Chapter 13 (2/2)

The growth period has come for me since late autumn. I start to feel my knees sore, but now that winter has come, I have grown taller than before.

I was a case where growth continued to slow and then grew rapidly. So maybe by spring I’ll be at least half the height my present height.

“I’m going to call someone to mend it.”

The clothes I wore last winter didn’t fit right now, so I had to call a tailor to get a new fit.

Mrs. Vastia said that it could be repaired it as if she was embarrassed herself, but she pretends not to be. It was not enough to be solved like that for me.

“I just want to have it as it is without any repairs.”

I said with a laugh, wanting to have Eugene’s present untouched.

Still, Eugene doesn’t know I’ve grown up more than before. Maybe I will continue to grow until next spring.

Of course, there must be a little more time for me to become a slender beauty whom

beautiful in and out.

Heck, that day feels so far, but the time has passed so fast, that day is probably will come too soon. I guess… ?

In addition to me, Cabel and Erich received gifts from Eugene, respectively.

In fact, it may not have been Eugene who picked the gift to send to us.

Normally, the aristocrats tended to give

instructions to their servant when doing this, but it was fine. I know that his heart for us is completely contained in this.

On a day like this, I wanted to see and talk

to Eugene through the communication sphere. In fact, I can still contact him at any time if I decide to do.

The communication sphere I used before

was still in my room, and even if it wasn’t, the Vastia couple would like to give us if we wanted to, but neither do I, nor the other brothers want to.

It was three years ago that we last got in touch with each other through face not correspondence.

And around that time, Eugene was attacked on the way home to Ernst. The criminal was arrested immediately,but Eugene was stabbed and had to be treated for quite some time.

However, two days after the incident, he show his face and talked to us through the sphere pretending nothing happened.

It was some time later that we got to know his news.

After that, first of all, Cabel opposed

Eugene from coming to Vastia to see us. Erich and I agreed there.

This is because Eugene, we were aware of the fact that we have been unreasonably unaware of his situation.

Since then, I have started writing letters to Eugene. As I was able to get in touch more often than using a limited number of correspondence sphere, I stopped using it.

And I was able to write down more detailed daily stories as I desired on the letter too.

Of course, if I sent the letter 5 times, Eugene would reply 1 time, but that was enough.

Time passed, and somehow I wasn’t using the communication sphere at all now.

“Today, the lamb is very soft.”

“The sauce they changed this time is very

deep, too.”

After the school’s in vacation, Vastia’s table became more noisy than before.

“So right now, is Ijekiel graduating this time?”

“Yes… it’s cool, but why are you interested in his jobs?!”

“It may be the same as academic academy, that I’d be wondering. I asked you because you are his closest friend.”

“I’m his closest friend…. Hung! Did you

know that now? If you have any questions, ask me all! I’m now Ijekiel’s best friend!”

No. Second brother, ah.. You seem to be laughed by Johannes right now? I don’t think you know that?

“Hey, stop talking and eat some food.”

Erich said with a cold face, he was colder than he usually as he could see Cabel’s excitement. Only the Vastias couple were making a happy face.

“I think our kids were also very influenced by you.”

Are you serious? Of course, there are years we spent together that it make sense that they would be influenced by us. Is that really a good influence?

But if you think about it, the Vastia have been looking at the authenticity of Cabel since the first meeting.

Even when they heard that he had a fight with Johannes, they laughed and were feeling satisfied. So, surprisingly, it could be sincere, not an empty talk.

“I’m still hungry!”

But the second brother, you need a little conscience! I looked at the Cabel ‘s elated face and made a cold expression just like Erich did.

The Vastia couple laughed again and Haha Hoho toward such a Cabel.

“Without you all, it will surely feel a big vacant seat.”

At that moment, our hands that sitting around the table stopped all at once.

It was the first time they had talked about our absence. The chest slowly began to run fast. Not only me, but Cabel and Erich felt the same thing.

“You guys have waited for a long time.”

The Vastia couple smiled at us and said,

“I think you can go back to Ernst soon.”

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That evening I took out all the gifts that Eugene had been sending.

What he gave me ranged from dresses and shoes, silk gloves and satin ribbons to jewelry and dolls, music boxes and books.

