Episode 106
On Sunday morning when there was no class, I went down for breakfast.
When I went there, everyone was gathered around the seat that I always sat in.
âYerine, here!â
Astra waved gladly.
The smile that made me feel good just by looking at it made me laugh.
âOh, youâre all here.â
âYerine, eat quickly. Todayâs menu is really good.â
Erica told me, shoving eggs, bacon, toast, and all sorts of delicious-looking foods.
âAnd thereâs molasses pudding.â
Cassius also pushed pudding towards me.
âNo, Erica, are you done eating? You didnât give me yours, did you?
âNo, hereâs my plate.â
Erica said, pointing to a plate of a half-eaten omelette.
âI got yours in advance and gave it to you now.â
âErica is right. I saw her doing that from the side, so you can eat it with confidence.â
Rachel laughed as if she couldnât help it.
âWell, really? Then thank you, Erica.â
I put bacon in my mouth with a fork and said it.
Erica looked at me with delight, and the corners of her mouth rose above.
âBut Cassius, isnât this pudding is Cassiusâs?â
Cassius gave me two puddings, and there were no plates around Cassius with any marks of puddings.
âNo matter how much I look, it seems like he gave me his own.â
âNot eating pudding doesnât kill you. So itâs okay.â
âWhat are you talking about? All humans need sugar!â
âYes, Iâll correct it. You might die if you donât eat one, but Iâm fine, Yerine. So you eat it all.â
âHey, come on, eat. I only need one.â
I said, pushing a pudding back toward Cassius.
âItâs so unfortunate that you canât enjoy this beautiful and fantastic taste. Come on, letâs be happy together.â
âYerine, as a person who said that youâre holding the pudding plate too hard.â
âOh, Iâm sorry. I instinctivelyâ¦â¦â
Meanwhile, a familiar voice was heard.
âJust eat it, Spade. You were looking at it with desperate eyes.â
It was Eugene.
Unlike the other children who welcomed me as soon as I came, I didnât notice him because he was sitting next to Rachel and eating quietly.
âNo, I didnât look so desperate.â
Then Cassius answered back to me.
âYerine, Eugene is right. I had no choice but to give it to you. Just relax. I feel like Iâll become a bad person if I eat this.â
âNo, itâs not like that. Really.â
âLetâs just eat, Yerine.â
âOkay then. Thank you, Cassius, Iâll repay you one day.â
âNo, you donât have to say that.â
In the end, I was defeated by Cassiusâs torch and accepted the pudding again.
âBut why are you here?â
I asked, looking at Eugene sitting at the end of the long table with a pudding plate in front of him.
âYou donât usually eat with other people.â
âI came here first and was eating, and they settled around me.â
The line, âYou shy man!â came to the end of my voice, but I didnât spit it out.
If I said that, Iâm sure Eugene would throw away his breakfast and ask me to fight.
âWell, I see.â
âWhat, whatâs wrong with your expression? What are you imagining?â
âWell, nothing!â
Eugene still looked at me with suspicious eyes.
Astra burst into laughter when she saw Eugene, and Rachel laughed after Astra.
âJacqueline, itâs because of you. Stop laughing.â
âOh sorry. I just said that Eugene looked so lonely that we should sit down with himâ¦â¦.â
âI never said I was lonely. I never asked you to sit with me.â
Eugene spoke sternly, but no one heard him.
âBut isnât it nice to eat with us, Eugene? Itâs more fun than eating alone.â
Eugene did not answer Astraâs words and focused on his meal.
âRight, Eugene?â
âThink as you like.â
Eugeneâs ears were slightly red when he answered like that.
âThatâs nice of you, man.â
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It was Erica who dropped the spoon.
She looked very shocked to hear that I was leaving school tomorrow.
As soon as I saw her turquoise eyes and trembling eyelashes as if she was shocked, I felt like I was a high treason criminal.
âOh, Erica, no! Iâll be back in the afternoon after a short visit. So Iâll be here in the afternoon!â
âYouâll come back very soonâ¦â¦Really?â
âWell, of course!â
In fact, I could do more for Erica.
If Erica really wanted to do so, I could even miss the Housekeepers Meeting.
But it wasnât a very good choice.
In order to be Trump and spend the rest of my life building a beautiful villa for Erica, it was important to attend the Housekeepers Meeting now.
âBut Astra, how did you know?â
âOh, I was talking to my fatherâ¦â¦ Iâm sorry, am I not supposed to talk about it?â
Astra asked, rolling her eyes anxiously.
I waved my hand at her, saying.
âNo, I was just really curious. Itâs okay.â
âOh, thank God. I was wondering if that was a secret that I didnât notice.â
Astra swept down her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Cassius, who had been silent while staring at others until then, opened his mouth.
âThen Yerine will go out with me tomorrow, right?â
âWhat?â
Surprised by Cassiusâ words, I turned to the side.
His gold eye was emitting the same light as usual, and his voice was no different from usual.
âIâm going out of class tomorrow, too.â
âReally?â
âYeah. There was a call from the palace.â
Then Erica opened her mouth in a dry voice, showing that she didnât like that very much.
âWell, that doesnât mean you two have to go together. The appointment time is also different.â
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Eventually, Astra and Rachel rushed out and returned with Erica.
âErica, calm down. Please, donât write an absence notice.â
âWell, okay. If thatâs what Yerine wants.â
Only then could I breathe a sigh of relief.
She can skip classes, but I shouldnât be the reason for it.
âI should be careful when I go out tomorrow as well.â
I swallowed the words inside and picked up the spoon again.
Erica was still looking at Cassius with glowing eyes, and Cassius was secretly expressing joy with a smile of victory.
Eugene was looking at them pitifully, and Astra and Rachel were looking at each other with a desolate look.
âWell, itâs peaceful again today.â
I mumbled the omelette into my mouth and told myself as if I was chanting a spell.
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