Chapter 13 & 14 : A Friendship Lost
Charlotte ran back to the woods where Michael is. She ran to Michael’s side, just to see him laying on the ground with blood all over his face making her eyes widened in terror.
She started crying, tapping him continuously for him to wake up but no response. Suddenly Michael opened his eyes and asked,
“Where is Cynthia?”
“She ran away and I immediately shot a bow and arrow I saw on the floor to the wolf, remember my dad has been teaching me some steps on how to shoot an arrow but Michael am so scared what if it taunt me at night, I mean the wolf.” Charlotte said faking tears.
Earlier she rubbed some blood on her body for Michael to believe her.
But Michael lost consciousness after she said everything making her cry again, she was about shouting for help when Michael’s guards quickly found them after searching for a long time, as Michael and Charlotte had been lost in the woods.
They quickly Carried Michael and Charlotte away, knowing they had to explain the events that led to their young master’s injury to his parents.
Back at the Cliff
Just as Cynthia was about to hit the ground, a small female figure with black and white hair clad in long black gown, holding a cute little cat with her left hand, whose fur is black and white in color appeared out of nowhere, her right hand grasping Cynthia’s wrist.
Her name is Rosemary, nicknamed Black and White, had used her supernatural power to save Cynthia from the fall.
With her super speed, she had appeared in an instant, disappearing with Cynthia just as quickly.
As they materialized elsewhere, Cynthia found herself in a state of shock. “What…what just happened?” she stuttered.
Rosemary smiled, her eyes gleaming with magic. “You were pushed off a cliff, but I saved you.
My nickname is Rosemary but I call myself Black and White, I’m here to help you because I was chosen as your guardian and friend after I was given birth to.”
“And why is that, do you know me from somewhere because I noticed someone has been following me lately but the person is invisible, or you are the one but you are so young,!” Cynthia said frowning her small cute face.
“You are my age mate I guess.” She added.
Rosemary said. “Sorry but am seven years not six years, You’re one curious being, you must be so sensitive but we need to get out of this unattractive place.
We’ll talk more later, but for now, let’s focus on finding a place with beautiful surrounding.”
“Wow! Your cat is so cute” Cynthia exclaimed after noticing a cat staring keenly at her. She touched the cat’s fur making the meow.
“Thanks, but don’t let that cute face deceive you though because it’s not just an ordinary cat and lest I forget, it can also turn to a human boy cuz it’s a ‘he’ ” Black and White said making Cynthia wowed.
Cynthia only nodded, then she suddenly remembered Michael.
“Don’t worry he is safe but he got an injury on his head,” Black and White said as if she already knows what she’s thinking about.
“How… What happened to my Michael, is he ok, tell me pls.” Cynthia said worriedly.
“Tskk, What a young love, anyways this was what happened.” Black and White said. She explained everything to her without leaving any single word.
After that, she took her hand and disappeared with her and they landed in a beautiful surroundings making Cynthia mouth opened in awe.
After they both had some playful silly fights, running around the place like the kids they were.
Black and White took Cynthia hand and appeared in front of her house then she left disappearing again.
When Cynthia arrived home, her friends were already worried about her.
“What happened?” they asked her, crowded around.
Cynthia took a deep breath and told them everything – the wolf, Michael, the little girl, rosemary and the fall off the cliff.
Her friends listened with wide eyes, shocked by her story.
The next day at school, things took a different turn. As they walked into class, a girl named Lauren, the leader of the bullies, dragged Jenis to the center of the room.
“Hey blind girl!” Lauren sneered. “You are so ugly!”
She and her friends started marching her body with their legs. She started crying, she can’t even see them.
But before Lauren could do anything else, Cynthia and the other girls quickly covered Jenis to prevent her from getting hurt.
“Leave her alone, Lauren!” Cynthia said crying.
The other kids in the class started throwing trash at them, but Cynthia and her friends stood their ground, protecting Jenis and themselves from the bullies.
Lauren snorted. “You’re all so weak. You’ll never be popular like me!”
But Cynthia just said sniffing. “We don’t need to be popular to be happy. We have each other, and that’s all that matters.”
And with that, the girls walked out of the classroom leaving Lauren and her friends behind.
Chapter 15 & 16 : A Growing Bond
Michael was hospitalized following a head injury sustained in the woods. His parents were informed by the doctor that he had suffered partial amnesia, resulting in the loss of memories related to the incident and his acquaintance with Cynthia. The doctor explained that the recovery of his memories would be a prolonged process, potentially spanning several years.
Cynthia, meanwhile, returned to the woods with a singular purpose to find the Rosemary who had saved her life.
Her search was unsuccessful, but she stumbled upon a different scene altogether.
A fox was about attacking a boy named harry, but she quickly raised her bow and shot an arrow to the fox and it dropped dead making the little boy surprised.
“How did you do that” The boy said with widened eyes.
Cynthia only rolled her eyes proudly.
“You should be thanking me not asking how I killed it” Cynthia said.
“But still how…….” a glare from Cynthia made him stop talking immediately.
“Thank you for saving my life shortie” he said making Cynthia remembered the time Michael called her a shortie at the park.
A blush crept up on her small face but she quickly covered shyly.
“Wait, don’t tell me miss shortie has a crush on me already cuz of my handsome face” he said smirking.
Cynthia who was caught off guard quickly said.
“Says who, I just remembered when my crush called me that so stop thinking I would blush because a ugly boy called me a shortie” she said
Sarcastically.
“Did you just called my handsome face ugly” He said looking angry.
“Just shut up and tell me your name dummy” Cynthia said with an eye roll.
“My name is harry, but my nickname is dragon and hey am not a dummy” he said.
