Episode 3: My Family is Here

"They have a girl!" the bald man said

"She's hot" the other man with a brass knuckles added

"The knuckles can be broken when hit by a rock, can someone give me rock?" I asked

"Are you blind? This brass knuckles is brand new! Look it is smooth" the man with knuckcles debated

Boss ordered someone and gave me the rock. The other goons laughed at us.

"Look how disgusting your group is! Following a girl and the late boss becoming her throne" the muscular one said

I threw the rock inside his mouth before he closed it. It almost choked him. Mark and the rest laughed on how he tried to remove the rock.

"The one who talked much got bird's poop on his mouth" I said and they laughed again

The muscular one got really irritated and looked at me sharply.

"Do you still need more rocks? I can get you more" Boss asked me

I just shook my head and shrug. Boss laughed on what I did and the others smiled at me. I wonder if the story Mark told me affected the way boss treated me. Mark told me that Boss has a daughter who died young because Boss was weak. He said that Boss suffered a lot when his daughter died on that full moon massacre. I didn't get what massacre was, but surely it was a cruel and bloody night for him. Mark said that if his daughter were alive, maybe I'm on the same age as hers which I can barely understood.

"Get the girl!" the muscular one ordered

"Boss I'm sorry for my rudeness!" I whispered and stepped on his shoulder to fly

I rolled on the grass, snatching one rock and hit the knuckles the same time. I asked Max to throw the knife to the right as I kicked the face of the bald man. That kick made me flew enough that I caught the knife, I steady myself and bowed. The cloud hindering the moonlight already passed and it lit my white ash hair.

"Can you dance?" I asked

Everyone was silenced by that question. I requested my group to step aside. I guess this will be the sound of rage. I heard the sound of bells and my chains. I lowered my head and started the fast beat of movements as I became one with the sound. I gasped my last breath and did my final move. I turned and kicked the last man standing throwing the knife above and bowed again.

"Was my dance great?" I asked them, but they were not moving

I heard a clap. It came from boss. He looked sad, or maybe surprised. Others do it too. Was clapping meant for great? I went to their place and everything turned black. As I woke up, the carts were moving.

"Good morning" Mark greeted

"Is everyone fine?" I asked

"They are. They are just somehow down to your performance" Boss answered who's driving our cart

"Wasn't my dance good?"

"It was. It really was great. You definitely made them bleed, all TWENTY-FOUR men alone" he emphasized

"Mark, was twenty-four many?" I asked

"Boss meant all the men surrounded us last night" he replied

"So many!" I shouted out of shock

"Thank you" Boss said in a low voice

"I thought that night was my last battle with them" he added

"No, Boss. Thank you for letting me be part of the family" I said and smiled

Boss lowered his head. I saw the others did it. Then I saw the water gone out to the eyes of Mark. I immediately held his face and have some of those water. I squirmed because of the taste. Mark looked at me confused then hugged me. Unlike father, he was much thinner and he's not as warm as that boy on the village, yet I hugged him back. Aaron jumped on our cart and it experienced a small quake. He pushed Mark away from me which made me confused. Mother said, if someone needs a hug open your arms wide and so I did. Aaron didn't get close so I just move and hugged him too.

The cart stopped and Boss shouted.

"Everyone, come here and give me a hug!"

Everyone laughed, but I came first and hugged him. He is a warm as father was, but is bigger than him. It's really comfortable. The others followed too like there was a candy shop giving free candies. Everyone laughed as we hugged each other.

I wonder if the blessing also has a family. Will his father hug me too if he saw me? Will his mother be comfortable on doing my hair like mother did? If I ever found the blessing, will his family be able to willingly give him to me? I want to know if this is what it feels like to be on moon mother's side. I wish I can finally understand the world as it is. I hope that when I see the blessing, we can have this kind of moments together too. I believe this is what mother of the village said filial love.

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