Chapter 29

'How can you be that calm!?' Lottie went in front of me and yelled at me suddenly. From being scared, she looked very upset now.

'How can you be that loud?' I joked with her, trying to make her laugh but she got more upset I think.

'How can you act like that? He - -he tried to - -to' She stuttering

'Molest me? Aren't I'm fine Lottie.' I just said.

'You're fine? Why do you always act like nothing happened when you suffer a lot?' She said that made me a shock.

The first time I saw this child, the word came up to my mind in a very independent and clever girl. She's a strong kid and that kid is crying in front of me now. Is she crying on my behalf? Or maybe she is scared?

I was surprised when she suddenly gave me a hug.

'Everything in here is not fine! You are not fine!' She said while crying.

I tried to comfort her by patting her head.

'Lottie, I'm strong, didn't you see how I punched and kicked him? I'm very strong that I can protect myself and I'm also sorry that you have to see bad things at your young age.' I felt her shaking her head.

I felt that in this very short time, with just a few times meeting, I felt closer to this child. Like Becky.

'It's not your fault' Then she lifted her head up.

'I'm might be really a rat Elisia' She declared and I asked her.

'Why is that?'

'Because I'm small but terrible' instead of me making her happy. It was me who can't suppress her small laugh.

What the heck. Small but terrible? Where did she get that?

She's anything but terrible.

'Hey, I'm serious and also - -'

'Hmm?'

'As you said, curiosity brings knowledge, it might be either good or bad but you know what Elisia.'

'What?'

'Knowledge is power.' She said confidently.

Really. What a cute and clever child.

I knew now why she was huge when she grows up. Like in the past.

Lottie Hammond

The greatest and most respected queen of journalism brought down many companies and revealed many political secrets.