The next day, Sorcha found herself with nothing to do. She looked at the books on her table and pouted, 'I've finished them already.'
She glanced around her room. On the eastern part, there is a queen size bed covered in plain white sheets, with pillows and a blanket that are colored sky blue. The curtains on the window beside the bed, are swaying slightly as the clean air permeate the room. The western side of the room has an old bookshelf standing, where I neatly keep most of my books. There is a study table made of mahogany beside it with the books she borrowed from her father on top. On the southern part, there is a wooden door leading to my own bathroom and closet. The room is painted mostly white, with blue accenting the corners. Not being able to find something interesting to do, Sorcha strolled casually outside.
While taking a casual walk, she smelled something delicious from the kitchen and so, she decided to walk towards there.
When she entered, Sorcha saw her mom wearing a black apron flipping something out from a pan.
"Mom, what are you cooking?" she asked curiously.
Her mom turned around and said, "Oh I'm making pancakes for your dad and his guest. You want some as well?"
"Mm." she smiled then asked, "Can I try cooking too?"
"Oh! You want to learn how to cook?"
"Yes, can I?" she replied.
"Of course! Come just follow what I'm doing." Aria said.
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"I'm sorry for troubling you this time." Anthony said to the young man beside him.
"It's not troubling at all general." He replied.
"Ha, my wife is cooking something. How about we go there and eat?" Anthony suggested.
"Okay."
When they reached the kitchen, they inhaled something that smells burned.
"Is there a problem here?" Anthony asked as he entered.
Aria and Sorcha was there staring at each other.
"Ah, haha it's like this.. Sorcha tried cooking but it turned out burned a bit." Aria awkwardly answered.
"You call this burned a bit?" Anthony looked at the blackish thing on the table.
Sorcha blushed. Actually, this is the first time she ever tried cooking in both of her lives. She thought it was easy but didn't know that it could be so hard!
"Is this edible?" Anthony added.
She almost cried when she heard that. 'But I really tried hard doing that ah!' she thought.
"Dear it's the first time you tried to cook, so it's normal to not do well okay?" Aria consoled Sorcha.
Then someone else entered the kitchen. It was her father's guest. The young man looked at the 'food' on the table. One looks palatable while the other.. ehem.. doesn't look too good. Then he looked at Sorcha's face that looks pitiful, as if she's about to cry, and uncontrollably lifted his lips.
"You!" Sorcha shouted.
"You know each other?" Anthony asked.
"No"
"Yes"
Sorcha and Marion both said at the same time.
Then, the atmosphere suddenly turned awkward.
"Cough, ah he's my classmate's older brother. But I don't really know his name." Sorcha explained, embarassed.
Yes, the young man is actually Marion, Luke's older brother.
Marion frowned after hearing that. 'This girl, she really didn't know my name?'
"I see. Then you should get to know each other." Anthony said. "Marion, this is my precious little daughter, Sorcha. Sorcha this is Captain Marion William." He introduced.
Sorcha was inwardly shocked. 'This guy is actually a captain! So young?' She exclaimed inwardly.
Recovering from her thoughts she said a brief, "Hello."
Marion just nodded then walked towards the 'dark cuisine' Sorcha has made and lifted the fork to taste it.
Aria was just about to stop him when the food already reached his mouth.
Silence..
"Ah, how is it?" Sorcha said absent-mindedly. 'He could actually eat that? Even she, didn't dare to!'
"Good." He said without even changing his expression.
Silence again..
'Does this guy have an iron stomach?'
"You.. you don't have to eat that." Sorcha, awakened from her stupor said. She then tried to snatch the food from Marion, but Marion didn't let her take it and just continued eating.
The married couple just looked at each other thinking, 'What's happening?'
"Haha" Anthony laughed awkwardly. "You must be really starving."
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Hello everyone!!
Gotta start the week with a new chapter and a new coveeer. Thanks to SilentScarlettt in making it for free ♥️
Thank you guys for your support as well, especially VannaJ for the power stone! Hehe saw it just now.
I also found a photo that fits our MC in her past life.
Check it out here: https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/589901251163353729/
Dust particles were floating around in a flat ground full of sand. The sun is already peeking as the light spreads in the sky. The smell of the morning breeze assaulted the noses of a group of men who are perspiring heavily from running with weights attached to their legs and arms. It's obvious that they've been doing that for quite a long time already, but you can't see a single soul complaining.
The man in front gestured with his hands, motioning everyone to stop. He is not wearing any shirt, exposing his chest that is heaving up and down rythmically, and his toned upper body with a full eight-pack abs.
He reached for a towel and wiped his sweaty body and shouted to the people following him. "Take a rest and go back to your posts!"
They saluted to the man and shouted back, "Sir, yes sir!"
The man is Captain Marion William who just finished his morning exercise with his company of soldiers.
He removed the weights from his body and arranged them neatly on the side of the training grounds and returned to his room. He took a fast shower then randomly chose something to wear.
It's been two weeks since he went to the Barrons' mansion. He still remembered how he ate the black pancakes Sorcha has made. At that time, he felt the urge that he must eat the food the little thing has prepared for the first time. As he expected, it tasted horrible but it still made him feel satisfied and.. to his surprise, accomplished. Although he ate the food with a composed face, he actually felt embarassed by the strange looks everyone was giving him, even making him double check his sanity.
He smiled at the memory. He didn't care how the others see him as he ate that. All he know is that, he was the first one to taste her cooking, and that made him happy.
These days, he has been thinking how could he be attracted to a little girl. At first, during his brother's school enrollment, he knew she was there but didn't really give her attention. Then the second time he saw her, it was when she looked at him then left as if not wanting to get near, she piqued his curiosity. During the fire incident, he developed admiration. The day he went to her school to give her an ointment, he sensed his jealousy towards her friends. From that day on, he started to feel fear. What if this little girl developed feelings for others? He was so scared, that when he knew his friend would go to the Barron Mansion to report something to the general, he convinced the other so that he could replace him, even promising him to take his shift for a day. And when he actually saw Sorcha, he thought that it was worth it.
Before leaving, he even repeated his name for her and said, "Remember my name. Don't ever forget it." She just looked at him with a strange gaze and nodded her head.
During these time, when he's been very busy and couldn't find a time to see her, he finally realized that he like her, and this 'like' feels as if it came within his soul. As if liking her is just natural. He no longer cared about how other people would say about him if they found out. He said to himself, 'I will wait for her to mature, but for now as long as there are no flies surrounding her, then it is fine.'
He called back to his house to talk to his little brother. When he asked him to report about any 'suspicious' guy that came near sorcha, his brother on the other side looked incredulous.
"Brother, you actually like her?" He gasped loudly.
He knitted his brows and warned stressing every word "Do. not. tell. anyone."
"You mean, my teasing really came true? But it is just.. it's the other way around.." Luke said.
"What do you mean?" Marion replied to him in a serious voice.
"He he.. I've been teasing her lately. Asking her if you are her type." He answered.
He raised his brow and asked interestedly, "What did she answer?"
Luke seemed to hesitate for a while on the phone before saying, "She said.. No. Not at all. Never."
*Crushed* The pen Marion was fiddling in his hand broke.
"Brother? Are you still there?" Luke from the other line said.
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It only has 1 chapter currently, but thankfully it's been appreciated by some already even exceeding this novels acceptance in its first day.
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