My Alpha Seed

the side to see the dark sky, indicating the evening was there with her. Feeling beat, she managed to sit upright after keeping her eyes closed for few more seconds. That was when she ca

g" beneath her head was as a result of a s

and for good. 'How did I get here?' was apparently the first question that popped in her head whilst trying to gather her thoughts. She had no idea she was being transferred between locations and now all she could see were closed buildings with strange designs, and streetlights at three different spots

y and was trying to gather the remaining stuffs on the square wooden table in the verandah similar to the one she was

eeted meekly to get her attention. "Good evening ma'am," she re-echoed when t

n abruptly and bluntly. "What do you want?" f

disposition, the younger lady began contemplating whether or not to still ask f

fav

me because of maltreatment," she lied with confidence. "I just need a roof

chance know m

w paces away and managed to s

you ran awa

n affirmation,

strange la

ly accepted to grant her request, and without much interrogations. A part of Ophelia was sure to feel relief having secured shelter, not being forced to reveal her true

f-scrutiny, reminding her of an extra presence. "You could at least h

wered Ophelia

.

nd coming face-to-face with the answer to her question,

'n?!" granny Lawson

e shopkeeper whispered to

own off balance by the grumpy old woman, it

ring an ulterior motive. Ophelia was about to be made a caretaker, and one of the well advanced woman in wheelchair sitting before her, raining lours on her. 'Was this a good thing

it?" the shopkee

Opheli

ffed before wheeling hers

o this?" the older lady

n my table is more than enough to give t

e month with her. You stil

my best

lded at long last. "Let

lia got settled in

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my sight this minute!!!" gran

ng else to eat," maintaining her cool, Ophelia replied

no easy task for our ex-Luna. The shopkeeper's words – "No one stays here past one month with her" – finally made complete sense to her. With her fate left in the cold hands of the cruel world she found herself, she deduced to make a remarkable change for herself; and that change wasn't going to come by on the streets of nowhere. Locked up in the stuffy house with groceries to last a family of ten for more than a month, there was no excuse whatsoever to get fresh air. Adapting to the

lia, reason being that the food wasn't to her liking in any way. Left with no other options

e granny hailed bell

led and materialized

you cast out of your previous abode because of your te

something better ma'am," Op

y, advancing towards Ophelia who retraced her steps impulsively to give

compelled to unbow her gaze, and hold

e asked fiercely neglect

er me!!!" she rebuked with a

e voice from now