"NOOOO!~"
The person lying on the bed suddenly sat up. Her whole face was drench with sweat.
Even her clothes clung onto her body like at second skin, due to intense sweating.
Her heartbeat was so fast that she felt like she might explode anytime. She tried to calm, but it took her a few minutes before she can calm her fast beating heartbeat. After she completely calm down she looked around. Her eyes suddenly widened. She was shocked to the core.
“How...”
“...this...”
“But...how could...”
The words uttered were incomprehensible. If someone heard her, they will never understand what does she meant. Then she fell into a trance.
“I'm back?” Finally, after almost ten minutes, the person snapped herself out of her trance state. She looked at her surroundings again, then she looked at her own body, after noticing something.
‘My body is smaller?’ She continued to observe for a while then came to a conclusion.
She's back, as a kid...
Before it all happened.
A warm smile broke out on her gloomy face. Finally, she was given a chance. After so many days and weeks, her wish came true!
‘Now, I can change my fate. I can change what happened to me and I can have a chance to find them!’ She became excited upon thinking those thoughts.
“Ting. Ting. Ting.”
The person heard the sound of a bell outside. She looked at the window and found out that it was already morning. She got up, then tidied the bed before changing her clothes. She went out then came inside the common washroom to clean her face.
“Ting. Ting. Ting.”
She heard the bell again, so she hurried up to go to the dining area of the orphanage, arrived on time then sat down on her designated sit.
“Good morning Red!” The girl beside her greeted her.
“Good morning Sunny!” Red enthusiastically greeted Sunny. She felt so refreshed hearing her old name again. It reminds her that she was really back.
They all started to eat quietly when Miss Rin announced that they can start eating their breakfast.
~~~
After breakfast, Red started doing her daily chores inside the orphanage. She was humming happily while washing the dishes. After she's done, she started to wipe them one by one.
But...
“Clak!!!~”
She was bumped from behind, so the plate that she was holding fell and was broken. She turned around then saw Victoria— the meanest bully at the orphanage. Red heaved a deep sigh, then ignored her and her cronies. She started to pick up the broken plate.
However,
“What happened here?!?”
An angry shout was suddenly heard inside the kitchen. It was the head staff of the kitchen, Mrs. Cartie. She immidiately saw Red. Mrs. Cartie strode towards Red immidiately, then pulled Red's arm up, hard.
“You know that everything here should be handled with care! How dare you broke that plate?!?!” Mrs. Cartie then shouted at Red lividly. She was so mad that her face turned red, one can imagine a steam coming out of head.
“Sorry Mrs. Cartie. It won't happen again.” Red bowed her head, then apologized.
“I don't care! I will ask the Directress to punish you!” The head staff said to her while still frowning.
“Yes, Mrs. Cartie, you should report this to the Directress or else, she will just continue to give you problem.” Victoria chimed in.
Red knew that Victoria just wants to see her suffer. Every chance she got, she will cause a trouble for Red. No one knows wht Victoria hated her. Even Red herself, can't figure out the reason.
“Definitely. I won't let this girl get away.”
Red fumed inside, but she can't just act rashly. She has to calculate her next move. Thia had happened many times in her past, and she guessed, in this timeline too. Red cannot remember all the details, just that it happened.
Breath in.
Breath out.
“Mrs. Cartie, I did not intentionally, but I'm sorry for this accident.” She talked as calm as she could. Red knows how Mrs. Cartie might retaliate if she's not careful enough. She doesn't want the others to be dragged into this.
“An accident? Why would i believe you?”
Mrs. Cartie replied while rising an eyebrow. She looked at Red sharply. If looks can kill, Red will definitely die at that very moment. Red isn't afraid, mainly because she had suffer more before, and the head of the kitchen staffs look funny. Her eyes were so widened, together with her nose, which also look like it will blow some steam.
“Yes ma'am. It was an accident. ”
Mrs. Cartie became angrier due to Red's answer. She doesn't want to be the one who's wrong, and also doesn't want anyone pointing her mistakes. She will only listen when you have the power and money— something kids and most workers at the orphanage didn't have.
“How dare you!”
The older woman raised her hand to slap Red.
However...
“Bang!”
~~~
To Be Continued...
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