Underneath Her Peculiar Eyes

were bustling heavily against the stalls to the boulevard as if they own the place totally disregarding the beggars who are barely hanging at the place. The avenues for

in, ba

e pests here!" A trader cursed as one of the jovially playing youngsters sma

Retorted an affluent mother,

or what your chil

ratch on your stuff, o

ff," screamed another tradesman, "don't bot

, who are oblivious to the wrath of the angry adults, resumes their games, reveling in the throngs of the market. When the town was as bustling as it was on market day, hide-a

dn't stop sighing because of the direct and searing heat from the firmament. She entrusted me with the new design for the large plants in their landsca

surprised at how adaptable I am. Maybe it's survival instincts, since I'm so desperate to live that

ose to focus my attention on what I was doing. The heat is scorching, I need to finish as soon as possible. I'm sure this

rul

uder, and I knew unless I gave him my full attention, he wouldn't stop. I don't like their alternative names for me; Veluriya, Verulia, because it's not my actual name. I feel like

he person who has been calling me. And there appeared the first man

rd to resist, so no matter how busy I am I can't help but stare into his beautiful dancing orbs. His thick lips and manly eyebrows couples perfectly beneath the sun as they create a sm

ng a protective hat. "I brought you a bigger hat." He

ds me, so we're on the same page, and Marcus and I are quite comfortable with each other. The inhabitants of the first District once mistook us for ha

he lid and frowned at him

lly do the same thing, but I feel as if I'm in anothe

arcus's loudness is working again, he is a man but he's ver

mething." I s

ddy. I'm quietly delighted he's clingy when it comes to me since he's a very understanding individual. I'm glad he acts all comfortable around me despite how I treat him, he probably understand

till give you ti

I don't have time to give for others. I feel sorry for Marcus, he definitely deserves better. I hope he stops clinging unto me as if his world revolves around me because I cann

eat? Verulia?" He asked

t suddenly, another loud person came

rs! She don't even make time for herself!" A beautiful demoiselle beamed right

hey go

s the complete opposite of me. She's all and fancy while I look like a living rug. I'm beyond blessed having her in my life, despite my situation, her family accepted me as her friend. Normally in

," I s

s dazzling, I will always look up to how gorgeous she is. I suddenly realized how I look like. My clothes are torn and dirty, I don't even look like human

dma, and I work hard for a living, but that's not a problem for me. These two even are my refuge, it gets to the point where they accompany me to work or

! Get out of there, go bac

but they were actually the ones who colored my dull world. The moment they stepped into my life, I realized I co

just shrugged a

e'll have a work lat

arcus dropped his voice as well. I slowl

y too." Said Marcus, acting as if he's despe

iless then you have to work, do not bother Verulia here!"

e's also prank, and maybe without her my world would literall

wl at my feet!" Marcus joked, I just chuckled and Laura rolled her eyes once again. Marcus tapped my shoulder, "Never mind, the next time Velu

othering you again, isn't he? That's because you won't let him flirt with you, y

he was jealous, the way she acts proves it all.

nstead. I laughed when I saw her surprise

of the garden to repair the rest

t my type at all!" Laura said as she followe

Aren't you working?" I cou

e had a house to live in while I lived on the road. Even i

ike to invite you if you're free. It's a

offer. I need to grab every chan

t, at seven o'clock, I'll be waiting for you in front of the old rock. We're

grasp her offer properly. But since I'm desperate for a job, I feel nothing but excite

ze where we were going. Distric