Hustle and bustle, people crowding back and forth, walking... Yes, it is that place that the sailor from my village told me about... It is the port.
I stared excitedly at the many people and walked quickly, looking for the ship bound for Europe.
There was a sailor in my village who traveled a lot and was a person who was growing up. He was the one who gave me information and told me about the time of the ship heading to Europe.
He told me about a school called the University of London located in Europe and it is a very famous place for intelligent people and those who love knowledge. It is the same place that Saif told me about.
From the beginning, throughout the past three years, I always visited him when he returned home, and since my grandfather was important, I was loved by people, and that man used to tell me the details of his trip. When my cousin traveled, I became more curious and rebellious against my grandfather allowing me to travel, but he strictly refused, and I remained for a whole year without speaking to him, and now I am going to travel after he himself allowed me to travel!
The place was crowded, a lot of people bumped into me, I didn't pay attention and continued walking and looking for the ship that the sailor told me about.
I stopped one of them and he looked like a sailor from his clothes.
"Please. Where is the ship heading to Europe? .."
He stared at me for a moment strangely. "Europe..?" I nodded to him and he turned around, motioning for me to follow him. After a few minutes, he pointed to the location of the ship.
"That..." Then he left me and went. I stared for a few moments.
On the ship, and indeed it was the blue badge drawn on its sail.
The sailor told me this and agreed to wait for me on the ship.
I took a deep breath and started walking to the ship, climbing the middle of the bridge-like staircase. Until someone got in the way and asked, "Where are you going, sweetie?"
"I want to board the ship." He raised his eyebrows sarcastically.
"Yes, I see you boarding. What's the purpose?"
I don't know why I wanted to slap him, but he will die because of the slap. The average person is affected by my physical strength, and this is one of the drawbacks of my ability.
I answered calmly, "I want to travel...to Europe."
"..Yes, where is the recommendation.. or where is the price for the ride.." A recommendation?, I don't know, perhaps he means a recommendation from one of the ship's crew..
".. I do not understand the meaning of a recommendation, but I am with Mr. Nova.."
He was the one who told me to come to that ship Anyway, "Nova?.. um, who else?.."
"I just agreed with Uncle Nova and came here..."
The man stared at me as if he was biting a bug, then we turned to Nova, and soon Nova came and looked at me strangely while I was Distracted.
The man said to Nova, "Nova, that girl says she agreed with you?.."
Nova's gaze shifted between me and the man. "Yes, indeed, Mr. Rad.. She is... She is from the village."
The man called Rad interrupted him. "Who allowed you? I don't care who you are. The ship is not for everyone who wants to board."
Nova lowered his head respectfully. It seemed that this man had a higher status than him. He continued: "When we return from the trip, you should stay at home. It seems that you have become old.."
He said as if he was mocking and conspiring against poor Nova.
He pointed at me in the same way, "And you get away from here!"
Well, I ran out of patience with him. I am not a person who is patient with insults.
I grabbed him by the collar and looked sharply against my gentle voice.
"Excuse me, Mr. Rad... but I want to travel for my future in Europe. Uncle Nova wanted to help me no more... and if you want money, I will pay whatever you want..."
The man looked at me in astonishment. Yes, he was right, my quiet anger was terrifying, especially with the strength of my fist that paralyzed him. About movement.
His gaze shifted between Nova and me, surprised.
"N.. Nova from that girl...!" Nova was also confused. He took a deep breath several times and answered: "Miss Lubna... she is the granddaughter of the village elder and would like to travel to the University of London to study..."
I indifferently raised my shoulders and said to the man: "How much do you want for the trip?"
The one called Rad, who was still looking at me in disbelief, swallowed his nervousness.
"You can pay 400 pieces.."
! Wait... since the price is so high and the rest is barely enough for me... I don't need more punishments.
My thoughts crossed my face.
" Mr. Rad, can you lower the price? "
''no! This is the final price. If you don't have it, go home with dignity.
I got really angry. I gave him that evil smile and said gently: "I can't go back, Mr. Rad... Lower the price or I will make you food for the fish.."
The two men's faces turned pale when they looked at me. I am not used to behavior like this and I have no patience. My smile alone was enough to keep me from sleeping for days.
He said with difficulty: "O.. Okay, I will reduce it by 350 coins."
"No, the amount is still large..."
". Maybe 340 coins?.."
". No..!"
".330 coins?"
"Do you think there is a difference? No.."
After several more attempts, Rad got tired of my insistence.
I reached the appropriate amount with him.
"Okay! 305 coins! I won't reduce any more!"
Then I felt satisfied and lowered that terrifying smile.
"Okay, that's okay... I can pay!"
