đŻChapter TwođŻ
Walking in the woods with Rosyâs old pair of boots creating sounds as she was heading towards her fatherâs tomb made her heart thrash fast, as if her father was really there and waiting to see her and what she could offer.
Her red cloak protect Rosy from the cold outside the woods and she started hearing all the animalâs whispersâgossiping to other animals. And Rosy thought, it was always funny to hear such.
She was humming this lullaby she would not forget from his fatherâs.
Oscar White. When Rosy was ten, Oscar died in this unknown disease that no spell could healed the poor man. That day was the saddest for Rosyânobody accepted her expect Oscar. And that day, doom started as her own mother blatantly blame her for Oscarâs deathâfor being the âbad luckâ.
âGood morning, father. Iâm sorry, all these I could offer to you in this visit..â She placed the bouquet of flowers beside her fatherâs name and started pulling the weeds that had grown around. Then touched and trailed Oscarâs name sculptured in the stone.
âI failed the class again, father. I tried my bestâalways and always thought about your wisdom, that I should be myself and never to give up..â Rosy missed her father and not a single day that she never thought about him and his words of wisdom.. The day he died, she thought she was left alone in the world, deserted and that night, she met Widow.
Until they became a very close friends.
âBut I am proud that my sisters are doing great in their class, fatherâCloe and Mia are outstanding and they give such honor in the family.â She said with nothing in her heart but proud and happiness to her sistersâwho did nothing to her but to hate Rosy. âWished you could see my sisters accepting their medals today.â Rosy will attend the awarding after visiting her father. She promised to witnessed Cloe and Miaâs memorable day as they finally graduated with high honors. She bare nothing but joy to her sisters.
Well, she was not even invited to come by her mother or Cloe nor Mia. This morning, as she woke up to do casual chores and cooked breakfastâshe heard the three talking about it.
She stood up and silently bid her farewell.
âNothing is proudest of a golden heart, Rosy. Oscar is smiling wherever he might be..â Widow just kept her silent until Rosy stood up and bid farewell. Rosy was the kindest creature she had known!
The only person that didnât know how to bare madness in life and bitterness towards people who ill-treated her kindness.
âAm I, Widow? Well, thank you, my friend.. Shall we go to the Enkanta Academy?â Happily Rosy yelled as Widow was resting in the left of her cloakâs pocket.
âLetâs boo your sisters then!â Widow half joked.
âNo, you silly..â As Rosy laughed but suddenly cut off when she noticed a wounded deer, just three meters away from where she was standing. The deer was resting under this cherry three and their eyes metâthe animal was in silence.
âPoor you.. What happened to you?â Rosy asked as she quickly knelt down beside the wounded deer. She gasped looking how the wound on the animalâs right leg was badly injured.
âCan you speak to me, please? I am a friend..â Rosy couldnât hear its thoughts or the animal was just too weak to communicate to her. She stood up again and was looking for something around herâthen she started picking some wild herbs, leaves and flowers.
âWhat are you doing, Rosy? Are you cooking or helping the deer?â Widow asked as she was curious too of what Rosy was up to.
âI donât know, I just know that these might help his wound. Right here, fella..â She tried to hold the wounded and at first the deer struggled in pain, she looked at its eyes and tried to tell the deer to calm now, as he did..
Then she placed the leaves and flowers and extract the oil out of it. Rosy dropped seven tiny droplets straight to the wound and magically, gradually, it closed the wound. Rosy just couldnât believe her eyes, looking how the deerâs skin closes in front of her and as the blood ran dry..
Few minutes the deer stood up himself and ran away from them. Rosy just followed the trail of which the deer went out, with a smile and wonder on her face.
âD-Did you just see what happened, Widow?â Still couldnât believe what she just did.
âEven in my eight poor-visioned eyes, I saw it, Rosy! You healed its wounds..â Widow was laughing happily. She couldnât believe it neither! Rosy knew how to spell, as those white witches should do..
âI canât wait to tell mother!â Then Rosy ran and of course, she did not forget to attend the awarding ceremony of her sisters and shared first time experience of using spell to her motherâshe thought, that was something to be finally proud of!
âCloe and Mia White! Congratulations!â A loud applause coming from Lili amidst the crowd reached Rosyâs earsâjust as she arrived the academy hall where few of chosen awardees were there.
âCongratulations, sisters!â Rosy cheered where everybodyâs eyes went directly to herâmost of them raised their brows upon seeing her in the hall.
Well, she was condemned in the society too. For being physically beautiful and attractive didnât meanâshe was in the land of Enkanta. That was simply the opposite! Rosy ran towards her mother who immediately turned a sour face.
âDonât sit beside me, Rosy.â Just before she grabbed a space beside her, Lili warned her. âYouâre putting me in disgrace now, Rosyâyouâre not invited to be here. Have you heard me invited you, huh?â Cold water poured over Rosyâs astonishment and excitement faded away.
âI just want to..show my support to my sisters, motherâI am too, proud of themââ
âHumbug you are! Go homeâwe donât need a failure in this momentous moment of my children. Stay in the house, cook, and cleanâgo!â Lili exclaimed in fury as Rosy immediately turned around and walked away with so much pain in her heart.