Afina sat on the edge of the bed, her mind filled with conflicting emotions. It was an unbelievable reality she found herself in, one that seemed too absurd to explain to anyone outside her own experience.
Mama Xylia had dropped the bombshell, informing her that she would not be returning to the esteemed High House. The very idea sounded ludicrous, considering it was every parent's dream to have their child enrolled there.
She could only imagine the elation Gia's parents had felt for seeing that their daughter had the opportunity to work as a maid at the High House.
The stark contrast between their enthusiasm and her own parents' opposition to her being a High House Scholar puzzled her. It was as if her parents had made a deliberate decision to thwart her dreams.
