At the age of five a young girls mother was accused of witchcraft. The town went against the young girls family. They burned her mother, father, and young brother. She burned them. Months later she was found wandering in the woods and taken in by a...
I arrive at the orphanage. I run upstairs to the sister's office. They all look over at me. "I found a house and bought it. I'll be leaving tonight." They don't say anything and I leave their office. I run to my room. Hoseok is right behind me. I pack my clothes and personal belongings. I turn and look at Hoseok.
He is looking at the pictures on my nightstand. "Cute kid. Is he your brother?" I look at the picture. It's Benny.
"No. That's Benny."
"Oh, the kid my sister's friend Trent adopted."
I nod. "If anything it felt like he was mine. He came here when I was young still. He was a newborn. None of the sisters had taken care of a newborn before. I had a younger brother who I helped raise. So I took him under my wing and cared for him."
"So wheres your brother?" It's an innocent question but it's still a sensitive situation. He barely knows though.
I turn to him. "Dead."
His face is shocked. "I'm sorry."
"It was years ago. I'm ok." I choke down my tears. "I'm going to change ok?" He nods and leaves the room. I slowly pull out the outfit that I want. I lay it out and grab the small bag of makeup and hair things. I let out my hair and take off my clothes. Tears stream down my face. My eyes are cold and my expression blank. I look at the candles. "Lite igni." Fire is set to the wicks. I go to the full-length mirror and get dressed.
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(Black pants and brown timberlands.)
I walk to the vanity and do my hair and makeup.
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