He extended his hand hesitantly, looking like he wanted money. I was honestly confused, as I don't know how much money I had..
"Excuse me, sir, but first I have to pay after the ride..."
"But..." I interrupted him with another mischievous smile.
"Don't worry, Mr. Rad, I will pay when I ride."
The man hesitated for a moment, then nodded in confusion and without waiting for a word, I pushed him out of my way and continued boarding the ship..
Nova came behind me, confused, "Forget it.. Are you okay?.."
I answered sarcastically, apparently frightened by my previous smile: ". Of course, I'm fine.?"
"Actually, miss, I didn't know that you had such a confusing side.."
She smiled gently and patted his shoulder.
"It's okay, Uncle Nova... The so-called Rad made me angry, so I showed this side for the first time... I apologize if I scared you.."
He smiled embarrassed and denied,
"No, I did not hide. I apologize if the captain bothered you. He is a little strict, but he is a person.."
I nodded indifferently, looking carefully at my surroundings.
The ship contains a lot of passengers and rich people, and there are also some wealthy people and the ship's crew. What caught my attention was the presence of a thin middle-aged woman and a little girl who I can say is 10 years old.
Nova interrupted my distraction: "I really didn't expect you to come, miss. If your grandfather found out, he would be angry."
I interrupted him. "My grandfather didn't get angry... in the end, he was the one who allowed me to travel."
Nova's mouth opened in astonishment. He was right, my grandfather did something. amazing. "Yes? Miss, that's good, but."
"How will you understand the European language? I mean, how will you adapt to the situation there?"
' Speaking it well... Don't worry, Uncle Nova, I am strong and can adapt abroad..."
In fact, that was one of the features of my strange strength. I can understand the speaker's language to some extent, but I must learn about it and the letters of the language first.
One of the other sailors called out to him while standing with me.
"That's good, miss...I have to go to work now."
I nodded yes, then he left me alone and left. I walked around the ship and sat next to the woman and the child, who turned out to be the wife of the person called Rad, who needed treatment from Europe. This is how I got to know all the passengers. Gradually, four days passed and I arrived at my destination safely.
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It is as if there is an attraction to me that makes people tell me their sorrows..
It is always like this. Everyone who gets to know me, even for a second, tells me his past, his present, and everything. And of course I have to listen to his sorrows!
Although I do not tell anyone about my pain and my life, for some reason everyone sees me as a box of secrets.!
The biggest example of this is that everyone on the ship, even the rich people, talked to me about their lives, and even Captain Rad poured out his sorrows to me...
I met one of my grandfather's wealthy acquaintances, the Rainey family, the two brothers and the wife of one of them, they were on a business trip, they told me about their knowledge of my grandfather and they praised him as well. They praised our family and then offered me help.
When I reached the port of England, they offered to help me again and go with them where they were staying.
But I refused, and only accepted for them to take me to university on their way. Indeed, I rode with them in the horse-drawn carriage that took me to the university.
I raised my head in amazement at the majestic view of the university that refreshes the mind. The excitement inside me increased and I hurried in.
There are many young people walking inside. amazing! This is a new feeling! Am I really going to stay here for a while? I'm looking forward to it from now on!
I wandered around the place enthusiastically like scout ants, listening to the students' conversations and carefully looking at their clothes and faces. I don't know why I feel like I've forgotten something... Wait, shouldn't I register myself here?
I stopped one of the girls. She was dark-skinned and had curly hair, but she looked pretty.
I asked her, "Excuse me, please, where can I enter the university?"
She looked at me in surprise, "You are in the university..."
"No. I mean, how can I be a student... I want to register my name..."
Her skin looked rare and beautiful. "You can go to the principal's office..."
"Where?" She gestured with her hand: "There...at the end of the corridor of the large building..."
".Thank you..." I thanked her and hurried where she indicated, and I did not notice her strange look on me...
I arrived at the director's office and knocked several times, and then he invited me in. Sitting on the chair was a slightly fat person with long white hair and beard. He looked up from the papers,
"Yes?.. What's wrong?"
I cleared my throat and took a few answering steps closer.
".Sir.. I want to register my name.."
".Register your name?.."
".Yes, I want to study at the university, please.."
He hummed in thought and exhaled smoke from a twisted object.
"Luckily for you, this is the time of year when the university accepts students..."
Good news! So I came at the right time. I smiled happily.
The manager asked: "Tell me all the details you have. Your name, your address?"
I sighed calmly to reduce my excitement and told him the details.
"My name is Lubna de Lier, and I am eighteen..."
He nodded in understanding, and asked, staring at me and examining me.
"You are eighteen? You look young?"
I smiled gently, hiding my embarrassment.
"My parents always tell me this... my appearance is different from my age, and this will remain forever..."
