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27.77% Sorcha Knight in the City / Chapter 15: Why are you here?

Chapter 15: Why are you here?

Marion was driving his car home when he saw fire in a nearby neighborhood. He stopped and decided to drive there to see if he can help.

When he got near the huge fire, he saw a woman wailing for help. A girl on her uniform with her back facing him walked towards that woman. After noticing that the girl managed to calm her down, he didn't get close anymore and instead looked again at the fire.

A few moments later, while he's helping some of the residents carry their belongings, he again saw the back of the girl from before. But now, she's carrying a child that's attached to her body, her hair in a mess, and small part of her uniform burned out.

Sirens where heard as the firemen came rushing to put out the fire. The little girl seemed to sigh in relief after hearing that.

Marion walked towards her while she's also walking away bringing the child to the woman who was crying a while ago.

"Ma'am here's your child" he heard her say. Giving the child to his mother after untying him from her body.

The woman's eyes turned big in shock and cried again after taking her child carefully.

"Thank you. Thank you." She repeatedly said.

"You're welcome" the calm voice of the girl sounded once again. He saw the little girls small and delicate body going away when he turned stiff all of a sudden then furrowed his brows. He rushed towards the girl and held her hands tightly, shouting, "Why are you here!"

The girl is actually Sorcha who just saved the baby from fire. She flinched a bit feeling hurt by the sudden action of the guy who held her hands that are burned a while ago. She pursed her lips and said coldly, "Why can't I be here?"

Marion noticed the small change in her face then looked at the small hands he's holding. He saw the burns on them and his voice lowered significantly then said, "Come with me, let's treat your hands."

Before Sorcha was able to refuse, she was already dragged away towards his car. Taking out a first aid kit, he gently cleaned the burns. After wrapping her hands with a bandage, he again spoke, "A young girl like you shouldn't be involved in this dangerous things. Look, you're injured"

Sorcha frowned then said, "I am already fine."

Marion just coldly stared at her in reply. His unfathomable deep black eyes were looking straight at her.

"I just wanted to help alright? and I'm also not just any little girl. I'm fine now and thank you for your help." Sorcha snapped then turned her back towards Marion. 'What's with him getting angry at me? We're not even close' she thought.

"I'm only concerned about you and that's what I get in return?" Marion said with a husky voice.

"I know you are concerned and I'm thankful for that but I don't really need it." She turned her head for a while then continued walking away.

After Sorcha left, Marion just stayed there for a while.

'The little girl seems to hate being underestimated.' Marion didn't know whether to be happy or not towards his new discovery about her.

He remembered how she look outside the burning house, carrying a child she just saved, then smiled. Appreciation was formed inside his heart.

He sighed then said to himself, 'What small and delicate young girl? She's like a tiger cub who's learning how to fight instead.' he laughed making the passersby stop and look at him in a daze. Some girls even looked at him with lovestruck eyes. He shook his head then went inside his car and drove away.


Chapter 16: Scolded

The driver Sorcha left was walking back and forth nervously outside the car. His young miss have been gone for over an hour now. Because she told him to wait for her here, he has no choice but to stay there anxiously.

'What should I do? What if young miss was caught in danger?' he said inwardly making him even more nervous.

After a while of waiting, that seems to be forever for him, he finally saw the silhouette of Sorcha. Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly widened his eyes in horror.

Sorcha whose hair is unkept, her uniform with traces of burns, and most especially with a bandaged hand, walked towards him.

"Young miss! What happened to you?" He said feeling his heart dropping.

"Uh, I helped someone and accidentally burned my hand a bit. This is nothing." She said. "Don't worry I'm fine."

'Nothing?' shouted the driver in his mind. 'Young miss ah! I'd get a thorough scolding from boss surely!" He calmed himself then asked Sorcha, "Are you sure miss? Should we go to the hospital?"

"No need. I'm really fine. Let's go home." Sorcha ordered.

Once again, he can only nod his head reluctantly.

The moment they stepped into the mansion, Aria instantly saw Sorcha. Panicking, she ran fast to her and made a rundown inspection.

"What happened? Are you alright?" Aria said with obvious concern in her voice.

"It's just a small incident that's all." Sorcha said as to not worry her mother more.

"No, tell me what happened." She insisted. "Aunt Claire! Can you get my first aid kit please?"

"Okay madam." Aunt Claire replied.

"Mom this is really nothing. I'm only burned a bit. Besides it's already been treated." She said softly. Feeling warm in her heart. 'It really feels good when somebody looks out for you.' she thought.

"What's happening here?" Anthony suddenly appeared and walked towards them.

"Our daughter is injured!" Aria immediately said.

Anthony tightens his forehead. "What happened?" He asked the driver.

"Sir.." The driver said everything that happened nervously with his head down.

The room temperature seems to drop all of a sudden.

"Why did you do that?" Anthony said with anger after piecing everything that happened.

Sorcha whose head was down stood there quietly. 'Father is actually angry.'

"Answer me." Her dad's voice was heard again.

"I.. I just wanted to help." She said while avoiding her father's eyes.

"That's not what's important!" Anthony shouted.

Sorcha felt scared to her father for the first time. Her father who always act the 'good father role', who has never even lifted a single finger to her, for the first time, got mad at her.

"Do you know you're wrong?" He asked her.

"I know." She replied with a voice barely audible. "But.. I just did what a good soldier should do."

"Ha ha!" Anthony laughed in madness. "A soldier? Are you a soldier yet?"

Sorcha abruptly shuts her mouth. Standing obediently there like a good child.

"You haven't even experienced training and you're already playing soldier! You don't even know how to protect yourself, yet you went and saved someone else already!" Anthony's voice was shaking.

"I'm.. I'm sorry dad." Sorcha said feeling guilty. Being a knight in her past life, it was instinctual for her to save someone. It's just that, she forgot that the her now, is but a fourteen year old child.

"Anthony, let's make her rest first okay?" Aria tried to comfort his husband. Anthony's expression visibly soften after he heard his wife. Then he sighed and looked towards his daughter who he's always proud of.

"I know that you wanted to help, but there's always another way of doing that. Remember not to do things out of your capabilities." He said. "I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have shouted towards you."

Sorcha's eyes turned red instantly, she choked then said with a quivering voice, "No dad, it is I who's wrong. I'll remember father's teaching."

Seeing his daughter trying hard not to cry, Anthony both felt happy and sad. He went and hugged his daughter.

"Shh, it's fine already. I was just too worried. I'm glad you're safe." He said softly.

Feeling for the first time in this lifetime the genuine love of her parents, the ice that enveloped her heart after experiencing too much pain in her past life, instantly melted. Tears that she tried hard to control, flowed continuously from her eyes. She cried her eyes out like a little kid as she hugged her father back.

"I'm sorry father, mother, I'm sorry." She said. Not knowing whether she's sorry about what she did today, or about how she's been neglecting her parents all this time. She cried hard, letting out all the pent up feelings she felt inside. Her heart that's been carrying all regrets in her past life, felt lighter. Now that she have someone who loves her again, she won't feel alone anymore, she thought.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
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•This chapter is a bit longer than usual which I didn't notice while I was writing.

•I was kind of hesitant whether to post it or just rewrite the whole thing, since I'm not sure whether the timing is right or not for the events in this chapter to happen (character development thing). Anyway, I hope you like it.

•Today, I'm celebrating the 7th day of this novel. Yay!

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