“What a boring name you got” Cynthia said earning a glare from harry making her chuckle.
“I hate you already” He said.
“Ohhh pls” she said.
“What is your name and age though, your family and siblings and blah blah” He suddenly said.
“My name is Cynthia and I am six year old and am an orphan, I have 9 friends who are like sisters to me and they are all orphans too” Cynthia said coldly.
“And I don’t know my parents but I don’t want to know them again because they made me suffer at a young age, I just hate them so much” she added almost crying but she quickly wiped it off.
“Am so sorry about cynth” Harry said feeling pity for Cynthia already. Cynthia only nodded.
“What is the meaning of Cynth” she said.
“Abbreviation of Cynthia and I think I have a crush on you already” he said smiling sheepishly.
“Oh I see, but I don’t have a crush on you though, so we could call that a one sided crush” She said.
” Where do you live though, and why are you here in the woods, do you live around here?” He asked.
“Yeah I live near the woods with my friends and I do come here everyday too” She said.
“Alone, but you guys are too young to live alone, how can you guys cook, isn’t scary” harry said.
“It’s a long story Larry and about cooking, we don’t cook, we just pluck some fruits in woods to eat” She said.
“And we do sell some to buy snacks, we have a lady that sells it for us, so that’s how we survive everyday” she added. Harry was just stood dumbstruck.
“Anyways let’s get outta here before another wild animal comes cuz I don’t feel like killing again today” she said.
“And hey, how did you get here, won’t your parents be worried” She added.
Harry, revealed that he had been adopted by a couple who mistreated him, leading him to flee and seek refuge in the woods.
Cynthia offered support and protection to Harry and together they exited the woods, marking the beginning of a new friendship.
Unknown to Cynthia, Michael’s doesn’t remember anything about her again.
Chapter 17 & 18 : Miara’s Kidnapping
Cynthia led Harry to her home, a cozy little house shared with her nine friends. As they entered, the girls’ eyes widened in surprise, staring at Harry.
“Who’s this?” one of them asked, curiosity evident in her tone.
“This is Harry, or Dragon, as he likes to be called,” Cynthia said with a grin.
Harry stepped forward, his smile charming. “Hi, I’m Harry. Nice to meet you all.”
The girls exchanged glances, some blushing at Harry’s handsome face. “I’m rose” said rose.
he replied, his eyes sparkling. “Nice to meet you, rose.”
They told Harry about what happened to them, and he was shocked.
Later, they went out to get some snacks.
On their way they saw a familiar figure and they recognize the figure to be Sophia. The woman who helped them on the streets.
“Sophia!” Cynthia exclaimed. “What are you doing here?”
Sophia smiled. “I could ask you the same thing! How did you end up in New York? I met you in Canada, remember?”
The kids looked at each other nervously. “We, uh,…”
Sophia understood that they don’t want to tell her so she decided not to ask any further questions.
Sophia raised an eyebrow. “Who’s this?” she asked, nodding towards Harry.
“This is Harry,” Cynthia explained. “We met him in the woods. He’s been through a lot.”
Sophia’s expression turned sympathetic. “I’m so sorry to hear that, Harry”.
She took them to a nearby cafe, and they talked for a while.
Rose noticed a paper in Sophia’s slightly open bag, which caught her attention.
“What’s that?” Rose asked curiously.
Sophia pulled out the paper. “Oh, this? It’s an announcement for a kids’ talent show audition. I was thinking of mentoring some kids for it.”
“Can we audition?” Lyla asked eagerly.
“Of course, you can!” Sophia replied. “Do you guys have any talents?”
“We have so many talents!” Rose exclaimed. “We can sing, dance, act… what about you Harry?”
I’m an amazing dancer!” Harry said.
Sophia’s eyes lit up. “That’s fantastic! I’ll make sure to add your names to the list. And here, take this money to buy some snacks”
“Thank you so much, Sophia!” Cynthia said gratefully.
The kids beamed with excitement, feeling grateful to have found such a supportive mentor in Sophia. They bid her goodbye and headed home, feeling happy and hopeful.
As night fell, Dracula, Derek, and their cohorts arrived at the children’s residence. Harry was also present, and they were well aware of his identity.
“Ah, you are the boy my men told me about” Dracula sneered.
“How about we add you to our little family” he added
The kids were surprised he knows about harry already.
However, little Cynthia stood firm, refusing to yield. “You cannot have him,” she declared bravely in her little voice “I will not permit you to harm him.”
Dracula laughed mockingly. “Oh, but we can, and we will, unless you agree to our terms.”
Cynthia hesitated, but Harry urged her not to surrender. “Don’t do it, Cynthia,” he advised. “I can handle myself.”
Nevertheless, Cynthia remained resolute. “I will accept any punishment, just spare Harry,” she said firmly.
Dracula and Derek exchanged a glance, then nodded in agreement. “Very well,” Dracula said. “We accept your proposal. But be aware, Harry, that this is far from the end of our encounter.”
With that, they took the children away, leaving Harry alone in the house.
Cynthia and the other girls were taken by Dracula and Derek’s men again, leading them to a different torture room.
They had been there for three days, looking weak and tired, with blood dripping wet on their bodies.
Damon was also there. Then the door opened, and they saw Derek’s men dragging a little girl into the torture room.
They threw her on the floor. It was Michael’s little sister, Miara. She was surprised when she saw Damon and quickly ran to his side, touching his face and crying.
She had started crushing on Damon on his first day at school, so she was surprised to see her crush in this state.
Damon was also surprised but didn’t say a word, just stared blankly at his cute little crush crying like a newborn baby.
His silence made her cry more, and after she didn’t get any response from him, she went to Cynthia and her friends’ side, crying softly. She was so scared by how every kid looked.