A Glance Through My Mirror

Chapter 8

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A Glance through my Mirror

Awenganda

Chapter 8

We travelled from our Mansion to the Capital nonstop, when we got there; there are already a lot of people gathering there. Most of them are wearing presentably; the women’s decorated themselves with beautiful flowers whether it’s in dresses, shoes, accessories or hairclips. Men are wearing tuxedos and presentable clothes; I don’t really see some difference since men don’t really want a lot of accessories in their clothing’s unlike women’s.

I looked at Gilbert who was also looking at the people. They said that he and his family are freaking wealthy but the way he looks doesn’t show, his clothing are pretty normal.

“Why are you staring at me like that, don’t you dare fall for me”

I was surprised when he suddenly spoke; his eyes squinted as he wiggled his brows several times. The side of eyes twitched and stared at him with disgust. He laughs at me and muffled my hair.

“It was a joke, you are too serious hahaha”

I nudge his hand and pinch his hard arms, he fake squirms loudly causing everyone to look at us. I pulled down my hood and silently cursing him. I am starting to regret visiting the Capital with him, should I just stroll alone and just leave him to rot in here?

“Can you stay quiet for a while; we’re on the public for heaven’s sake!”

“I am quite”

“Says who?”

“hmm … me?”

I looked at him with piercing eyes and just shrug my shoulders; this man really irritates me whenever he pleased. I gave up on him already and went down on my horse, he followed what I did and he pulled his horse along with mine.

“Stay here while I find someone who can take care of our horses”

“Ok”

He makes his way on the side of the entrance where a lot of hostler for horses waiting for a client. I looked back at the entrance of the Capital, funny how people celebrated an annual festival without an open ceremony of the empire family. I heard from one of our workers that the Royal Family dislikes attending public events but does not tries to stop the people from celebrating it. One of the reasons is for their safety, since then; the royal family has been a target for assassinations. There is no safe place for them even in their Royal Castle, many traitors were actually found in every year, but never ever caught its mastermind.

Just by thinking about how difficult it is to become one of the Royal Family makes my headaches, never did I ever dream to become one and it’s totally impossible.

“Do you also want to buy flowery dresses? Should I buy one for you?”

I was startled again when he ‘AGAIN’ spoke out of nowhere. The corners of his mouth turned up and he begun to laugh, his eyes become watery as he rubs his aching stomach.

“It was because you were thinking so deeply, I called you from afar but you did not respond. Who knows you’ll be startled like that”

“I did not hear you”

“You must be thinking something important; a cast that aside temporarily and let’s just enjoy this day. It’s not an everyday festival, what do you want to do first?”

“What do they do at a festival?”

I don’t really know what people often do at a festival since I am a busy woman in the past. I work day and night, I don’t have any leisure to enjoy or go to any festivals.

Gilbert almost dropped his jaw and unbelievably looked at me.

“Are you for real, Syne?”

I paused for a second, and remembered… I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MNEMOSYNE JAVIER!!!

What the f**k should I do?! How on earth should I know Mnemosyne Javier’s likes and dislikes? I don’t even know her or even meet her! If only her memories remain with me, it will never this hard from the start!—

Ohh wait, I do have an excuse…

MY VERY FAMOUS UNFAZED CARD! And that is the…

“I have amnesia, remember?” card

That was… totally NATURAL!

Praise me for being such a natural actress! Lying is such a smooth job to me nowadays, but I still get nervous everything the topic continues to appear in a conversation.

I could feel myself sweating cold, even my palms soaked with cold sweats, but despite of this my expression remains calm while my inner self was totally freaking out!

Gilbert snapped his fingers and laughs awkwardly; I think he just remembers my ‘so-called-unfortunate-situation’.

“Right, I’m sorry…”

He said with a faint voice.

“Don’t you worry Syne; let’s just do whatever we thought its fun. That’s the essence of a festival right? To have fun”

I… don’t really know, but for some reason; I just nodded my head and smiled at him.

“Yes, of course!”

Gilbert looked at me with affectionate eyes and then smiled at me as he extended his arms towards me.

“Let’s go!”

We stroll anywhere, everywhere!

We watch a show, we bought an item which I know it’s totally useless but I bought it anyway because it’s pretty. We also played a lot of games at the carnival. I was quite surprised how everyone’s being competitive by only a carnival game, but then Gilbert explained to me it’s because of the prizes; and that’s made me excited!

 We played a game called ‘Ring Toss’ where you needed to toss the ring to the right certain colored stick, the more you got everything tosses to the colored sticks the more chances of winning. Of course, I got nothing! I never ever played this game before which is why my every competitive personality kicked in! But Gilbert was quick in diverting my attention.

We played next to a dart game if was pretty easy to see but pretty hard to play. Gilbert was enjoying most of the time so I just stood at the side and cheered for him, it’s because he promised to give me the prize.

But the son of a b***h didn’t win; he was all confident at the start but wavered in the end. What kind of fool is he?

