Chapter 4

in a big mansion on top of the mountain, a girl was standing in front of her human sized mirror in her bedroom.

Knock! Knock!

A knocking sound heard from her bedroom door.

"Come in."

A young maid came in.

"Mistress Christy, it's about time. Please hasten your preparation." Said the maid in her calm composed voice.

"There's no need. I've already finished what I had to. You may tell them I will be there soon."

"Yes, young mistress."

Christy walked outside and went straight to her living room. Voices she could hear from the living room, buzzing around and made the mansion noisier.

She stepped in the room. Every voices stopped and their eyes were straight at her.

"There she is!" Said a woman from one of them. "The Maiden family gold, the A rank Christy Maiden!"

Everyone clapped their hands. The people in the room dressed formally with their tuxedos and magnificent dress for the women.

"Ahh... Our Family's pride. My dear daughter." Said Christy's father to her.

"Wow my dear you look so beautiful as always." Said her mother.

"Everyone," Her father spoken once more. "Give another big clap for her and her achievements!"

Once again, a thunderous clap echoed the room.

Christy bowed to them.

"Let us have a drink." Invited her mother.

"It's okay. I'm not thirsty enough."

"But it's your party. Try to respect your guest."

"I'm sorry, I have to take some fresh air."

She ran out of the room.

"Just what is wrong with her?" Her mother wondered.

*****

Christy went to her bedroom. She sat on a chair beside her bedroom window near the bed on the wall. There's a thick forest out there. Then, she saw someone. A boy her age was hitting a huge trunk in the middle of the woods.

"Who is that?" She thought. "Who is hitting the trunks in the middle of the night? The boy was near my age based on his face."

She tried to look closer to his face.

"Wait, that is Zach. Is he training? He must be frustrated of his rank. But even though he tries so hard to train himself, he can't get his rank higher. So why does he train so hard?"

As the time passed, she spent it only by gazing at Zach's face, shone by the moonlight that made his face glittered.

"What is this? What is this feeling? My eyes couldn't stop from watching him from afar. I couldn't avert my eyes! Is this a curse? Does a curse make my eyes and heart goes crazy for him? What a strong curse."

"Christy! Where are you? " Shouted his father.

"I'm coming father!"

She stepped back in the living room. But her thought couldn't forgot about Zach.