Mana: Before The Rise - Chapter 310

Flip

Gaze was somewhat sweaty, but she had a pure smile on her face. She had flipped over her opponent. The sport entertained her old soul, with a flash of excitement. Physically Sarah was not the best, but it was nothing more then a handicap placed on Gaze that made her work harder.

Out of breath, she bowed once the signal of the matches went off and grabbed a towel. As well as some water, she happily accepted her newest belt after two weeks. The teachers where experts in different fields and where truly passionate about teaching youths.

Next week she was going with one of the teachers to a range to practice shooting. She was even more excited for it.

When she got home her expression changed to one of calm indifference, today was the twin’s birthday. During this time those girls have disputed her like their mother, But Gaze just mostly ignored them and the stepmother often had to do the chores that Gaze refused to do.

The party that was going on in her house was rather loud and Gaze shifted through the crowed of preteens and middle-schoolers. Back up to her room in the attic, Ignoring the ongoing, locking her door and falling asleep.

Then it came to the end of the story, Gaze sat in the bright list of the son at a bench in a park. She played out the role-assigned to her, cheered him one and happily watched him move onto arms of the female lead and they walked away. The female lead turned her head while her boyfriend wants paying attention.

She wanted to give a victory smirk, but, went pale when she saw Gaze’s deadly expression. That expression scared the young girl so much that, that she may have a trauma for years to come.

Gaze yawned as she packed up her stuff and went back home to her small attic and fell asleep, Karla and her spawns, no longer care to interact with Gaze, while Daniel continues to be the spineless wimp who works too much.

When it was time for her to leave for boot camp, she packed a small bag and through away everything in her room that she was not going to take with her. Her awards and medals where given to her recruiters for safe keeping.

About ten years had passed and Gaze ended up as a well-respected and decorated Officer, she came back to her small town when her stepmother tears and all begged her to return, as her father was hospitalized. It seems that the stepmother had spent a long time trying to get a hold of her.

Her father’s business went bankrupt and he suffered a massive heart attack. He is now hospitalized, the women seemed to have toned down her entitlement over the years. Gaze had settled into a hotel the moment she got off her taxi the took her from the airport.

Once she was settled, she headed towards the hospital, and was greeted by her worn-out stepmother, her stepsister wasn’t there. The women were startled when she saw Sarah, she didn’t recognize the well-toned girl. Age certainly did wonders for Sarah though.

While the older couple, now have heads full of gray and wrinkles.

“….” Gaze looked at her for a moment and then to the man starring at the ceiling. “it seems you both are doing well, So, where are the twins?” Her father’s eyes turned over to her, all sorts of emotion in them. Gaze was disgusted but she never let it show on her face.

While Karla’s eyes turned downward. “Your Sisters aren’t coming, they had exams….” She said lightly.

“In the middle of December?” Gaze shrugged her shoulders and called for a doctor, to get an understanding of his prognosis. She stepped outside and was informed that he might not make the night. The doctor said to her lightly, he then frowned when he saw no change in expression.

“Did they already pay for their expenses?” Gaze went on and asked questions like that. Since her Father went bankrupt, he must have been left in debt. Her stepsister aren’t coming because there is no money to come for and they don’t want to pay for their stepfathers hospital fees. She handled her father’s hospital fees and returned to the room. “I paid for you hospital fees.” Gaze nonchalantly as she sat over by the side. She pulled out a book and started to read up on more military and war strategies.

“Is that all your going to say to your father’s who dying” Daniels said weekly from his bed.

“Yes, what else would I say, As you biological child. I have the responsibility to clean up after you. Any debts the funeral coats will most likely be left up to me since I have two stepsisters unwilling to take up on the coats.” She said turning the page of her book, she was assessing the information in her mind.

“….” He father was silent, “You’re never going to forgive me”

“…” Gaze sighed, “And what would I forgive you for? My life has been spent more time without you then with. I have no memories; it has already been about twenty years since I last saw all of you. There is nothing to forgive.”

She finally said. “Your Life was lived by your own choices. The one who limited one’s self is you and you are alone.”