Chapter 3:
Novel: I Fell in Love with an Evil Father My Favorite Novel
Vericia took a deep breath and then said Vericia: Yes I'm fine I told you that before why are you repeating it I'm not deaf I can't hear you and secondly there's no need for a doctor anyway nothing happened that warrants calling a doctor here this is just a nightmare what needs all this worry thirdly I don't need your sympathy with me or anyone else fourth... never mind (I know if I told her to stop acting what would be her reaction why are you saying that I'm really worried about you and she won't stop continuing her role and also she'll blabber on a lot) Vericia: I want to be alone for a bit (a feeling of tiredness fills her body) and a maid interrupts her and says: But... Vericia interrupts her and says: Wait a minute firstly don't interrupt me when I'm talking secondly I don't want sympathy thirdly I'm bored I'm a little thirsty can you bring me some pancakes and toast and a strawberry drink with three ice cubes and also with a dessert with different categories and also I want you to prepare this food quickly because I'm not going to wait. Maid to herself: Weren't you feeling tired a little while ago? What happened now and why all this? You're really shocked. (Shocked) Maid: As you command. (The maid sighed and bowed to her before leaving the room, worry evident in her eyes.) As soon as the maid left, she headed to the sofa, stretched out comfortably, and reviewed the events. Let's see, my name is Yuki, and I was unemployed for a while when I was a high school student. My father passed away when I was 3 years old. Flashback: She was 3 years old when the man in the suit stood in front of the small house. He was holding papers, and her mother was crying. "You can't take Hana! She's my sister!"
But the man explained in a calm voice, "Miss Yuki, your sister needs special care. We know the best place for her."
She saw Aki, her sister with an intellectual disability, reaching out her small hand toward her. She was trying to say something, but the words didn't come out clearly.
"Yu... Yu..."
That was the last thing she heard from her sister. She was feeling utterly exhausted—not just physically, but emotionally as well.
"Yuki..." She whispered her real name for the first time since arriving in this world. "How did I get here?"
She began to recall her true memories. She was Yuki Tanaka, a high school student living in Tokyo. Her father died when she was three, and her mother... her mother abandoned her and her disabled sister shortly after.
"Aki..." She remembered her sister's name, her eyes brimming with tears. "I wonder how you are doing now."
Aki had an intellectual disability and had been placed in a specialized institution while Yuki went to another orphanage. The Japanese system preferred to separate children based on their needs, even if they were siblings.
"I promised her I'd come back to take her with me when I was older," she whispered to herself. "But now... how can I get back to her?"
She felt deeply guilty. Had Aki been waiting for her? Was she wondering why she hadn't come back to visit?
"Maybe..." she thought aloud. "Maybe that's why I'm here. Because I know how it feels to be left alone."
Vericia bit her lip until she tasted blood. Now she understood why she felt such deep pain. She wasn't just a reader who had fallen in love with a fictional character. She was a girl who had lost everyone she loved and was powerless to protect them.
Scene Four: New Determination
Vericia stood in front of the mirror, staring at her reflection. The sharp green eyes, the long black hair, the beautiful but cold face. This was Vericia Van Drake, but the soul inside was Yuki's.
"I won't be powerless again," she whispered to her reflection. "I won't let them take the one I love from me."
The doorbell rang, and a maid returned carrying a large silver tray. The tray was filled with fresh golden pancakes, crisp toast, and a cup of pink strawberry liqueur with ice cubes floating on top. There was also an assortment of colorful desserts, from miniature cakes to oriental sweets. "I've brought everything you asked for, ma'am," a maid said, placing the tray on the small table beside the sofa.
Vericia looked at the food, feeling truly hungry for the first time since she'd arrived in this world. But at the same time, she watched the maid warily.
"Thank you," she said in a quiet voice. "You may go now."
But the maid hesitated for a moment, as if she wanted to say something else. "Ma'am... do you want me to stay with you? You look... agitated."
"No," Vericia replied quickly. "I want to be alone."
The maid bowed again and headed toward the door. But before she left, she turned and said, "Ma'am, if you need anything... anything at all... I'm here."
With that, she closed the door behind her, leaving Vericia alone with her thoughts and the food she no longer felt like eating. In another scene, a maid walks down a corridor and says to herself: "She doesn't seem to be upset at all, but he assured me that this is something. How come?" (The maid laughs.) "It seems that I'm thinking a lot. It seems that it's just because of stress and anxiety. It seems that stress and anxiety have really taken over me." (She places her hand on her head and rubs it.) She continues: "It seems that this is something that is finally affecting her, and I'm sure I heard her scream. Her voice was very loud. I didn't expect this to have such a strong effect." The scene shifts to Vericia's room, where she is sitting on a comfortable sofa and says: "It seems that she believed me. Do you think, Baghda, that I'm that stupid? I'm not the Vericia you know." Note: Baghda (with a fatha on the b and a sukoon on the ghain) means coarse or rough food, such as dry bread or unappetizing food. It can be used figuratively to describe something bad or unsatisfying.
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