I Swear, I Am Not A Cinderella |Book 2- The Fairytale Academy|

Chapter 42: |An Accomplishment That Would Overthrow My Bullying |

The scene disturbed me a lot. And, all I could think about during my ride home was this.

I guess, my face looked too obvious because, during the half way through of the journey, my uncle finally spoke up.

"That girl was pretty pitiful, right..?"

"Huh..? "

I didn't quite understand.

"That girl in the rain.. With divorced parents.. You know, I am talking about her, Anastasia.. "

My uncle repeated again.

I smiled in response and told him softly.

"Well, she's a villainess.. So that's expected, Uncle. My.. My mother never acknowledged me too, when she was still alive.. " I hussed softly.

My uncle looked shocked hearing this.

"No way! Anastasia. Tremaine loved you as much as a mother would love an kid of hers. As a matter of fact, when I was sitting with your family for the marriage meeting with your aunt, all Tremaine would tell us was how well she raised you.. "

Uncle John seemed so passionate enough to swore on his words that I had to calm him down by agreeing with him.

"Yes. Yes. You are right, Uncle John. I agree with you. My mother was an incredibley affectionate woman.. "

At least, that's what I finally realized before she died.

There was a time, when I thought my mother hated me. And, as a kid I was very desperate for my mother's love that I used to exceed my own limits.

Getting acknowledged by mother was the primary reason why I had worked so hard for years, to control my powers and wished to become a heroine, she would love.

But, when Cinderella my stepsister, entered our house, my life turned topsy turvy and even the scarce attention I used to get from my mother before,.. was gone.

I wanted her attention, desperately.

And, for a few years, I didn't even mind bullying the delicate Cinderella, in hope that my mother would at least look at me for punishing me. And, we could somehow mend our stained relationship, that was strangly very fine when before a few years.

That was what I had been thinking all those years, but..

I closed my eyes and opened them again as I recall, the image of my mother's body suddenly block the overpowered attack directed on my direction just to save my life by killing herself..

And my mother's very last words..

'I.. I love you so much.. Anastasia-chan.. '

--still lie on my mind, still as fresh as yesterday.

It was only then I found out..

Yes, my mother did love me all along.

Though, it's true, she hadn't expressed them openly to a misunderstanding kid like me.

Before she died, my mother said, the real reason she had behaved like that was, as a reincarnated person with past memories who knows our fairytale's ending, wanted to make a good impression to Cinderella, so that she wouldn't put us to a bad ending like how it was in our fairytale.

The reason was so stupid and unclear.

But, I didn't ponder more because I was simply happy my mother loved me so much.

Though.. That frightened and terrified look, she often gave to my kid self.. At times when my mother notice the strange things I do like,.. talking to ghosts was still...