Her New Chance

Another chance... Another painful life... Numbing feeling... Unpleasant... Torturous ending...

Hera Grand-Hale woke up to the same day over and over again after her death, she lost count of how many lives she had been living as... the unloved daughter of Duke Silverna.

The first time she woke up on that day she felt relieved, she thought everything can be changed, what a naive girl. The first chance she tried to live her life happily, away from all of them but fate dragged her back to their palm. As if it's just a reminder that her life will eventually get the same end.

The second chance, she tried to get along with Alicia, her younger step-sister, the sweet gentle lady from the Silverna household who everyone loves. But that did not end well either, the servants became more suspicious and then something happened to their beloved lady and everyone put the blame on her.

Gained their trust, their love, their attention, befriended the servant, didn't work. Being more close with her father, of course didn't work. Just because they already labeled her as the nuisance, a curse, changed their perspective is not easy as it seemed to be. To the point no matter what she did, nothing will ever change. She became tired of trying anything until the same end occurred, being accused of betraying her own family and beheaded.

After that, chances after chances keep dragging her back to that day, she became distressed to change something that could not be changed no matter how much she tried.

So, when Hera woke up for another chance, she just sat on her bed, staring at her own reflection on the mirror across her bed, her black hair wave around covering almost her face. 

After a while she started to gather her hair and tied it into a messy bun, now showing her full face, her grey hollow eyes with a hint of small birthmark like a crescent moon under it, faint red lips and clear white skin. She just turned seventeen years old tonight, the tenth birthday she celebrated alone in her dark room.

The thunder storm raging outside, the sound of wind smacking her windows, it's raining heavily tonight. Just like how she remembered, soon enough that little girl will come. At that thought, Hera wrapped herself in her blanket, waiting.

"Are you asleep? Can I sleep with you?" Alicia showed up outside her door, hugged her pillow tightly on her chest. Her straight shining blonde hair cups her chubby face with a cute bang covering her forehead, making her look adorable with clear blue eyes, she looks more lovelier than her black hair and cold-hollow grey eyes.

In the first few chances Hera would ignore her step-sister, but now... If nothing ever will change even with all the chances she got then maybe with the hope this would be the final one, Hera let Alicia crawled into her blanket, instantly fell asleep while hugging her.

"Just for tonight." Hera closed her eyes, tried to fall asleep again. Wondering what she should do to make the story progress faster to the end.

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"Did they find her?"

"Yes, Your Grace. Miss Shin found her with Lady Hera. She might be scared of the thunder and went to her room."

Silent filled the room for a moment, while thunder and lightning continued striking down. What an unusual thing to get reported about the two ladies, especially the fact that Hera let Alicia sleep with her. But Luca knew Kyle always told the truth, so what made Hera do that kind of thing, they wonder.

"Do you think we should take Lady Alicia out from that room?" Kyle asked carefully, whatever concerning the two girls always be a sensitive topic for Luca.

"What's Hera doing right now?"

"They are sleeping, Sir." Lady Shin answered with her usual expressionless face.

"Just sleeping?"

Lady Shin nodded, "They hug each other."

Unbelievable expressions came across both Luca and Kyle's face, the Hera they all knew would never let Alicia into her room let her sleep beside her while hugging each other.

"Just stay alert. We never know what she might do to Alicia."

Just like that Lady Shin made her way to Hera room, leaving the two men with their own mind, wondering what will happen tomorrow.

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