Crystal Love

Chapter 5

*8 years ago*
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Matilda watched as her daughter left her side to run around the meadow after meeting her. A trail of light spots wrapped around her and then she found her self in the cave illuminated by the crystals' glow. The light pulsed as the voice came
"speak your heart"

Matilda looked up on the crystal and said "I can't come to see her anymore"

Silence followed her sentence. Matilda was a little puzzled "Are you not interested in the reason why?" She asked.

"You humans have always had fickle hearts; we considered that you might have agreed to leave your daughter forever just to enjoy the riches you now possess. Unfortunately, we are bound by the oath we made so your daughter will still be returned to you."

" It isn't like that, why won't I want my own flesh and blood?, It's just I have to focus on what I have now. My husband has always wanted us to move our headquarters to a big city like Kalle, but I always put it off just so I can be closer to Elenore. Our business is too big for a town like Marabel and my daughter needs to develop in a better like and go to a better school. I can't keep letting my love for Elenore hold back my family and when she's ready, she can come find her Dad, sister and I wherever we are. I don't have a choice."

" You are always given a choice my dear, you just chose the the most convenient one. Since you have made your decision you may go, but remember our oath ends when the mark fades away. "

" Yes, I understand. At least when she is ready, please guide her to us, I don't know if I'll be able to come for her at that time. Thank you..."

The remaining words are left unspoken as tiny light spots surround her and her body fades out of the cave, the crystals' glow faded away until darkness remained in the quiet cave.
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*Present day*

An elegantly dressed woman appeared from the doorway, the clacking of heels against marble were heard as the woman made her way through the hallway of the villa towards the living room. She can be described as charming due to her well maintained skin and make-up.

Elenore stared at the woman that appeared in front of her. Her hands rubbed together in nervousness as a scrutinizing gaze ran over her body. The only resemblance between them is their blonde hair that shines like gold in the sun, but compared to her wavy hair and her simple dress that makes her seem like a free soul, the woman's straightened hair contributes to the elegance she exudes.

The woman walked to her and stopped 2 steps away. Her grey eyes stared deeply into Elenore's blue eyes then she said "You're grown more beautiful since I last saw you"

She reached out her hand to stroke Elenore's blonde hair then lightly touched her face. "Janice, clean out the 3rd room on the second floor, pick an outfit for her from Mary's room while she freshens up then bring her to the dinning room also we'll start dinner earlier. "

One of the maids standing by came forward "Yes madam." She gave a bow and directed the other maids on what to do.

The woman gently held Elenore's hands in hers "Elenore, you might not remember me clearly all this time but my name is Matilda Maluda and your name is Elenore Maluda; I'm your mother and you're my daughter."

Matilda pulled the stiff Elenore into a gentle hug, before Elenore could finish processing what was happening, Matilda pulled away and flashed a smile. "From now on this is your home and soon you'll meet your sister and your father at dinner. All this is yours also."

Elenore looked around at the things Matilda showed her, she finally gazed at her and spoke softly "Mother?..."

Her voice sounded more like a question than an affirmation. Matilda smiled wider this time. "Yes, I'm your mother. Some things happened so I couldn't come to see you anymore, but I promise our family will never separate again."

She raised her hand and straightened Elenore's hair that seemed out of place.

The maid, Janice, came back and said "Young miss, please follow me to your room" she set her eyes to the ground and maintained that posture.

Elenore seemed confused until she realized she was the one being addressed. "Oh.... I'm sorry, I'll go with you right now."

Matilda chuckled as Elenore disappeared up the stairs. "Take your time child, don't be anxious."

Elenore was conflicted as she followed Janice into the room. "If you need anything please don't fail to call out, I'll leave a maid right outside your room."

She nodded before Janice turned and left. Elenore felt awkward with her contact with her mother. It looked like her mother was trying to mend their relationship but at the same time she acted like they were just as close before. She felt uncomfortable with the way her mother behaved but she pushed that aside and decided to focus on meeting the rest of her family.

She looked at the pink filled room and the king sized bed at the right end of the room. In it lay a white plain knee length dress with spaghetti straps. She heard that the dress was taken from her sister's clothes and it looked a bit small but nonetheless she was excited to meet them soon.

She jumped onto the bed facing the ceiling, she just stared at it then raised her left hand in front, she stared at the faded red mark on her wrist. The Ancestors told her that the mark will start erasing itself once she meets her family. She has been grateful for the past 20 years of her life with the Ancestors and hopefully she would be able to move on better with her family in the next part of her journey, but she just has a bad feeling that everything won't go as expected.

Authors Note:

First of all- Happy Valentine's day 💝💝💝💜💜💜💜 to all my readers.

I've been busy the past weeks so I decided that I must update soon.

Things are going to get busier cause in 2 months I'm going to be a student again, yay! 🥲

So until then, I'll try my hardest to update.
Next chapter will be Sunday as usual but anyway, share my love (and story) to all your friends and loved ones.

Try not to be alone today (unlike me ತ⁠_⁠ತ) and surround yourself with love and food.

P. S- I'm in love with "mystic prince" on webtoon, highly recommended 👍.

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