It felt like yesterday she was still in that lab... or rather hell. That was the best description she could give for that place. It was her own hell. If possible, she wanted to destroy all that by making it disappear from the face of the earth...
However, it was easier said than done. The place was very protected. She only got away with a lot of luck and help from a certain someone...
"Sigh~ it's no use thinking about it now. I must first strengthen myself..." She murmured in her heart, then closed her eyes. Her breathing began to become light and even before she knew it, she had slept.
The moment she fell asleep, Nero dreamed, in her dream, she was once again trapped in the laboratory. Stuck inside a glass coffin full of water, her face was covered to receive oxygen.
She was struggling to get out and fear was evident. And also, pain... a lot more pain, pain that made her want to kill herself, but she couldn't. She felt weak and powerless, no chance to control her own life.
She could also hear a sinister laugh that made her shiver... he was her worst nightmare. Ever since this guy found out she had the ability <
She wanted to kill him, tear him in half. But she couldn't, she didn't have the strength to do it. She couldn't even afford it. As she grew stronger thanks to the experiments, she was also more watched over.
"Ahhhh!" She screamed when she woke up the next morning.
Sitting on the bed, taking the blanket off her. Nero began to tremble while sweating a lot. Afraid, very afraid she'd gone back to that hell...
Nero's current expression was difficult to explain. Her expressions were constantly changing, sometimes anger, sometimes fear, sometimes the desire to cry... it ended up that she started crying, not out of fear or anger... but because she remembered her good friend Yui...
Hiccups echoed as tears flowed from her eyes. But she tried to act strong and swallow the cry, she knew that crying would not do any good, she had to be strong!
Having managed to calm down, she felt a little happy knowing that there was no one beside her at that moment and seeing this embarrassing moment of her crying. She didn't want anyone to see that weak side of her.
Taking deep breaths a few times, between heavy sighs. She got out of bed and luckily there was a bathroom in the room where she was currently. "As expected of a mansion of rich people." She thought.
Washing her face stained with tears. She dried her face with a face towel they had already prepared for her. Then she left the room still wearing her pajamas since Choko didn't want her to sleep uncomfortably in her leather clothes.
Nero took a long sigh when she closed the bedroom door, she was still a little shaken up because of the nightmare she had.
"Miss Nero, Madame Latifa, and the young lady Choko are on the porch having tea." A maid said as she left the room, "I'll take you to them, follow me, please."
"Right." Nero nodded and followed the maid.
Upon arriving on the balcony, Nero saw Choko and her mother drinking tea and eating a slice of delicious-looking strawberry cake. Nero felt her stomach move...
"..." She was speechless, it is certain that she enjoyed eating good things and there were not many memories of her eating something good. Especially in the lab. Although it wasn't so bad about the food there. It couldn't compare with the food she ate yesterday and the cake that was not far from her...
Madame Latifa sighted Nero, she smiled at her and said: "Come, Nero, sit with us."
"Right... right!" Nero nodded a bit quickly, she took a deep breath, not wanting to look like a beggar. But what woman wouldn't be tempted to eat a piece of cake like that after staying over 10 years... 10 years without eating a piece of cake...!
'Damn... damn sister... If I don't rip all the skin off her body, my name is not Nero!' Indignation invaded her body by thinking about all the delicious meals she missed, all because of her bitch sister... the more she thought about it, the angrier she got. But she had to calm down and not let her emotions leak. She didn't want to pass shame in front of them.
She approached calmly as any beautiful lady behaved. Before sitting, she smiled at Madame Latifa: "Thank you, Aunt Latifa." She then pulled the chair next to Choko and sat down.
Even before Choko and Latifa spoke, she added: "Good morning Aunt Latifa, good morning Choko!"
Looking at their reaction. Nero may realize that they were looking a little strange at her. She frowned, wondering if she's done anything wrong...
Little did she know that mother and daughter were stunned by her beauty even without make-up and just woke up. Besides, she was only wearing pajamas, so how could she be so beautiful and charming?
"What a pity she's a woman, if she were a man, she'd be an ideal match for my beloved daughter Choko..." Latifa thought with regrets.
Little did she know that her daughter had already been enchanted by Nero's feminine side almost without caring about gender. Choko was still looking at Nero in pure admiration! Her eyes were shining as she looked at Nero, it was as if her sun finally came up, making her day better.
"Yes, big day..." Choko thought out loud. Causing discreet laughter from your mother.