31 – Unhappy Girl and Unhappy Boy

long long time ago.

there was a girl

The girl who was embracing the misfortune of the whole world alone.

The girl’s father ran away when she was 4 years old when she cheated on her with another woman.

The girl’s mother was beaten to death by a customer she met while working at Changgwan when she was six years old.

The girl’s younger brother died of starvation when she was 7 years old.

The girl’s friends were on the street and disappeared without even knowing mice or birds.

—-Sister… I’m hungry…

The girl remembered the look of her little brother who looked at her and muttered until the end.

-Yesterday, another person disappeared…

ㅡWhat…? Who is this time…!

—-There is a girl lying down in front of that street…

ㅡOh my God… did the adults catch it…

—-Probably so… Taking girls from the street like this doesn’t hurt them no matter what they do…

Children as young as 7 years of age,

The girl remembered how they discussed the ugly side of the world.

The girl hated the world.

He hated the world that gave him infinite unhappiness.

Even though I lived like that, I hated the ending of my life where I ended up collapsing on the street and dying miserably.

The girl cried as she lay on the floor.

A hot solid line was drawn on her cold cheek.

The girl quietly closed her eyes.

I’d probably starve to death while lying like this, or get kidnapped by some pervert, or both.

It was a fitting end to a life that was like muddy water.

The girl thought to herself.

I will die here

At the bottom of this filthy misery,

On one side of the ugly world,

I will die hating everything.

I will curse the whole world and die.

The girl thought to herself.

But why?

Even though I promised so calmly,

The girl’s cries hardly abated.

No, it just seemed to get bigger.

The girl didn’t know why.

Maybe, the girl wanted to live.

In spite of the misfortune of the world and the dirty reality, he might have wanted to survive as if he were tenacious.

The girl rolled her eyes tenaciously in the blurred vision.

I desperately moved my gaze and looked for someone anxiously.

who?

Even the girl didn’t know that.

I was just rolling my eyes hard.

Maybe the girl didn’t even know that she was having a wild dream.

He didn’t even know if he was expecting someone to rescue him.

Even though I rolled in such misfortune, I didn’t even know that I was dreaming of hope.

However, a wish is just a wish.

The girl soon gave up moving her eyes and closed them again.

the girl knew

That no one allowed him to live.

That no one will appear in front of him until he dies.

I definitely thought so.

“Hey… are you okay?”

Until someone talks to you.

“……?”

“You’re very hurt…”

When the girl opened her eyes, what she saw was a boy about her age.

A slightly chubby yet cute face, and a graceful gesture even at a young age.

And the first time in my life, black colored hair and eyes.

The boy’s hair and eyes, which create a mysterious atmosphere,

Even though it was obviously black, it emitted a soft light.

The girl looked at the boy as if possessed.

The boy smiled softly at her.

It was a nice smile.

It was the softest, warmest smile she had ever seen in her short life.

“Would you like to come with me?”

The boy said that and held out his hand to the girl.

“……”

The girl hesitated for a moment, then took the boy’s hand.

The boy smiled at him again and said.

“My name is Leiden. I am the eldest son of the Duke of Lisit. What is your name?”

The girl shook her head at the question.

Because she, who lives at the bottom, had no name.

Seeing the girl’s reaction, the boy nodded as if he understood.

“You don’t have a name…”

“……”

“This is difficult… If you don’t have a name, what do you call me when I call you…?”

The boy put on a worried expression for a moment, then opened his mouth.

“Rachel… How are you?”

“……?”

“Your name. Aren’t you okay?”

A boy who suddenly gives himself a name.

The girl felt puzzled by the boy.

But even so, I didn’t think the name ‘Rachel’ was bad.

ㅡ Nodding…

The girl nodded quietly, and the boy smiled and lifted her up.

“Let’s go, Rachel. You are my family starting today.”

Saying that, the boy pulled his hand.

The girl suddenly followed the boy and moved on.

That’s how the girl met the person who would save her life.

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.

.

“Whoa… I was probably about 8 years old when I met you like that?”

“Yeah… Exactly 10 years ago…”

Rachel was sitting behind me, gently stroking my hair.