The director nodded and did not ask, and got up from his chair. And smoke in the twisted tool. Then he pulled out a piece of paper from his desk.
"Write down all the details here, and then you have to pay the fees at the bottom of the paper.."
I wrote all the details on the paper and my desire to learn and the specialty I should study in. I chose anatomy because I of course care about the human body.
Of course, I chose to stay at university. But the surprise was at the bottom of the paper.
"Wait!... Sir, why so much money?.." It was a large amount for me. 500 coins is almost all I have... Oh my God!
The manager said, "If you don't have him, leave. This is the condition. Pay to stay."
I felt dizzy. I sighed and said softly, trying to hide the distress. "Sir, can't the amount be reduced a little?"
". no!."
A definitive answer, but I have not given up yet.
"Please, sir. I am a stranger to the country, so please reduce the amount..."
He interrupted me sternly: "I told you, if you don't have him, leave!"
Anger rose in my head, but I had to endure. We were still at the beginning of the road.
"Okay, sir," I said gently, using a business smile that mirrored my evil thought.
"I was interrupted by someone hurriedly entering and saying quickly: "Mr. Savos Lee... we have a problem in the sanctuary."
"What's the matter, Ben?"
"She is the student, Infilta Rin, sir"
"infilta rin? . "
''There is a fight on campus''
The director held the bridge of his nose and looked distressed as he muttered, " Infilta and her group! !"
Then the director rushed to see the fight in the sanctuary and, out of curiosity, I kind of followed him.
The short red haired woman stood staring coldly at her surroundings. In front of her were four young men lying on the ground. She let out a sarcastic laugh, showing her disdain for these young men
. I looked at her in amazement, how could that girl hit them? It's tall, but like my height, and it's not easy to hit them like that.
The director stood in front of her and scolded her, while I stood at the front of the crowd, a little behind the director, watching everyone in amazement.
The director shouted at the girl: " Miss Infilta! You have received two warnings before, and this third has passed."
The girl interrupted him coldly: "Mr. Savus Lee, they were the ones who started the fight and I defended myself... I ask everyone if you don't believe..."
I liked that girl's confidence for some reason, I admired her very much! But suddenly our gazes met for a moment.
But it felt like countless years. At the same moment, our looks turned to confusion due to this feeling.
Cutting our eyes, the same brunette girl came forward and defended her.
"Yes, Mister Lee, they were the ones who started the fight and made us angry."
Likewise, the boys next to her approached and defended the red-haired man.
"Yes, you did not make a mistake."
The young man with the glasses said, and another young man with dark blond hair agreed.
"Yes, Mr. Lee, you did the right thing, but you always care about the rich and support them if they make a mistake."
One of the boys who had been beaten got up, his face full of blood, and threatened the red-haired woman.
"You! Don't you know who I am! How dare you?" For hitting me, you idiot!.."
"No, didn't you know, or didn't your mother tell you?"
"How dare you!..whore!"
She took a few steps, preparing to hit him, but someone stopped her. In a calm voice like magic,
"Infilta .. Stop making trouble, I will handle the matter..."
A middle-aged man who looked handsome approached with a calm smile.
The red-haired woman named Infilta looked at him coldly,
"Griptch.."
she said and retreated next to the boys who had previously defended her.
That man approached the director and said with a calmness that immediately melted the anger,
"I apologize on behalf of Infilta. You can forgive her mistake this time, Mr. Savus Lee..."
I felt the feelings of everyone present diminish, including the director, whose anger suddenly stopped. I looked at everyone in amazement.. This is strange!
"But this is bitter." The man interrupted the director, "Mr. Savus Lee... I think forgiveness is a good thing... right?..."
and the director's protests immediately stopped. He nods as if hypnotized.
"Well, it will be the last time..." The man's smile widened and he nodded enthusiastically.
The young men who were thrown to the ground stood up silently and looked at the invited girl with contempt, and moved away from the place, and the students also gradually moved away.
Even the manager slowly backed down, and so did I.
But one of them stopped me, and it was the same calm man.. He said with his calm smile and stared into my eyes strangely..
"Excuse me.. Can we get to know each other, miss..?"
I blinked several times in surprise and then frowned.
"Excuse me..?" I don't know why I wasn't comfortable with him!
The man's smile widened. "I'm Mr. Gribitch... and you?.."
"Am I obligated to answer? Him!,"
I looked behind him, the red-haired girl who had fought, as well as the brunette girl and the young men were standing far away, staring at me.
"It would certainly be a pleasure to meet you, miss..."
I turned my attention back to the man, and I frowned more.
"Lubna de Lier... my name, another question?"
I smile broadly, seemingly preparing to ask a question, but I quickly turn and leave.
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