chapter 10

That's right, I forgot to ask what your name is. Sherry asked as she went to prepare dinner for all the children at the orphanage.

"My name is Ethan ....Ohm ".

Sherry, my name is Sherry, and it's nice to meet you Ethan," Sherry replied while remembering that she had not introduced herself.

E-Hey, don't even think about courting Sherry, she will be my future girlfriend and my name is Jacob. Remember that very well, your Ethan, Jacob told Jacob as he introduced himself to Ethan again.

Come on everyone, we're here! Shouted Jacob to the confusion of Ethan, who then saw several children coming down the stairs ignoring him.

This is Ethan," said Sherry, who returned to the living room, where everyone was gathered, to introduce Ethan to all the children at the orphanage.

They each introduced themselves to Ethan separately, when Sherry introduced Ethan, who was somewhat uncomfortable.

Ethan, who had never dealt with another child unlike his little sister who was anything but an abie blood, was very quiet, so Ethan didn't really know how to deal with noisy children who asked him one question every second.

Where are you from?

Are you planning to adopt someone?

Are you coming to court Sister Sherry?

"I don't know what to do," Ethan said to himself in confusion as he found himself in a barrage of questions, occasioned by all the children.

Come on, let's all eat! Sherry shouted, the sweet voice that got Ethan out of such a predicament.

"I really need to learn how to deal with children."

You come too Ethan, come with us and stop standing alone at the entrance of the room, all the children will finish their food," said Sherry inviting Ethan, who was still deep in his thoughts.

-Come here girlie-faced boy....

*laughs*

Jacob's comment, who was eating, added humor to the atmosphere, as everyone started laughing at Ethan, even Sherry, who let out a small laugh that she couldn't contain.

Jacob, had touched a sensitive subject for Ethan, really since before he was haci, he always had his mother's face, girls liked him, but he was also the mockery of boys and young men, who wanted to make fun of him for attracting the attention of girls.

Which mattered least to Ethan, after all, he was looking for love and was not content with just a relationship based on physical or economic attractiveness, which was impossible, because after all, he really did live in a small village, where food was distributed equally in proportion to the work done and there were no coins or any use of an economic system, everything was on a barter basis.

Something very old, for modern society, where money moves all the means we know, but that worked very well for a small village with few inhabitants.

"Okay I'm coming "Ethan spoke, as he made his way to the seat placed to sherry's right, which was unoccupied, the left one being occupied by Jacob, who, looked at Ethan with dagger-like eyes.

The table was big, really whoever built this place must have a lot of money, Ethan thought as he avoided saying anything that would make anyone feel offended.

The fifty children at the table finished eating quickly, much to the surprise of Ethan, who thought he was a fast eater, but apparently he was not.

Tell me Ethan, where are you from? Sherry spoke.

Ethan was in a quandary at this point, he really didn't know whether or not to tell her the truth....

Since Alan's father had always told him not to tell anyone in the world where he lived, it was really weird why Ethan's father told him not to tell the location of the village.

It was really strange to Ethan, since no one ever seemed to come to the mountain, so much so that most of the children even thought we were the only humans alive.

Ethan some time ago, he was also for being ignorant just like the others, but now that he thought about it, the way to get to the village is very difficult, unlike the way down the mountain which was very easy and had no complexity, the way up was a terror.

Sara's mother was the one who told Ethan all this and she still remembered her stories.

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Tell me, Aunt[CM6] Kara, what is it like outside the village?

-Where do I start, really outside the village, it is splendid so many things, that you would dream of if you lived inside the village.

The technology is very advanced, most of the children, they just have fun and do not work like here, that young children are found working, I am not saying that it is bad, actually unlike outside, here children are more responsible, because they know what it is to work.

Aunt Kara and how did you get here to town?

Why do you ask that, little Ethan?

It's just that since before, I have always wondered why people don't come to visit the village, when we are not bad.

Before I thought we were the only human beings, but when you came, I really knew, there are more people out there, who are different from us and I want to meet them.

I'll tell you, but don't tell anyone I told you anything, I was passed out when they brought me here, I was coming back from work, when your uncle found me and brought me here.

I didn't really see well, the first time, but the second time I went down the mountain I knew, actually going down is the easiest thing, it was like going down any hill and it didn't represent much of a problem.

But when you go up, or at least try to go up, everything changes, no technology, GPS or any locator, works to guide you.

First you feel dizzy, you start to see things that are not there, then you no longer feel it is real or illusion and you start to lose your breath.

But the scariest thing is when you ignore all of the above and move on, you lose all of your senses and begin to enter a myriad of madness.

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"Now that I remember" Because he came down again for the second time, also because he came back and stayed and then left....

-I'm sorry if you can't tell me, really don't tell me if you don't want to, sherry spoke as she saw the blank, conflicted look on Ethan's face.

No...I want to apologize I, you really gave me food, when I was hungry, but I couldn't answer a question you gave me.

It was comforting for her to be able to talk to someone her own age, even though she acted a little childish by jumping too quickly to Ethan, not knowing how uncomfortable he would be to feel comfortable talking to someone he had just met.

Well, I'm off to wash the dishes," said Sherry as she left and the other children went to play as well, leaving the 50 or so dishes to be washed.

Ethan wanted to help, so he took several plates and stacked them in a pile to take them to the kitchen with Sherry.

I'm going to help you sherry, I hope you don't mind.

No, you're my guest, you shouldn't do that, leave it all to me, I'm used to it.

No problem, Ethan replied, as he moved to sherry's side and began washing dishes, ignoring sherry's rigid posture.

Even if she was accessible, as far as friendships go, she was very shy to the sudden approach of the opposite sex, after all, she lived isolated from a very young age, because her parents worked and gave her only limited independence.

So limited, that she could not leave mostly her home or the orphanage, which were the only two places she could be, her education, was nothing more than tutors, that her parents hired, to make her like them.

Which Sherry obviously didn't want, since she just wanted to be like all the normal girls.