Chapter 9: The Mayor

Aria leaned her head against the bus window and watched outside where the city view passed her eyes. She was still hugging the two boxes of lunch that Conni gave her.

Now her eyes were looking aimlessly. Her mind drifted to where she was going.

A place where she once called home.

After all this time she ignored it, but now, she paid her little attention to it. That the face of this one person who had abandoned her were everywhere. Banners, billboards, even tall buildings with huge banners on it. Every single one of them with the words, ‘To The Better Future, with Mayor Wellbert’.

A bitter chuckle slipped out of her throat. Yes, he is indeed an honorable person. Would he at least look at her? Again, at least, she tried.

Aria arrived in front of a very tall and large gate an hour later. It was brown with beautiful snaking carvings that she didn't even understand what was the meaning behind it. One thing for sure, this was majestic gate was the entrance to the luxury house.

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