Episode 143 – 5 Stages Of Grief (2/2)
Her lips turned upwards
She would finally be free to grab his hand, to speak
Yet, just as she was about to reach out to him, a bomb went off in her head
Her s as if it had been struck with a hammer, as if she too was made of paper
Her sli clouded, unable to take in the beauty of the falling silver lights
Her li lifelessly down
Her dull eyes stared straight at the gobsmacked trio of old men in front of her, but she couldn’t see the she sat there dazed, her consciousness running in circles like a headless cluckling But by the ti inside was nowhere to be seen
Her lee and relief swept over her turning into her own
Everything was alright
It turned out he didn’t need her help after all
The s vanished from her face returned to it, more beautiful than ever She opened her , but she ended up choking
After several coughs, she ed to sn the sweet, metallic taste that rose in her e, fresh breaths
Unfortunately, fresh air gave her no release, on the contrary, it stung her lungs like a winter chill
Luckily, her sharp intake of breath was covered up by the louder sound of inhales of the three old men All the veins were red and visible on their round eyes as they stared, their jaws open so wide that they otten dislocated
Eyebrows rubbed his eyes as if trying to rub the sleep out of the the, the scene in front of hi slaughtered cut through the tension “What are you doing?!”
Apparently, Beard pinched the skin on Moustache’s hand causing the latter to ju”, was his response
“Why did you pincheven more vicious He then pointed towards Eyebrows “He has more skin on his bones Much easier to pinch”
The person in question finally stopped rubbing his eyes instead starting to wail: “What have I been doing allhis miserable face full of tears, the other two couldn’t help but join in, like lupaxes howling at the ! Only to be outdone by a little lass!”
“Why the heck did you apply for student exa position instead?!”
It took the trio a while to go through all five stages of grief, which was fortunate, because Elaru needed this ti pain that wrecked every inch of her body
Finally, the trio wiped away their snot and tears and calhed and spoke up with a tre by the end: “Girl, apply to join our spell breaking apartment as an associate professor!”
The other two nodded their heads in agree her answer, only to receive a disinterested: “Thanks, but no thanks Spell breaking is just a hobby of ine how heavy of a blow her words delivered to the already fragile psyches of the three poor old men
In a desperate attempt to recover from the critical hit, Beard squeaked out weakly:
“Then why did you apply for this exaht For the redhead licked her dry lips, sed down her saliva in order to wet her throat, and then delivered a knock out hit: “Easy points”
After al is just easy points for you?? Lass, could you not hit us while we are down?!), the trio of old men turned into frozen popsicles And then they spent so expressions and slumped shoulders
Finally, after they recovered into a state a bit less miserable, they shared a helpless look
And then they looked back at the patient redhead, who see all this time
And then it fully dawned on the for!
It was as if a switch got flipped in their htened, their eyes lighting up like torches, looking at the redhead as if she was a juicy piece of meat
The tree simultaneously bowed down deeply and yelled “Master! Thank you for accepting this one as your disciple!”
Elaru, who had been forced to re for her body to recover, felt as if a lightning struck her from the clear sky What is this?! How coement?!
“Don’t you worry, o prepare lee thinking about what geed to pick up on these exao talk to the head of division right away todeparthtfully Better tie this one down before other departreedy paws
“Hey, hey! Don’t make such a decision on your own!” Elaru’s protests fell on deaf ears “I a up in the next episode:
“He is a bit young, but give hi”
“Why would a lovely lady such as yourself go for a couple of old guys when you can get a couple of healthy young virgins”
“I swear, it’s not what it looks like!”
He ju “Get off! Get off! What are you doing?!”
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