World Between Pages

Episode 2

-Episode 2-

Even after a month, Vita had a hard time adjusting after waking up. Sometimes her mind was separating her memories from each other and thus completely forgetting about her family. Sometimes she was crying in tears, hugging her family, completely forgetting her previous life. In that lifetime, she was only an 8-year-old kid, so she was confused, overwhelmed, and scared when she didn't understand what was going on.

Vita's memories slowly merged in her mind for a year. She could now easily recall memories of her previous life as well as memories of this life, and her illness was completely cured. She remembered the day that she was fully awake. As her parents entered Vita's room with their tired eyes ,which they usually had since Vita got sick , they looked at her in surprise when they saw Vita standing. Vita smiled at them with her small lips as tears slowly rolled down her cheeks.

"Mom, dad, I missed you."

Although her family didn't know, Vita wasn't just saying this because of this hard year. Oh, how she missed them in 17 years without them. The hands that support her with hope, the warm arms that hug her neck, the eyes that look at her with tenderness. Vita opened her arms with a needy look as her crying intensified. As her mother ran to Vita in tears, Vita saw her father helplessly lean against the wall and slowly sit on the ground. He was as if he had seen something too perfect to be true. That relief, after all the exhaustion, Vita saw her father cry for the first time in her life. Oh come on, she was a big girl, okay? Where did these endless tears come from? Still, the Vita didn't care. That day, they hugged like a family amid laughter and tears.

At that time, without her family noticing, Vita made a promise to herself.

"I will not let this family be harmed. I will protect you at all costs.

***

-One year later-

The Vita was completely healed. And it had been a year since the event that devastated the entire family. She had been taking painting lessons regularly for 6 months because she told her mother that she wanted to paint. Her mother, who was also an opera singer, was very happy when she heard that Vita wanted to be an artist. As for her father, she didn't care what she did as long as her daughter was happy. Obviously, Vita didn't want to give up on her dreams of the future, and she also had to learn about her father's business to protect her family. However, she knew that in order to learn her father's business, she had to prove herself first, so she decided to start with that first.

And today, after all, was Vita's 10th birthday. Her mother smiled at Vita, who looked excited.

"Are you excited, Vita?"

"Oh yes, a little, mom."

Frankly, she was a little nervous, because Vita was going to see the male protagonist of [Inside the Canvas] today. Well, technically, this wasn't the first time she'd seen him because the male main character was actually Vita's distant cousin. She had seen him several times in the family, but that was before she knew the story and Vita had paid no attention to him. She wondered how it would feel to see a character alive from the book he had been reading for 3 years. Obviously ,he was the one who destroyed Vita's family in the book, but, honestly, Vita wasn't afraid of a fate she had already decided to change.

After getting dressed, she jumped down the stairs. Remembering her previous life did not change her current age. Her mother gave a graceful laugh as she calmly walked behind her.

"Watch out, Vita, or you'll be caught."

Before Vita could understand what she wanted to say to her mother, she suddenly felt herself being lifted off the ground by someone.

"Oh dad, you're so bad. It's not fair."

A handsome man with brown hair looked at him with a smile that reached his eyes. He asked jokingly.

"Why do you think it's unfair, young lady?"

"Well, now that I'm 10, it's not fair for you to treat me like a child, Dad."

My god! She was 28 years old in her previous life, okay? Shouldn't they give her some face? Her father laughed and hugged Vita tightly.

"And why was this young lady bouncing down the stairs?"

"Well, sometimes even young ladies need fun, Dad."

"Well, sometimes even young dads need to have fun with their kids, my dear Vita."

Vita was silent for a moment, as if she had lost her words. Well, it was always impossible to argue with her father. Vita decided to just let it go, but didn't forget to ruffle her father's hair to get revenge. She looked at her father, who was grinning at her as if it didn't matter at all. Well, she wasn't going to waste her time trying to get revenge on this brazen man.

"Mom, can I go play with the other kids?"

At times like these, it was always helpful to turn to her mother. Indeed, it was as she thought.

"Alexander, honey, why don't you put the Vita down to go play with the others?"

"Oh Vita, you're not playing fair, all right, all right."

Her father put the Vita down, looking a little remorseful. Then he turned to her mother with a meaningful smile.

"Miss Beatrice, would you do me the honor of being your partner on this beautiful day?"

Her mother hid her face behind the fan in her hand, with an expression of indecision. But Vita could clearly see her laughing under the fan. Deciding to leave her family alone (she was actually tired of just watching them), she left. All right, let's go meet the male leader.

***

Vita thought that among the children playing, the male leader would shine like a light. However, contrary to what he thought, he was not very different from other children. Well, I guess that was normal as his charm hadn't matured yet. On the contrary, the male co-leader was socializing among everyone and drawing the attention of the party. Well, even small children can't resist the naive energy of the male co-leader. Vita had found it as a surprise when she arrived in the garden. A boy with brown, soft eyes, whom he does not even remember in her memories, calmly approached her and calmly introduced himself. After the birthday party was over, she learned that Liam was his father and his father's business partner. That's why she encountered this unexpected surprise today and had the opportunity to meet the supporting male character. Well, it was a pleasant surprise.

"Hello. My name is Liam, I hope we get along well."

Vita smiled, looking at the hand extended to her.

"I'm Vita. Let's get along, Liam."

Later, Liam introduces her to a blonde boy who is his cousin, while Vita introduces him to her close friend Lilliana. Meanwhile, the male character introduced himself in a timid voice.

"Benjamin. Nice to meet you."

After they all met, Vita smiled and invited them to the drawing event she was organizing for today.

"Of course where is it? Let's go quickly."

Lilliana seemed excited by the idea. Of course, Vita knew that the idea would excite her. Lilliana loved activities like drawing and singing. Vita couldn't understand how she could fall in love with this timid boy next to this small and energetic girl and become a love rival of the female character. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal, after all, she wasn't going to let Lilliana get upset.

They all started to draw their pictures with excitement. Liam was drawing a flower garden while Lilliana was drawing a cat. Benjamin was trying to draw a picture of a car. Curiously, Vita went to the other boy, who hadn't spoken to her from the very beginning. Liam said his cousin's name was Blake, right? Vita looked at the little boy's chubby cheeks. God, he might be the chubbyest kid she's ever seen. She stopped to think about squeezing the boy's cheeks, thinking it wouldn't be suitable for a person who is in her age. Well, it might have been awesome, but she was an adult, okay? God, even if you have a previous life, it's not that easy to let go of the age your body tells you.

"Are you having fun, Blake?"

The little boy looked at Vita, smiling. The paper in front of him was blank. Besides, my God, indeed, even Miss Giggles from the orphanage could have smiled more genuinely.

"Yes, very entertaining."

Vita leaned over to Blake, wearing the same smile.

"You know, Blake, you don't have to lie if you're not having fun. You can just stop doing this."

The little boy looked at Vita for a moment. He looked astonished.

"What do you mean, it's so fun?"

Vita shrugged and looked at Blake.

"Well, if you say so."

Just as the little boy looked like he was about to say something, a timid voice came from behind.

"Vita!"

Vita walked over to Benjamin, who was calling out to her excitedly. Benjamin happily showed her the car he had drawn. While describing the car, he could not control himself and was constantly waving his hands.

"With it I can go anywhere I want. And I can travel the whole world. The fastest car in the world. It can fly, I can even go into space if I want..."

Vita could not help but think that this boy was a little cute as she looked at the picture he was constantly telling with excitement. Vita continued to listen to Benjamin with interest, unaware of a pair of eyes wandering on her back, and unaware that the fate she had decided to change was already beginning to take shape today.