The second day came, and nothing interesting happened in particular. All they did was girly stuff in this era would do, doing embroidery, writing, talking about musicians, etc...
I did write what I observed from the behavior of the heroine.
Though her schemes of harming Josephine, it does work! Even if she tries or not, it is confirmed that even if she does good things for her it will end up in disaster. Of course, Francheska has done her experiment without the presence of Rachel.
Ever since that incident, she forgave me and then acted as if nothing happened.
"I hope I get to see that boy again!" Josephine gladly cheered for herself, clasping both her hands as if praying it would come true.
"You already like the boy???" Rachel asked shocked at what she just heard.
"Yeah! Is this what they call 'love at first sight'?"
"Francheska can you please enlighten this girl here about love." Rachel turned to Francheska's direction.
About to sip on her tea, Francheska rolled her eyes at how she replied to the annoying topic called love.
She bit her lower lip as if it would help her formulate to answer. Francheska finally let out a sigh and just told them what she had in mind.
"Uhhh I do not know... I do not believe such things like 'love' or sight-- whatever you call it."
"Then if ever you will find a boy, what do you expect he will be?"
Ha! That never really crossed my mind... how did I even meet 'him'? We met several times but I guess all I can remember was the first phone call we had.
"I do not expect a lot. Besides I don't get to choose whoever he will be..." trying to dismiss the whole topic, Francheska could not help but feel uncomfortable by the pitiful stares from the two girls. One making her feel sad, and the second making her feel so pathetic that she could help herself but elaborate on what she meant.
"...if I ever really get to choose... I hope he understands me, loves me as he also loves himself and his family, kind, and never be ashamed of me... I guess that's what I expect he will be." Grabbing her tea cup to quench her drying throat.
It makes Francheska nervous as she recalls the times she has spent with her previous lover. The guy that she risked loving over her career and family. She wonders what happened to him after she died in 'that' world.
All Francheska could hope for the love of her life is to move on and find someone new. Someone who would help him for their future together. Showing their romance to the world without any shame, unlike with her-- hiding from the paparazzi to ruin their time together.
Realizing the blur of her sight, Francheska hurried to grab a cloth on the table but fell to the floor. Fortunately, Lady Josephine is nearby and grabs the cloth and hands it over to the lady needing it.
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"Thank you..." Francheska now dabbing her wet cheeks to dry, has noticed the finger that was pricked yesterday by a needle was now healed.
"Huh...? What?" She wondered out loud.
How could that be? The needle had pierced her finger in a visible angle, and surely blood clots would form... it would take a lot of days to heal but it was gone, it's like she got a new finger.
Sitting straight on her chair, she set down the cloth on her lap. She sips on her drink to calm her mind, giving space to her mind for enough topics can occupy. There was only one thing that she had to find out... the extent of magic power that Josephine could wield at her age.
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Night came, and Francheska could not sleep from the floating problems invading her thoughts. She is so troubled that she is certain even if she successfully falls asleep it will still haunt her.
In those months of preparing herself to face her consequences, she was never bothered by the magic ability of the main character. Even so, how could she even try to remember things when she barely knew about the novel? She was a busy person, a rising actress, memorizing lines for the movies or series that had jumbled inside her mind.
"Augghhhh! I'm not an actress anymore, but a kid fated to be killed in my twenties! My life stops there, and probably would just never get to explore other kingdoms or lands... ACK why am I even trying to survive?"
Francheska flopped to the bed face first, as she wanted to drain herself out.
Suddenly she composed herself, and confidently reassured herself.
"No... because I am given a new life! A new start for me to save myself. Where I can be cruel whenever I want, and show them who is the real me! No one will recognize the old me or even try to stop me..."
A face suddenly flashed into her mind, the sweet smile she would see whenever she saw her... it was her best friend, the girl who introduced her to the novel. The girl that has helped her through hardships... whenever her family couldn't understand her, the fans that gave death threats, when she couldn't understand herself better and her own decisions.
"Why did I lose everything? Why did I have to die? What did I do wrong to get you to decide for me to be killed?!?! Why did you have to take 'them' away from me... I was fine living that hell as long as I still have 'them'... and now I am alone! ALL ALONE!!!!" She shouted all her woes into her pillow, fortunately, the room was big enough to contain her cries.
She is usually not like this in the past few months. She was determined and still is, just to survive. She has lived hardships in her previous life, but as the days pass by she cannot accept the fact she is slowly losing the memory of her best friend and her lover. She hated feeling so weak without them, looking frantically for them, like a script of an important line to memorize.
Starting life in this new world, cannot make her happy. While remembering the faces and being surrounded by people who would sooner or later betray and kill her. No one to trust, no one to lean on, she only needs a strong spine for her to stand alone. How could she do that when she has a hard time loving herself?
Tomorrow would be the second day, she just had to endure one more day. Strangely Francheska felt every day was torture as she remembered not to break down and convince her that 'this' is her reality.
Closing her eyes, she fell asleep.
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"Good morning, lady Francheska."
It's always the same... they greet me well for it might affect their salary. Taking care of me better because of how great my family is. Getting to know me so that they can form bonds with my family... and then in the end they would just choose the girl that has great magic, if only she would just be gone...
The last word has echoed.
Yes... gone! If the female lead just died or gone then what would happen??? I mean it's still so 'early' before anyone could know about 'it' then--
"Lady Francheska, are you okay?" Her maid snapped her chain of thoughts.
"Huh? I- I'm fine. Just thinking about our departure tomorrow. Hahaha..." Francheska gave out a slight chuckle.
Hearing a sigh, from her maid. She said, "You must be very sad about how little your days here."
"Yes... I am, I still want to have one more day."
Yes, another day to know about the magic Josephine possesses and the extent of it. Why they treated her so special and how they just accepted her without a doubt.