Wish

I woke up, In a very strange place. Unfamiliar faces, voices and most of all, This happy emotions and warmth I get from them.

'I wish this isn't a dream'

'I wish....... Sincerely'

"Adelle!" I woke up as soon as I heard this voice.

"Are you slacking off again? You won't be able to help your brother at this rate"

This is Aisha. After my parents died, she is the one who helped me raise myself and is quite a close friend of mine. However, she nags me everyday.

I only smiled hearing those words.

"Its so lively. I like the atmosphere" I said trying to change the subject.

"Don't try to avoid the subject. Gosh! I can't help but always forgive you. You're just too kind! if you continue being like this, You'll be an easy target for frauds" Aisha continued to nag me.

In response, I smiled gently.

"I suppose kindness is one's true weapon" I said and chuckled.

"Don't try to seduce me with your smile! If you smile like that, I guess I'll fall in love with you" Aisha shouted with her face red.

"Why are you so red, Aisha?" I teased.

"why are you so innocent, Adelle? I'll really end up as an old unmarried woman if you stay like that" Aisha sighed.

"Why?" I tilted my head as I innocently asked.

"are you seriously unaware? of course I'll have to protect you for life." Aisha said and turned her head away.

"Aisha~" I was so touched.

"Don't look at me with those puppy eyes" Aisha stopped me. she turned her eyes away.

I chuckled.

"I-" Before I could finish my sentence, A handkerchief was put in my mouth. It contained sleeping drugs.

"Mmph!" I struggled.

'Aisha! No, she might be in danger if I act like I know her!' I thought. I tried to protect Aisha and that resulted to me, myself being in danger.

"Adelle? Adelle!" Aisha shouted looking for me as she found it weird that I disappeared all of a sudden.

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As soon as I regained consciousness, I heard people's desperate shouts.

"What-" I was so shocked at the image I'm looking right now.

I couldn't move.

I don't believe – no, I can't believe how a person can even do this.

A slavery.

Slavery is prohibited by the empire years ago, however, after the selfish emperor ascended the throne, This rule was ignored by many. Knights treated slavery like it was nothing. they don't care what the evil people do to slaves. The king didn't care about the crimes and continued his depraved life.

I laughed to myself.

"Kindness is a weapon? I might be fooling myself. In this situation, my kindness couldn't even help these poor people" I told myself. somehow, I feel guilty for those slaves even though I didn't do anything wrong. it might be because of that incident 7 years ago.

"Miss, Are you perhaps a noble?" A child tapped my shoulders.

I turned my head only to see a pitiful child full of whip marks.

'How could they do this to a child!" I was so shocked.

"Miss, If your friends come to save you, will you come save us as well?" The child asked me.

This child suffered so much.

"I'm not a noble, However, I'll try my best to free you all!" I gave a really positive smile however, the child's face darkened.

"So you're not a noble, Us commoners can't save ourselves. how will you – a commoner even save us." The child said and turned his head away.

I could see the tears in the child's eyes.

I pity him, but who am I to pity him? I'm not in the position to pity someone.

Days passed, I was still in the slave House.

every night, they starve us, whip us. until the manager noticed me and appointed me as his plaything this evening.

I have to escape. but, I have to take them with me. but how?

I was about to stand when I noticed my surroundings.

the shouts stopped. people stopped blinking. it feels like time stopped.

but did time really stopped?

'Oh god, you must have heard my pleas thank you for giving me this opportunity' I thanked God as I understood what happened immediately.

I stood up, ran away. I got the keys to open the gates and free the slaves.

'Wait for me, I'll get help for you guys!' I said to myself but it seems like I'm hesitating.

'Will they really help us? will they really believe me? what if they ignore me? just like, back then?' I was shaking. I don't know what to do. should I go, or not?

I shouldnt rely to other everytime. this time I think I'll rely on myself. not like back then.

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7 years ago....

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