“I was distracted all of the sudden, I’m sorry”

“It’s ok, you better pay for my meals and snacks for compensation”

“Did we even made a bet for you to say that?”

“No, but you’re wealthy anyway…”

“You are too, Syne”

I shot him with a death glare so he just raised his hands to surrender. He did not fight back nor did talk back and just pull me towards the food stands. The vendor greeted us enthusiastically and introduced to us his food products.

“What do you want, Syne?”

I looked at the food that was on there, there is a variety of foods that is very unfamiliar to me so it’s very difficult to choose. I glanced at the vendor and he was staring at me intently, he was like saying that ‘you need to choose what you like to buy miss’.

 “You choose for me”

“But—“

“I eat anything, so just choose for me…”

He did buy me something to eat; it was a kind of bread that has Choco-peanut butter on the inside. I saw from a textbook that bread here considered a peasant's food, and what he bought is bread. My head turns to him and he was happily eating his bread, while I’m here examining his expression whether his faking it or not.

“You are a cheap date, aren’t you?”

He choked on his own food but I just let him choked to death and started eating the bread he bought for me.

“What? You consider this a date?”

“I am referring to all the woman you’ve dated… poor girls”

“Well… still the food is good”

I paused a bit and slowly nodded.

“Well… not bad”

“Right!”

We are walking while eating; he already finished his bread so he is the one who is talking nonstop. I cannot really relate to his topic because it was all about merchants and business, it was totally different from the modern-day trading business so I got really confused about the process he said, but I was taking advice from him just in case.

When we arrived at the center of the Capital, there are a large group of people gathering at the center where the fountain is. Even when we are still far, I can already hear the faint music and joyful voices of the people whose gathering there.

“I think there is a performer in there…”

“Performers? What kind of performer?”

“A musical one, it often happens at a festival like this. It kind of adds attraction to the festival since the Empire Family doesn’t host any event---“

“Let’s go!”

We made our way towards the gathering, and because I was kinda small and petite unlike Gilbert, I easily got to the front. My eyes widen as I saw few people enthusiastically playing instruments while some people started dancing. I was mesmerized by what I saw, it was the first time I witnessed something joyful event like this! I cannot believe that I experience street performers in my second life, to think that my death isn’t bad as I think was it.

I was back in the reality when a woman performer grabs my hands and invited me to dance, I looked at their instruments with enthusiasm. I badly wanted to play their instruments but I’m afraid it will just interrupt their performance so let’s just go with dancing.

I smiled at the woman and turned to Gilbert who was just looking at all the people at the side. When our eyes met I immediately signaled him to join, he was all bashful as he made his way at the center. People cheered at him and some woman screams and calling his name.

To think that this man really is famous made me cringe.

“I don’t know how to dance…”

He whispered.

“Neither I “

I whispered back, we looked at each other and laugh hard.

We began moving our bodies and moving our hips to whatever. Our dances are both awful but the crowd was not even bothered with it, instead, they also join us and made some weird dances. My tummy aches so much because of too much laughing, I was also sweating too much even my fair just falls everywhere.

“Mnemosyne”

Gilbert called; when I turned to him he just burst into laughing while pointing my hair.

“You look like a witch! Go fixed yourself hahaha!”

I kicked his foot hard and grab my pocket mirror inside my pocket. How dare he teases a woman?

When I looked at the mirror, there was no reflection on myself; instead; an event was about to happen in at least 3 minutes. I saw a child falling on a bridge!

I was frozen in my place, my face becomes pale. Gilbert stops caressing his leg and curiously stared at me.

“What happened? Is your face really that bad?”

If it’s a normal happening I would’ve to punch his stomach now, but I don’t have time for that. A child is in danger!

I looked at the surroundings, trying to find the bridge. If the mirror projects something, it means that it will happen nearby!. I looked to my left and saw the child holding a candied apple just beside the bridge.

I hurriedly went towards her way, I can hear Gilbert’s confused voice but it did not make me stop. Instead, I hurried my pace. At the back of the child, I saw a man running towards the child. Everyone went panicked since the man is a thief; nobody even had the courage to pull the child away.

“Stay away child!”

I shouted, but it was too late. The man did not even notice the child’s presence much earlier, instead of stopping; he nudges the child away causing the child to lose her balance. The child was shocked and loses her grip on her candied apple, but before she even falls I quickly grab his hands and pulled her. But in return, I was the one who is now actually falling. I lost my balance because of too much velocity, I close my eyes; readying myself for the impact of the water.

I heard the crowd screamed and a big hard hand caught my hands and pulled me up with force.  I then felt a hot tight grip on my hips which made me opened my eyes.

And at the moment, for the first time in my life; I saw beautiful sparkling alluring pitch-black eyes on an appearance of a large rough man. His gaze made me felt conscious and bashful, and his body made me feel small and fragile.

I was taken back and cannot even utter a word, even him. We just both staring at each other like we are looking at something for the first time.

It almost takes my breath away.

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End of Chapter 8