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A DEVIL'S BARGAIN
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2026-10-22 02:16:27
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A TREAT TO REMEMBER A DEVIL'S BARGAIN
VERA'S POV Shivers ran down my spine. The spoon froze between my lips as I bit down on it, wishing I had imagined the voice.Sweat trickled down my face. The room was cold, yet I felt as though the temperature around me had suddenly risen.Slowly, I turned towards the voice.There he was.I didn't know who he was, but I knew I had crossed a line.The lump in my throat made it difficult to speak."I'm sor... sorry, sir." I clutched the front of my dress. "I didn't know..."He stared at me without saying a word. His grey eyes were cold, his expression unreadable. Yet there was something in the way he looked at me that made my heart pound harder with every passing second.My legs trembled beneath me. I stumbled backwards, my fingers slipping around the tray until it fell from my hands.CLANG!The sound echoed through the room.Every head turned towards me. Eyes followed my every movement, and suddenly, I wished the floor would open up and swallow me whole.I struggled to hold back my te
A TREAT TO REMEMBER FIRST DAY RUN
VERA'S POVI tossed from side to side as the noises in the room grew louder."Hmm..." I mumbled, curling into a ball. I rubbed my eyes with the backs of my palms before sitting upright.The girls were taking turns using the bathroom, and the room was already in chaos."Okay, ladies! We only have thirty minutes. Pick a number!" Helen called."One!""Two!"I raised my hand and turned to her. "What's happening?" I whispered.Helen chuckled as she approached me. "What's happening is that you're number seven, Vera.""All right, ladies! Three minutes each!" she announced.I watched the girls scramble towards the bathroom as though they were competing in a chicken fight. It was quite amusing."Funny, ayy?" Helen said in her Australian accent. "Well, it won't be so funny when you're late. Mrs Edward doesn't tolerate—""Mrs Edward?" I interrupted.Helen raised an eyebrow. "She's the head of recruitment. The woman who brought you here yesterday.""Oh." I nodded.A paper bag crackled against my
A TREAT TO REMEMBER LOST AN ADRESS, GOT A JOB
VERA'S POV The lady's hand paused midway" or "The woman stopped halfway through closing the door."May I please sleep on your porch?" I squinted my eyes, peeking at her through the small opening."No!""Please, I'm just coming from the orphanage, I have no where to go, please just the front porch, I promise, I won't disturb, I'll leave before dawn." Almost half crying, I pleaded."Alright! Let me go get you a blanket, wait right here." Letting out a wide smile, she exited into her house.After waiting for a long while, she finally came out, with nothing looking like a blanket but a tape. The tape was labelled 'FRAGILE! She taped the edge of her house and ran it along the whole front porch straight to the entrance.I stood still, watching her still hoping she'll show up with a blanket. "Maybe she's keeping the tapes in front because she wants me to sleep safely."The next minute she stepped out, with a large sign and she kept it directly in front of me, it read "Keep out." And then sh
A TREAT TO REMEMBER MOVED
VERA'S POV I turned back hesitantly, taking a few steps forward, I paused right on my tracks.A chill wind blew past me, leaving goosebumps on my frail body.Slowly, I stood still, slowly rotating my body in a 360 to where the scene of mother and daughter flashed across my face.Staley, I stared deeply into the distance, my gaze unwavering and focussed. Tears flowed freely as the cold wind kissed my cheeks."Hey, kid!" I was pulled back into reality. I turned to the direction the sound came from.My head snapped abruptly towards the direction I had just turned from.I felt a brittle palm on my skin, turning to see it was an old woman."Good… Good evening ma'm," my lips arched slowly, trying to spell out the words."Evening, child," A wide smile crossed her lips, letting her wrinkles knot tighter.I stood calm, in shock, slightly tense but still firm."Are you lost? I saw you standing here for over 5 minutes, so I came to check if all was okay," her wrinkles knotted even more."No ma'
A TREAT TO REMEMBER FIRST WALK
VERA'S POV"Honk… Honk…" The loud horn travelled through my ear drums. The shock drove me off the bus seat. I landed on the floor."We're here kid!" He said pounding on the side of the bus.The noise added more distress to my disoriented state. My eyes twitched, like they were still trying to come awake.Grunting, I blew the strands of hair covering my eyes off my face."Come on kid," he yelled again."I'm coming," I yelled back, sinking my fingers into the seat for stability as I managed to rise to my feet.I moved gently, my foot scraping against the bus floor, with my tiny sack held up against my shoulders and the package Madam Rose gave me in my other hand."Hurry up kid, we don't have a lifetime. This area isn't safe."My eyes widened. Did he just say dangerous? "Why then are you leaving me here?" I said out loud."Tsh…Tsh…Tsh…He flicked his tongue against his teeth."You poor thing," he said , chuckling."Well I don't have enough fuel to take you to that address, I only have eno
A TREAT TO REMEMBER OUTSIDE THE GATES
VERA'S POVThe bells rang heavily, sending echoes through the vast halls.It was my last meal, or should I say last supper, before the taste of freedom.I looked at the bowl of soup in front of me. My stomach twisted as nausea crept up my throat."What really is this?" My brows furrowed as I stared intently into the soup that looked like brown river and vegetables.My eyes hovered around the large hall and it dawned on me."19 years of my life here and still no friends."I lowered my head, forcing a spoonful of soup into my mouth. Tears rolled down the side of my eyes as I quickly wiped them off.Seeing all my close buddies being adopted into good homes while I remained here, year after year, left me with a feeling of being cursed.Emelda was the only friend I had, but she was adopted too. Although she came to see me a couple of times, the last time she came, she informed me that she had gotten admission into college. We cried together and she reassured me that I would find a good fam
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