A New Beginning

Bella covered her front with her hands wrapping them tightly around her arms and rubbing them as if she was cold. But the young man had seen a lot of lost girls to know how defensive they could be in the start. So, he did not press it and shook his head.

"Casser house is a small home for many of us. You know when I was child, I thought lady Christina was my mother and all those kids were my brothers and sisters. But with time I came to know that I am an orphan. Someone had left me when I was six months old and I had crawled my way in. 

Perhaps I am the oldest resident of this house. Most of them left after getting a job, or started some business and settled in the town. Many were ambitious enough to leave this small town and explore the world since they did not have a family or responsibility. But I was too attached to the house, so I never left.