New Life Online - Chapter 302 Pheel

-Orphanage-

“Hey, Peel! Wake up! Wake up! I found something!” I rubbed my eyes carefully checking what is going on… and I knew it. It’s Aries again…

“What is it this time, Aries? I’m in the middle of my nap time…” I looked at him and he was so happy catching a… cat?

“This is a cat, you haven’t seen a cat yet, Peel?” I heard he was already here a long time ago. I just got here like a month and he talks to me like crazy.

“What do you want to do with that? You know we’re not allowed to have pets, right?” I’m ten years old and he’s probably nine, I heard.

“Really? But what are we supposed to do with him? This cat is cute! I want to call it-”

“Don’t name it. Someone probably owns it. I will look for my pencil and make a poster looking for a pet.” I don’t have a choice but to do something or else we’ll be scolded again…

“And what, you’ll put a sign that says, “Is this your cat? I think not, because it’s mine.”, right?” Aries is really cheerful but the first time I saw a couple try to adopt him, he changes attitude pushing them away. I don’t think he wants to go…

“What are you looking at? Just get on with it.” He’s bossy too…

I looked at the cat but… I can see the same thing that happened to my mother… Aries, on the other hand, has really different one.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea. Olu, Nakel, can you hold him?” I called Olu and Nakel. They’re like my little sisters here, I’ve only known them for a bit but they usually do what I tell them to do.

Both of them grabbed him by the hands, lifting him up, making the cat fell. I grabbed it from its neck, and I was right.

“What the heck, Peel?! She’s mine!” He’s about to cry… what a sissy.

“I told you, we’re not supposed to have a pet. Have you heard what Miss Aurora said? Pets are not allowed here.” I held the cat and walked towards the hallways.

I saw him bite his lips and is about to cry and I can tell he’s really mad but what to do…

“I hate you! Let me go!” He tried to get free but Olu and Nakel are pretty big for their age.

“Khanun, stop looking at the girls.” I saw Khanun looking at the window checking the other kids.
for visiting.

“I wasn’t looking! I have a girlfriend you know.” I don’t think he has and I heard Khanun isn’t really an orphan here but his family is hiding him or something.

“Sure, sure. Here, can you throw this cat away?” I showed him the cat and Kinny, suddenly showed up!

“Did you just say cat?!” Kinny and Rkeathe are here as well… oh crap…

“You want to throw that… cute cat? So cruel… huhu.” What… I’m not really a bad girl… and stop crying Reathe…

“No! Don’t throw it!” Aries finally got free from the girls and is now running towards me!

“If you throw this right now, I’ll let you talk to a cute friend of mine.” I gave the cat to Khanun and he grabbed it so fast that it disappeared in my hands!

“KHANUUUUN!” He threw it so fast above the wall that even Kinny and Aries didn’t make it… phew. Good thing…

“I hate you, Peel!” Aries is really mad and he looked at me with scary eyes…

This is… the first time I saw this kind of thing around him… unlike my mother and the cat, he’s being enveloped in darkness around him… what is that… it’s scary and giving me chills all over my body.

“Now now, is this your cat?” We heard a familiar voice from behind and Aries suddenly got back to normal and filled with happiness.

“Yes yes! Thanks, Miss Aurora! That’s my cat! Peel threw my cat!” Aries grabbed the cat and run around the place like an idiot.

“Can I talk to you for a moment, Pheel.”

“Yes, Miss Aurora.” I walked with her and went outside.

“I don’t think that what you did is good. If I wasn’t outside, the cat could get hit by cars or something. So, can you tell me why you did that?” We stopped walking and we’re outside. The sky is full of stars and the feeling makes me sleepy.

“It’s hard to explain and you’ll probably won’t believe me. I think I can see when someone is about to die…” I looked at her and her expression has changed.

“Don’t worry, I believe you. And you think the cat will die soon, right? That’s why you don’t want to get rid of it before they could love it and be hurt more?” Well… is she like a mind reader?

“Yes, I can’t let them be sad like me when my mother- I just don’t…” I feel sad remembering everything. It’s like I’m about to cry.

*HUGS*

Miss Aurora? She hugged me. I can feel her warmth. I hope she doesn’t leave us.

“You know, sometimes, it’s not how long you’ve been with someone, it’s the memories you make. So, how about you guys have fun with your new pet?” Memories huh…

“Alright, Miss Aurora. I’ll join them now.”

Hmmmm? I just walked out of the room but I think I heard her voice again… is she-

“Miss, I think they are not ready yet. They still need some time. They’re still kids-” Miss Aurora seems to be talking to someone. Kids? Is she talking about us?

“I know, but please listen to me-” She’s really sad…

“Please-”

“I understand.” I decided to walk away and join the others. It’s probably grown-up problems.

“Heyyy! Kharun! Give it back!” Aries needs to do something about his names problems.

“KHAAANUUUUN!” Oh crap… Khanun threw the cat away again! *Facepalm*