Blood In Rose

Chapter 30

"It's all so impossible."
"What kind of a will is that? What makes him have a right to say that about me..."
I grumble as I walk down the hallway.
(My hand that slapped Alfred with on the cheek hurts.)
(But my heart hurts more.)

"Oh, if it isn't Mina! Hmm? What? Did I just hear an 'I'm grumpy so don't talk to me'?"

I turned around to see Jack grinning broadly at me.

"If those are what's called knotted brows I see on your face, you'd better quit it. They're making you look ugly! Come one, smile★"
"Is this job too hard on ya? Is that devilish manager making this hard for ya? Huh?"
"You know what you should do right now? Ditch!"

"Ditch my chores...?"
"Yeah, come over here to your favorite uncle Jack ☆ I always have tea and sweet treats prepared for a break."
(It's true that sweets does do a good job on this kind of situation.)

"Thanks. I'll have them."
I decided to take Jack's invitation.

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"Here we are☆ This is the room. Now, off you go!"
"What?"

By the time I realize that I've been jammed into the room, the door is already closed.
(What's going on...?)
As I'm trying to figure out what's happening. My vision blurs.

(This is... No, this isn't my usual vision...)
It resembles what I experienced when I 'see' the future, but something's odd about this.

"What the--"
My blurring vision goes back to normal.

"No way..."
I see Alfred with a gentle smile standing in front of me.