash cans." Masie Giddions said.
I ignored her, Masie was always "mistaking" me for a trash can.
"What ever, Masie." I said.
"What did you say to me?" She asked.
"Nothing." I muttered.
"It better have been nothing." She said.
I walked off before things could get anymore dramatic. I sat quietly in class for the rest of the day. Finally, the bell rang. School was official done for the day. I ran outside. The workers stood up and left for the day. I saw Mamma and Papa coming towards me.
"Mamma, Papa." I shouted.
I ran towards them.
"Oh my dear Vara." Papa said, as he scooped me up in to his arms. Mamma kisses me on the cheek. I giggle. I look over at the school. Masie and her mother were embracing. She glared at me harshly. Her violet eyes pierced mine. I was encompassed in coldness rippling throughout my body, chilling me to the bone. She turns away. The vision of her malicious violet eyes was imprinted in my mind.
When we get home, I just lay on my bed. Mamma hops on the bed right next to me.
"How was your day, little goose?" She asks.
"Good." I say. And we just lay cuddling for a while in each other's embrace.
Finally, we sit up when we hear a knock on the door. Papa goes to answer the door. A man in a guards outfit stands at their looking very impatient.
"Can I help you?" Papa asks the Jude.
I see Mamma's body tense.
"Ceyx Giroux?" He asks.
Papa nods.
"I'm here for Kassandra Ekaterina Valencia-Giroux and Vara Maeve Giroux." He says, stepping into our house.
I clutch Mamma's arm tightly.
"There must be some sort of a mistake. They aren't supposed to go in for another 4 years. My daughter, she's only 8." Papa says urgently.
"No. Miklyn Monrone wishes them to come now." He says grabbing Mamma's arm.
Mamma stays planted.
"Let go of me." She screams.
His grip hardens on her.
He doesn't stop. He continues to drag us out. Without saying goodbye to Papa or anybody. It just looks like goodbye forever.
Fantastic!
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