Chapter 320 - Haze (1/2)

Chapter 320: Haze

Translator: Atlasstudios Editor: Atlasstudios

Endless darkness

Thick fog had shrouded the entire space, and the black clouds hovered in the sky A thundering sound echoed back and forth, disappearing afterward Everything was dead silent There was no trace of life, death, hope, or despair

There was only an absolute eradually dispersed and the thundering sound rang louder The lightning pierced the clouds and hit the ground

The white light reflected on the ground was so dazzling,dispersed, the white, carpet-like thing spread and extended to the bottoh platform in the distance However, upon a closer look, it could be seen that it was not a carpet, but a mountain of bones

“!!”

Christie suddenly opened her eyes and jumped up like a scared little rabbit

It was currently afternoon, and warht about a lazy and war The clean and comfortable room was very quiet She opened the , and the sound of the noise and ht her peace of irl stood before theas she held her chest and sighed

It was this dreaain

Ever since she was born, she had been having this drea her of her own existence She couldn’t re still re ofof sadness accompanied with unparalleled despair She couldn’t understand what the dreaer to find out the answer However, every ti deeper into her dream,a powerful force that forced her out and made her feltof her dreaeable also had no clue, but Sister Gillian would occasionally look at her strangely as if she were a rare aniusted by it Instead, she felt a feeling of familiarity and intimacy towards Gillian, but Christie also did not knohy

Knock knock knock

Just then, the door sounded and made her startled She turned around and took small steps to open the rooentle expression appeared before her

“Good afternoon, Christie A you?”

“… No… Marlene… I’ve just woke up …”

Christie shook her head, curiously looking at the young girl in front of her From what she remembered, Marlene was not the kind of person who liked to do things aimlessly Unlike Sister Anne—the latter always ca to do or not Sometimes she wanted to chat with her, sometimes she just wanted to share some delicious and peculiar food with her She even once wanted to give her a foa her, firmly stopped it

Now, Christie was not as shy and evasive as before towards the three of them The fear of loss seemed to have diun to try to open her heart and accept others’ kindness However, the result was not necessarily as good as she would like it to be Just like yesterday, when she saw that Anne’s palm was stabbed in the arena, Christie felt that her heart al of worry would be so difficult and painful for a person, and even she doubted whether her choice was correct Did it mean the more she opened her heart and accepted others’ existence, thein the future?

She also didn’t know the answer

“… Can I help you…?

“Mr Rhode is not with you?”

“… No … ”

Didn’t knohy, Christie saw a trace of relieved expression when Marlene heard her answer She puzzledly tilted her head but Marlene didn’t wait until she figured out what exactly happened and spoke Her face was slightly flushed red, and she was a little e I want to ask you… I hope you can giveuntil here, Christie’s soon eyes lit up and she smiled

“… If Marlene wants it, then there’s no problem Which one do you want, letChristie’s question, Marlene showed an aard expression She looked to the left and right then whispered so Marlene’s words, Christie nodded in surprise She ran towards her desk to take the picture and gave it to Marlene afterward Seeing the picture, Marlene smiled She carefully took the picture and folded it into her bosom

“Thank you… Christie”

“… You’re welcohtly in the response of Marlene’s thanks

“… This is the only thing I can do … I am very happy that you like it… ”

“Of course I like it, so…”

Marlene’s words hadn’t yet finished, because, at this time, a voice suddenly sounded

“Ah, Marlene, here you are”

Hearing Lize’s voice, Marlene quickly closed her mouth She turned around and looked at Lize in surprise, her hands unnaturally placed behind

“What happened, Lize?”

“It’s like this”

Lize did not notice Marlene’s slightly strange move

“A visitor ca that needs to be discussed with you”

“Visitor? Looking for htly frowned

“Who is it?”

“She claihter of Nancy fa said that, Lize showed an aard expression It’s no wonder; even though they were inti time since Marlene had seen her It was understandable that Marlene had found a new friend However, she still felt that it was kind of weird because Marlene never mentioned such a person in front of her and if she really was a good friend of Marlene’s, Marlene’s reaction wouldn’t be like this

Moreover, the attitude of that Miss Ellenson…

“I understand; I’ll go and see her”

Marlene was actually aware of Lize’s weird expression, so she did not sayroo at her back for a while, then hurriedly following her fro rooer than her dressed in a noble maiden’s dress with her hands clenched on her knees, anxiously waiting Seeing Marlene’s arrival, the girl as originally so expression She warmly smiled and stood up and ran to Marlene’s side

“Elder Sister, I finally irl standing before her, Marlene slightly frowned An unhappy expression flashed across her face

“What are you doing here? I remember that I told you that I a, can’t you just wait until the end of the Midsummer Festival?”

“But… I irl called Ellenson bit her lower lip and showed a puppy-eyes expression

“Sister has been away fro time; I have always missed you, and now I heard that sister has finally come back I certainly hope to be able to meet with you as soon as possible… By the way, sister, you should have nothing to do this afternoon, so why don’t we go for a cup of tea together? Because of the Midsummer Festival, there are a lot of precious commodities recently, ah, there’s also sister’s favorite black tea…”

Seeing Ellenson’s excitement, Marlene held her forehead She wanted to reject her, but she couldn’t find the right moment to speak

Ellenson Nancy was Marlene’s best friend in the Academy