The sound of Leo's angry voice echoed inside the classroom. No one dared to move nor open their mouths. The silence pierced Uriel's ears as her vision started to get clouded. She couldn't think of anything else but find out who would do such a thing. Swallowing her saliva, Uriel raised her head and looked at each of the people in the room who avoided her angry gaze. They all looked timid, far from how they usually were. It was a voice of a girl that had broken the silence.
" How dare the likes of you look at the likes of us? " Charlotte walks in and with her words follow the sound of Leo's voice.
" Lady Charlotte, watch your tone when you're in my presence, however, you are right, the likes of you shouldn't even meet eyes with the kind and humane Uriel "
For others, it was a new sight to see their kind prince openly humiliate the daughter of a marquis . For Uriel, what Charlotte said was painful as she thought she'd become friends with her. Once again, Uriel looked down at her tattered things
' I can't just be quiet here and let Leo do the talking. ' Uriel thought, determined to find the perpetrator. Actually, she already has an idea on who it could be, she doesn't know her by name but she knows how she looks like. There's no way Uriel would forget the face of the girl who would always be there whenever there are groups of girls who confront her. Her short peach colored curly hair would always be around with her mouth repeatedly insulting Uriel's birth parents whom she hasn't even met. As Uriel walks towards this lady, she kept thinking of what to do next. What can someone like her, as Charlotte said, can do against someone like this lady? What will happen to her if she does something to this nobleman's child? How about her family? Alas, her reality right now is that there's nothing she can do but stand in front of the lady's desk and speak.
" Please..... apologize .... " Uriel held her frustration in and looked at the lady's empty and uninterested eyes.
" My .... parents ... " Uriel suddenly felt a halt in her voice, as if something blocked the sound and words she wanted to say, she stood there, as if she was frozen. She wants to continue what she's saying, she believes that at least, if this lady understand her, she might understand that what she did was wrong and apologize.
" What about them? Ah.... were you going to say they worked hard for those? If they couldn't even afford to easily buy such trivial things, they shouldn't have birthed any offspring. " The young lady said mockingly.
Uriel couldn't believe what she heard, with her eyes widened by shock, she wondered, how could someone just say those things as if it's a natural phrase for them to say? Still unable to move, for the first time in her life, she'd never wanted to slap someone so badly.
' Maybe being held back like this was a good thing after all, at least I can't do something that I will regret later ' , Uriel thought.
It was then when Leo hit the desk of the peach haired lady. It was so loud and out of character that it startled everyone in the room especially the lady who is now trembling in horror and fear.
" It seems like the noble lady's of this kingdom failed to learn basic human morals and etiquette. I shall see to it that the parents would know of the consequences of failing to educate their daughters. " It was a threat to the lady's family and Leo the second Prince who is loved by the King and his older brother, the crown prince, had just made that threat.
A sensation of something breaking Uriel free ran through her spine. She can finally move again. The first thing she could think of is look at Charlotte whom at the time looks empty as well. Somehow, her resembles the peach haired lady's dead looking eyes. Uriel carefully looked at everyone's eyes. They all still look terrified at Leo who had just made a statement that could possibly ruin the house of a noble however, it was Uriel's least concern at the moment as she realised that albeit looking terrified, their eyes look empty and it didn't take long for her to notice that they all look like they are moving mechanically.
Uriel found hope that Charlotte never meant those words and so she ran towards the lady. She couldn't think of anything to do to wake her up so instead she just yelled and hugged Charlotte desperately and repeatedly telling her to wake up. And after three times, Charlotte's eyes sparkled and lit up back to how it used to be whenever she spoke with Uriel. But Uriel's joy would be short-lived as it would be the time when the loop would happen again, and again, and again until as if the thing controlling everything got tired to the loop and just skipped the part after the threat Leo made.
It was then morning once again and yesterday has never been longer for Uriel as she stare at the rising sun.