Chapter 8 (1/2)
Every day, I carry and move this body around, yet I always get startled after I wash my face and I look at myself in the mirror.
If I were Judith, I would put my best smile forward and put my hand on his; I didn’t want anything to do with him though, so I lowered my head, trying to hide my face.
Unaware of my feelings even a tiny bit, he continued to speak to me.
“Excuse me, I was in too much of a haste. I apologize.”
“No apology is necessary. I was rushing myself.”
I didn’t even think about grabbing his hand, I simply bounced back up on my own.
He must’ve seen my ruined dress and asked in a worried tone.
“Wait a minute, My Lady. Your dress…”
“Ah, it’s alright. It’s not your fault. I have a very urgent matter to attend to, so I must go now…”
As much as I didn’t want his concern, I said what I needed to say, bowed once, and simply took off.
But then, oddly enough, I felt his stare on my back.
“Surely, he’s not following me…”
I wanted to turn around and confirm, but I was hesitant to make eye contact with him. So I tried my best to ignore his stare, and proceeded to hide among the crowd of people.
Fortunately, as if he read my mind, that man didn’t follow me.
I safely arrived at the apothecary and was able to get a discount on Luca’s medicine with the herbs I gathered.
“What? That medicine is for Luca?”
The medicine man looked at me with such disbelief.
As if I was talking nonsense, his piercing glare cut through me but I awkwardly laughed it off.
I got used to those reactions of skepticism.
Feigning my callousness, I raised my chin up as I declared,
“Since Luca’s sick, you should give me a better deal for his medicine so I can also afford some sausage to help him recover faster. Besides, you haven’t been able to get many herbs as of late with everyone else getting ready for the May Day Festival.”
“What the… alright, fine.”
His laugh rang empty, ever still dumbfounded.
No matter his reaction, I grinned to myself as I got paid more.
With that money, I entered the butcher’s shop and bought some sausage.