I wasn’t throwing away any clothes or shoes that didn’t fit right now and kept it in the box.

It was the sixth year since we already come to Vastia. So, let’s put together the things that Eugene send so far, and the amount was considerable much.

I unfolded the clothes I received this time and sooner or later I hugged it and fell

over the bed.

White blanket wrap me. And my long hair on the top of bed make my head dizzy. I exhaled slowly and closed my eyes for a long time.

“It’s not a dream.”

Finally, we return to Ernst. When I recalled what I heard from the Vastia couple at the dinner table, my heart began to thump

again.

Now we can meet with each other…

My nostalgic home. My nostalgic family.

“I can meet him……”

I don’t pull anything tight while lying in bed, but somehow my chest feel tight. I buried my face on the clothes I was holding.

It wasn’t the first time I felt sad after I came to Vastia, but I was happy too, so I felt like tears were coming. Good grief.

“Sister Hari.”

For some reason Louise came knocking in to my room.

“Louise, what’s going on?”

I was a little surprised because it was usually time to go to bed. What’s more, she came to my room in nightgown, and even had a pillow in her arms.

“Let’s sleep with me.”

It’s what I’ve been expecting since I saw Louise’s figure.

As she usually do, she want us to sleep

together and came to my room whenever she couldn’t fall asleep. It was extremely rare lately though.

“Yes, come over here.”

I was willing to allow it because I thought I knew why she was doing this.

After a while, we lay on the bedside side by side with only one light on the bedside. Under the soft light, Louise’s light hair colored orange.

“You know, I liked sister coming here and live in Vastia. Of course, I know it’s such an ironic sound.”

A small voice rang in my ear. I smiled lightly, facing her dark blue eyes staring at me.

“No, I like living in Vastia with you too.”

I sincerely thought we were lucky to be here.

Probably not easy to find, as wherever we go, they can’t treat us as heartily and warmly as the people of Vastia.

But nevertheless, this place could not be my real home.

“Even when I go back to Ernst, I’ll come to play here often.”

“Still. I don’t want to clean sister’s room. I’m going to leave it as it is.”

That night I shared this and that with Louise.

And by the time the words were sour, I could find Louise, unconciously asleep. I laid her comfortably on her side and

then lay down on my side.

But even when time passed, I couldn’t sleep. Should I go out and drink some warm tea?

I listened to the sound of the clock second hand moving, and then quietly left the room. Fortunately, Louise is in deep sleep and she didn’t wake up even when I was moving.

As I walked down the hall, I encountered Erich, who climbed the stairs. Ugh, I’m surprised. I thought it was a ghost for a moment.

“Erich, why didn’t you sleep?”

But it seemed that Erich was surprised to see me too. We looked at each other, stepped back reflectively, and quickly asked each other nicely.

“Then why you are?”

“I can’t sleep.”

Presumably, Erich probably didn’t fall asleep to the fact like me, that we can go home soon.

“What’s brother Cabel doing?”

“Asleep. He just lie down and fall asleep.”

“You go sleep too,” I said to Erich.

Then, Erich asked me a quick question.

“Do you like Johannes?”

Hah, what question is this suddenly? No, it’s really surprising during the night. Doesn’t he just mean you like people-to-people? Still, I replied as if I didn’t know.

“Of course. He’s a good person.”

But isn’t it a little too much to talk to you and ask me now?

“So, you want to hold hands with Johannes, you want to kiss, or you want to hug or go further with bare skin..”

“Hey, just stop it there!”

Is this an obscene devil? I’m getting more and more confused and I won’t let you go further!

“You and I are still young to talk about that!”

As I looked at my adolescent brother, he lowered his voice and shook his nose.

“What’s about age, just how young are

you?”

What? I don’t remember raising you like that!

“Anyway, you don’t think so.”

“Of course not!”

No, of course I’m an adult who is already

mature in mental age. But Johannes is not yet! It’s a crime to think like that against a minor, to Johannes!

“Oh okay.”

Erich seemed satisfied. The next moment, his hand was on my head. In succession, I shook my hand and hit Erich’s hand.

“Go to bed even if you don’t feel like sleeping, go quickly and sleep. So you’ll grow up.”

“I’m still growing though?”

What the-He ignores me for being short.

I’m going to be bigger in spring!

I stared at his back.