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LEAH

The next morning everything went back to normal except for one person. Christina, she was smiling the whole time and for the first time i ever saw her cooking food. She made it for her son and maybe that would be comprehensible as she is seeing her child who she never knew even existed for 17 years. Yes i got to know about his age when one of the maids overheard Christina and William's chat. His name is Arthur. He is very much identical to the boy i saw when i reached here for the first time but that couldn't be possible as no one ever knew about his existence. I felt sad for him. I wanted to meet him and talk to him and wanted to know about him but never got a chance until one day.

Arthur is here for a week and i was sitting in my little room looking through my little window. Seeing all the little birds happily chirping and playing with each other. I low key flinched when I heard a knock on the door. I went towards the door and opened and saw Arthur standing there with a big smile on his face. I just stood there dumbstruck looking at him not believing at the sight. He looked so beautiful , with brown curly hair and blue eyes. But not as magical as the one i saw years back. Of that boy. He asked whether he could come inside and i gave him a way . He came inside and started observing my small room. It kinda made me embarrassed but still why should i ? his parents were so broke for me that they didn't give me a suitable room. He sat on my small bed and finally looked at me smiling. I kinda smiled at him and stood at a safe distance.

He said "What's your name?"                                                                                                                                            "Leah"

''oh that's a pretty name for a pretty girl like you." I slightly blushed.                                                                                                                                                                                "My name is-                                                                                                                                                                              "Arthur!" i replied and felt ashamed immediately . He now might think of me as a freak. I looked down and heard him laughing. I kinda giggled too because his laugh was really very funny . He gave me happy vibes and i wanted his company to stay with me forever.                                                    "Why are you staying here"?                                                                                                                                              I gulped and looked down before saying, " They took me from the orphanage but they aren't my adopted parents."                                                                                                                                                                  He looked at me with a sympathetic expression which i hate so much. I sadly smiled and saw him walking towards me. He smiled at me and lightly hugged me. My body tensed up immediately. I just stood there and then he backed away. He then said "you are very brave Leah, i look forward to our friendship and hope you will be friends with me." i smiled and nodded. He then shook his hands with me and then went away. I was just gazing at the closed door while smiling. Finally i have one more friend.