You sat at your desk looking out the sky
You sipped your coffee and read a bit
It's been a couple of weeks or maybe months since then, you found out that they are maids that works around the house and of course you are now living a rich life
You sometime felt like you changed a bit
Maybe a few random memories here and there
nothing very important, but you also started feeling a bit
Homesick...it was a feeling you can't describe
You haven't been reading the journal as much besides that
Nobody noticed that you are not the willow they knew
Did they hide themselves so much to the point nobody knows who the true willow is?
Who knows..
But they seem to like you..
seems you took this new identity well..
You sat back on your chair
The beast never showed its face again. The same goes for the white hair green-eyed boy..
The odd voices from before never came back..
Nor did the nightmares and lucid dreams as well..
Which was a relief to be honest..
You heard a shout making you jumped a bit from shock
"Hey willow!!"
You sat up and walked over to see who it was
was charlot
You waved back and smiled "good evening to you charlot"
"Is the witch there!?-"
You rolled your eyes a bit "stop calling Belladonna a witch and no she is not"
Charlot just scoffed and looked like he just mumbled but you couldn't see nor hear
"Just get down from there!"
"Okay okay geez"
You laughed a bit and you put the stuff away making your way downstairs to outside where he is
He brightly smiled and took your hand
"I wanna take you to the village again!"
"The village?"
"Yes! You barely get out of this castle and you need fresh air!"
You took a glance back at the house thinking about this choice
"Well..I guess it wouldn't hurt"
He smiled cheerfully and took your hand
Walking through the forest following a trail you didn't knew it was there
After a few minutes both of you arrived
It was beautiful cottage village filled with people and kids playing
You two quickly ran to the center where it has a small fountain to which has a lot of small bakery and such
You were amazed by the sight
Charlot was too but then he turned into a state of shock when he saw something
"Uh willow why don't you go get some bread or something okay!"
"You want some bread?"
"Yes! For uhm ducks were gonna go see soon! Just take your time and go to that one, she loves having new visitors!"
He showed you a woman with a shop down the street, you nodded and went to the shop
The woman looked at you with suspicious intention
You looked at her back rising a brow
"Could I help you with anything?.."
"Are you that person who lives all the way in the middle of the forest living in that big house?."
"Yes?.."
She clapped her hands excitedly
"Ha I knew! You are willow! Oh gosh I haven't seen you here in the village for a while! What made you come down here all of the sudden!" She excitedly shouted
"Oh" you laughed a bit " I'm just here because of my friend, he said to get some bread from you?"
She smiled softly "charlot right?"
She giggled a bit and shook her head "that kid..I know you might not know me but me and your mother used to be the best of friends"
"Oh really? What happened?" You said out of curiosity to which she replied with a bit of sadness in her voice
"Eh well your mother and father has to do some business trips and then time passes by, that's why there never around much but you already know that, but my dear she was like Belladonna, she was really popular around this place and all of the men was top over the heels for her, giving her flowers and everything, she and your father loved you both very much, i'm sure she's so happy seeing you go outside for a bit and having a friend, Belladonna might have your mother popularity but you have your mothers eyes and you remind so much of her because of that, here"
She took out two pieces of bread with beautifully designs of flowers and she wrapped them in a paper putting them in a bag "it's on the house dear"
"Oh but you didn't have to do that, I can pay for it!"
"I know dearie, but please take it, and take care of charlot alright?" She gave you the breads to which you ended up taking it
"Heh thank you, Misses?.."
Ms.Dulce, I hope you two have a nice day!"
Same to you Ms.Dulce!" You happily replied
You walked back to where you left charlot
But he wasn't here
Confused you called out for Charlot
But you heard no response
You heard some kids yelling
You followed it
It went to a corner, you saw charlot on the floor and 3 other boys
One holding him by the hair
The boy with a bat started to laugh
"Real messed up befriending someone who's rich just so you can get some money."
"And a hot one to now What's up with that little kid I thought you were a innocent boy from the streets" another one spoke in a baby tone
"Leave me alone! I'll give you anything you want, okay!" Charlot shouted with tears falling down from his cheeks..
At that point..
You felt like your whole body went numb..
They suddenly had the urge to do something..unpleasant..
They walked up behind to the boy holding charlot down
They gripped his hair back
"Let..him..go." they said coldly leaving shiver down charlot spine when he heard willow
They saw the other boys go into a state of fear just from seeing them
"W..willow!?"
The other dropped their bat and started backing away slowly
"Let Alex go, you freak!."
"Oh?..Is that his name?."
They picked him up by his shirt
Willow was much taller than any of them..
They look at him..
"Never hurt my friend again..or do you want the same thing to happen to you like your other little friend."
He quickly nodded and they let go and all three of them ran away
Charlot sat on his knees crying A bit
"N..none of that was true.."
They looked at him
"I'm not your friend because of your money.." he wiped his tears with his sleeve
They helped him get up
"You got bruises and you're bleeding.."
"So?.."
"So, we have to take you back to your house so we can patch you up"
They patted his head
"Aren't you mad at me?.."
"For what?"
He stayed silent for a bit "I just thought..you'd be mad at me because of what you've heard.."
They thought for a bit and looked away. "Even if you did become my friend because of my money..then half of my stuff from the house would've been gone..and you would be slowly asking for more money every time..but you never did that have you?"
He slowly nodded and sniffed
They helped him wipe his tears
"Now stop crying we still need to take you home to clean you up"
They took his hand and went to his place
Leaving him with his mother and father who been worried from the state he was in
After that, they left
Walking into the woods
You snapped out of reality
Suddenly you were somewhere else
You looked around hearing a group of kids laughing
"Haha cry baby!."
"Awe, who's a little cry baby?"
You looked at group of boys and girls that is making a baby voice to a small kid
As you looked a little closer
You noticed it was willow.. and the boy pulling their hair was the boy who picked on charlot..
You were about to shout out to them so they could stop
But suddenly Willow shouted in rage "Leave me alone already!!." They bashed the boy's head to the concrete wall making him bleed..
The other girls and boys screamed in horror and left leaving the boy alone
You hear how he screamed in agony holding his head
You saw Willow step back from him, trembling a bit and breathing heavily but still numb..
Willow looked at you with blood on their clothes..
And you were brought back instantly and you were on the floor
You got up and held your head feeling a bit in pain
You didn't know what you could say about that event..
So you just went back to the house before it could get any darker..
As you made it
You went to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee you waited for the coffee to brew
You rubbed your eyes and yawned then after of couple of minutes the coffee is done and you took it upstairs to your room and you sat outside the porch from your window and picked up the book to where you left off but then something red caught your eye
You set your book back down and walked over to it leading you to under the bed You pulled it out
It was the red box
"Oh, I accidentally forgot about this"
The box had no dust what's so ever it looked like you just had putted it there
"I'll give it to him once I see him again" you put it next to your bed this time instead of putting it under it
To be honest
You can't exactly remember why you hide it in the first place and the journal as well
You always found it between the bed
You shrugged it off anyway
And went back outside to stargaze and to finish what you were reading and to think about that event you just saw..