Hugo didn't return after that night and only sent someone to bring me a change of clothes and meals. It had been three days since then, and I stayed inside this small room to recuperate. It helped, since the ache in my muscles gradually receded. Although I still had scars as a remembrance from that night, they didn't hinder me from walking around the room.
"Can I go outside?" I wondered while leaning on the windowsill and watching the street fair from here. "It looked fun."
I had witnessed everyone prepare for the festival and now it started. There was a parade earlier, and it was fun to watch. It made me wonder how much fun it was to experience it myself. Maybe it would make me forget all the painful and lovely memories that only brought tears to my eyes every single night.
'But Hugo...' It was then I wondered if I needed his permission to go out. He was my guardian now, after all.