Rachel, who is usually a cheeky and lively girl, is gently stroking her hair, so it’s a bit awkward.

Still, I think it’s good because I’m stroking something…

I think I know a little bit why Ariel purrs whenever I pet him.

“Then 10 years… I really lived a dream life…”

“……”

“A warm bed, warm food, warm clothes, and warm people.”

Rachel stopped stroking my hair, then turned me around so that she and I were facing each other.

“You wouldn’t know. The hand that the young master reached out to me at that time,”

—-For my life, what it meant.

Rachel laughed bashfully and patted my back.

Like a mother comforting a crying child.

soft and warm.

A tingling feeling rose up inside me.

The touch on the back,

It reminded me of the way my mother comforted me when I cried in the past.

It reminded me of the hand that Raiden’s mother soothed the crying Raiden—

—-I couldn’t help crying.

Warm tears running down lukewarm cheeks.

Neck choking like it’s full of hot dough

These were the first tears shed since coming to this world.

ironically,

a lot of contempt,

many traumas,

Tears that did not flow despite countless feelings of depression,

A few touches of hers, filled with warmth,

As if a dam had broken, it began to flow violently.

“Huh… ugh… ugh ugh… uh…”

“Ego… why are you crying?”

Rachel ran her warm hand over my cheek and wiped away the tears.

The warmth of the hand that touched my cheek warmed my cold cheek.

She whispered in my ear in a calm voice.

“I will always be on your side.”

—-Even if Bocchan-nim punishes me,

—-Even if the young master leaves far away without a word,

—-Even if the young master is hated by everyone in the world.

“I promise I will always be by your side.”

As she said that, she smiled brightly as usual.

I couldn’t stop crying at those warm words,

I couldn’t stop crying until I finally fell asleep.

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.

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Rachel looked down at her little boy who was quietly sleeping.

ㅡssack…ssack…

Exhausted from crying, her son, who fell asleep, let out a thin breath and closed his eyes.

Rachel quietly raised her hand and wiped his eyes.

Eyes with dark tear marks.

Rachel felt a pain in her heart when she saw him.

“Poor man…”

Rachel murmured and held his hand.

Her hand, which held his, was weak but trembling.

she knew everything

The reason why Raiden, who was loved by everyone, changed,

No matter what kind of mentality he did,

The fact that he acted foolishly and wept every night looking at his mother’s picture,

all.

Rachel felt her heart throb.

Thanks to him, I learned that I am warm.

Thanks to him, he learned to live on his own.

Thanks to him, he was able to get rid of his misfortune.

Thanks to him, he was able to love the world.

“young master……”

It was not a sight to see the person who had saved her, suffering from misfortune.

As the pain in her heart intensified, Rachel squeezed her chest with her free hand.

I didn’t want him to get sick.

He didn’t want the person who saved him to be hated.

ㅡRachel… Do you hate me too…?

When he had just asked herself that question, Rachel felt her heart break.

Usually, no matter how hard it was, he didn’t show even the slightest hint.

That’s why he was driven enough to ask himself such a question directly.

she muttered to herself.

no, bro.

I don’t hate the Bocchan.

Ever since the day I was saved by you, I’ve decided to live only for you.

and….

……I love you from the bottom of my heart.

ㅡ again…

A tear fell from Rachel’s eye.

To harbor an impure heart toward the person she served was a complete disqualification for a maid.

But it was fine.

It was a feeling she would hold on to for the rest of her life.

It was a feeling that I would bury on the other side of my heart so that no one would notice.

Rachel knew.

If there is a woman who can make you happy,

He knew that she wasn’t supposed to be herself.

She was a weed of misfortune that grew up eating happiness by his side.

No matter how different she was from the gutter days before, the stigma of unhappiness still remained in her heart.

There was no way this kind of self could make the young master happy.

Rachel wasn’t greedy for his love.

I just wanted him to be really happy.

So, she quietly put her hands together, wiping away the flowing tears.

Then he prayed.

I hope someone will save his son-in-law.

I hope you extend your hand to him who is suffering from misfortune.

to make him happy.

The once unhappy girl prayed for the unfortunate boy.