The flower that never grow.

One night, atop a building, a girl with short brown hair and brown eyes nervously gazed at the sky.

MC: "So ugly, like me."

The girl started to laugh bitterly. She began to get up and moved toward the edge of the building.

MC: "I wonder how high this building is..."

She looked down and flinched.

MC: "Fawwwwwwwk."

She started to sob, tears falling down her cheeks. She wiped them off and stood up again.

MC: "I'm not a coward. Maybe I am, but not here. Not now, and never."

She sighed, unable to believe how her life had turned out after she left the house. Her mother, whom she loved so much, had died due to breathing problems.

Not a single day gave her a break since her mother passed away just a month ago. She messed up at work, got fired, had no money left, and no happiness.

She wished she could smoke, but her mother’s face before she passed away made her want to stop whatever she was doing before she destroyed herself.

Her mother's voice began to appear in her mind.

(Flashback)

Mother: "My sweet daughter, Alia, don't smoke anymore. It's dangerous for your health."

MC: "Okay, Mom."

Mother: "One more thing..."

Alia leaned closer to her mother as she whispered, rubbing her thumb against her daughter's finger.

Mother: "Listen to your father, and your..."

MC: "The first wife? I know. But I don’t think her children will ever let me live in peace."

Mother: "It's okay, sweetie. You're strong, like the...uh..."

Alia chuckled.

MC: "Like an oak tree?"

Her mother nodded.

Mother: "Yes! Like an... an... oak..."

Her mother's breath began to slow, and Alia started to panic, calling the doctor.

(Flashback ends)

Alia breathed in and out, remembering how soft her mother’s voice had been before she was gone. If wishes could come true, then why couldn’t it be her that was granted one tonight?

Alia put her shoes and phone down behind her, realizing she had forgotten to read her mother’s last messages. She reached for her phone, but a large rat crawled onto her leg.

Alia froze, her eyes wide.

MC: "AHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Alia screamed loudly, wondering why a large rat was on her leg. She stepped back, and once the rat ran away, Alia stepped back again—only to fall off the tall building.

MC: "I TAKE IT BACK!"

Just before hitting the ground, she jumped out of bed and accidentally hit her head on the ceiling.

MC: "OWWWWWW!"

After the pain from her head subsided, she looked around, shocked. Her eyes darted from side to side.

MC: "W-Where am I?"

Suddenly, there was a noise, like water splashing on the floor. She turned her head and saw a maid, her expression filled with shock.

Maid: "D-Duchess!"

A heavy silence fell over the room.

MC: "Who?"

[To be continued...]

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