"I want some underwears"
Alan couldn't understand why she was requesting this when she could have asked for anything.
The nuns were cursing Maria in the heart, for uttering such a personal comment in front of the entire orphanage.
"Did you forget I said you can ask anything" Alan said.
"Well these are the only things I need"
"This kind of chance will never come again so think again"
"I think I wants some undergarments"
"Give her what she wants." Alan said. With an angry shrug
He enters the orphanage. He is followed by nuns and kids.
Fiona walking over to Maria, and slaps her so hard that even her ancestor feels it.
"You need to learn some manners, young lady" she stated.
Fiona turned around and entered the orphanage.
Maria, my dear, was still standing outside the orphanage.
Shawn noticed several black clouds in the sky, every one of them prepared to release rain. He walked straight to Maria and offered his coat to her.
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As Alan entered the building, kids knelt down to greet him in the corridor. He toured the whole orphanage as usual.
The orphanage appears to be a magnificent palace because of how exquisitely adorned it is. The table were covered by white sheets.
This place was not at all what it used to be, but only because the headmaster was here. Maria knew that this place would revert to a haunted home upon his departure.
He was tour the orphanage in less than thirty minutes.
Since the driver had plainly passed away, his only option was to contact his security, who arrived in another black car that had glass showing.
They carried the driver's lifeless body with them.
Maria saw everything from her chamber, which could be compared to a prison cell. She was locked by nun because she was disregarding the headmaster, she was imprisoned to her room.
It's Maria's birthday in two days, and although she is grounded for a day or so, it's still not too terrible.
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24, 12, 1985
When Maria awakens, underwear is on her bed.
Her punishment has now ended.
She realizes that the bleeding has stopped.
...
"What he actually f*ck"
"As soon as I got the wears this thing stops bleeding, so I embarrassed myself for nothing"
She is unsure of whether to laugh or cry at that moment.
*******
Upon arriving into the classroom, she noticed that the first chair on the left row was filled.
It was her seat, and Rafael was seated on it.
"Why do you not move to sit behind Dennis?" Said Rafael
Did he intentionally sit on my desk so that I had to sit at the back?
Did he know that I couldn't see behind me?
Maria sat silently behind Dennis until Dennis turned to face her and said, "Are you on your period?"
To my Maria:
"I WAS ASHAMED OF MYSELF WHEN I REALIZED THAT LIFE WAS A COSTUME PARTY AND I WAS ATTENDING IT WITH MY REAL FACE"