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19: Back Home

Ella wakes up in the same bed she first woken up arriving in that world. 

Opening her eyes, darkness greeted her. All see can see was darkness and faint lights from the same cover she saw the place for the first time. 

Standing up, she slowly made her way the same place, as if a Deja vu itself, she opens the covers revealing outside. It's dark yet. She watches the starts above beginning to fade. Looking down, she saw the ones below, the guard and someone... it's Martial rising up early training. Observing what's outside, she soon closed the cover hiding from Martial's sight as he remembers what had happened.

Scanning the wrong, she saw the same room as Philip. She went back to her bed, sit up, and keep thinking all what had happened. She remembers the scary Martial and the way he treated her like a sack of potato... 

"Ah...!!! AHHHH!!! Timor!"

Her shouting woke someone up. Footsteps came running and they swung the door open.

'Del...'

The oldest of the three came panting. He looked at her and a relief wash him all together. Ella could feel how Del is so relief she woken up. But she knows it was not for her, but for Phil. A bitter taste in the corner of her tongue brushes her off. 

'This is bad...'

Realizing her feeling of bitterness, she needs to stop. But then, disgusting feeling creeps her at the back to the shoulders. She flinched realizing it.

Del noticing her flinching got worried and tried to close the gap when she flinched again.

Ella's eyes widen in realization what her current body is doing. She started to panic. She dug her nails in her legs covered by the blanket. 

'Stop it. Just stop it.'

She keeps repeating those worlds. Unable to look at the other's yes, she looks down ashamed.

Sensing her sister's strange and cautious actions, he stepped back. Ella saw it and felt relief a little. She felt she can breathe more comfortable.

On the other side, Del, despite extremely confuse and concern, he's more afraid. He is not that ignorant. He exactly knows what her action means, and it scared him so sudden. 

'why? why is she... of me... afraid... why?'

He's worried but he's more worried that he made something terrible.

Snapping some reality, he moves away more.

"I'll call Baguio to help you up."

and with that, he left. 

But actually, he is outside unable to comprehend the situation more stably. 

Despite being tired for looking at her sister of days, he pushes his tired body to call onto Baguio. He disappears after.

Ella gradually calms down when Del disappear. This followed by Baguio coming in with a snack in hand. Some cookies and dessert. And some ointment in hand.

"How do you feel, Young Miss?

"I'm fine just..."

Looking at the medicine, Ella remembers her wound she scratched. It was neatly wrapped unlike her crook workmanship she did. Then, she reminded of Timor.

Good thing Baguio came. 

"Baguio..."

"Yes, Young Miss?"

Contemplating how to ask, she play her finger unable to clarify her question... no, what even to ask.

'Is it true that giving gold coins to a commoner, much less than a poor family, puts them in danger?'