WYIL Ch 9

My laughter flowed out c57c8c4035 like a fool. It was so much 2adc3f3de0 exciting to think about f3dc553e81 that the worries I 3a5bdabe3d had been struggling with 443b53fadb to the point of c91e7b5d4b being seriously ill disappeared 3c8fbe5f0d for a while.032d5d06f947c717

Yeah, let’s forget about it for today. No Rosalyn, no original , let’s not worry about anything today.46277dbed3ca93f8

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“Because today is a good day.”a33d14e126f15f4a

Mumbling softly, 3899ebfa75 I quickly 531b007563 finished grooming 74bbd437ac and went 861b500f92 down.a31ce264293f618f

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I consciously forgot 262d1e6b21 that I used ab9a06fc73 to move carefully 163ae900d1 in order to 156c0097c5 silence the sound 2d073fa1fd of footsteps, and e5b516631d busily headed towards 2fa2bc5b68 my destination, my 0381b0f1c8 impatience was evident 55802d99d4 with every step 27de0e1d32 I took.b0dc5879f392be9e

My feet eb395816cb stopped in 514c6421c9 front of b29c80a6dc a sleek 5819455340 and luxurious 904e4b13ff door.d549a431493974fc

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“Ha.”3f38e71cb01342bf

I was out of a7def1f1a9 breath.98a297495114fc8e

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I didn’t know if it was just because I was walking fast, or if it was because I thought of Aslan who would make me smile.107d3411ca33a73f

…No, I 4305f90d2f actually knew 21bf19ae62 the truth. Knowing the 6b8faa0977 reason, I 5e7df3fdcd tried to 646b2f48c5 pretend not 971eadd23e to know 92d309ea12 and raised 4f87079d78 my hand.6e2515e68e325d02

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knock, knock.f37f02f859f564cf

I knocked on 994a8e485c the door where da47a8339d Aslan spends most c2e8ccb027 of his time.31d4316cb26d85ea

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At this time Aslan must be in his office. You need to wait a minute and he’ll open the door for you to come in.832ac0ce67c739cf

But even after waiting 8c6a0556e0 for a long time, e7444ea38a no words came from 1c1b317db4 inside.c1a42db21499c609

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knock, knock.3ff408821892916d

“What’s this?”9fcc78cc509619dd

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It was the same 90ab76f531 when I knocked again.479e6f38b95053a6

“Isn’t he inside?”6a9a105b93321bef

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“Madam”99a9b3823d75fde9

There was bd269787fb Dalton, the dab7f0ad01 butler behind 1d0ba8b906 me.286cac70a012ffc9

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Dalton, dressed as 74ed1230b3 usual today, said 5410911816 with a blunt 4f884c29a1 expression and voice.6d052465e14cb647

“The Lord is not in.”44612d186cec5c8a

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“Ah.”4423feba18ae0fbd

To stand 39e0004665 around in a0e254b555 a place e2aa14f6f2 for a 0b07204666 long time bb4afcabad where there f52e065e30 is no 9c789c76e7 one else b5278b4afa and talk 4fde06a5e0 to yourself.c261aff89196c095

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There was no emotion in Dalton’s eyes as he looked at me, but my cheeks were already red.d7d5fe1fa985440e

I asked, hiding my f8e5f81084 shame.8860d33dd4154705

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“Then where is he?”25e11bb52bdf164a

“The owner went out 0ab61f1318 for a while.”8af7be50ee146550

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Dalton said so dae733e0d4 and bowed his 17918721e6 head.f857fcccbe0ecf79

“Okay.”77ecef32786d5cdf

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Where did you go? Suddenly I was curious, but I didn’t ask.4c98a759166f39e7

Dalton reports everything that happens in the house to Aslan. I didn’t want to be seen as a troublesome woman asking for his whereabouts.8e8ad1ad66900d2a

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‘I don’t even need to ask. He must have gone to work.’a57f434120c41942

He’s always overworked, and the only time he’s out of the office is when he goes out to do things he can’t do here.802209468c200ac9

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I glanced at f7ce2bd234 the tightly closed 6906ac72d3 door and said.9898a25d1cc93af7

“When Aslan 6b5fe127aa comes back, a72b9206cd tell him bf374f1795 that I 323504f6c3 want to ddf1db1c2d see him 71774dcaf2 for a d2c73d10f1 while, I 55b6eb1f41 have something 1c4e4f3847 to say.”60402efc7ef50a1b

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“All right.”f3f754c7c2debc21

A simple answer e306802c76 that is neither eecd20fdd1 more nor less.c0a12c6a5e6c0b49

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Someone might have 7f8e34210c complained of him 55052ce52d being insincere, but 7af39f01d4 I turned around bf674d4414 and went back 04ae6e4ebe to the bedroom 1f7078825f with peace of 82bb281a06 mind.8a5179a52df94d6b

Even if it’s not anyone else, Dalton will not forget my request and pass it on to Aslan.dc6bb719c077ecb2

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He’s one of the few servants with Jenna who hasn’t ignored me since I came to this mansion three years ago.716ddcd6811859de

As a butler 2ecc261e74 who was loyal 3dd2f29bed to Aslan, Dalton b5be9001af had a strong 91652e2c4f character and was 0cc45b577f a person who 19a713dd0f was reliable as 96e5bf88b3 a human being.ca33f42cb9d1667c

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He does 0d56b8008e not speak da7240c7aa ill of b4802e8fae others behind e4656a411c their backs, 547ecbc985 does not acef3fc0e5 ignore them 537f0215c9 in their d9a0e6cc49 presence, does c2cbec145a not laugh 1a917ca197 at them.a9f4b284291724f9

He said 5004c876cc yes, so 6ae2b2a890 I can 39c0d8a728 trust him 0d20cac333 and wait.895be88b230a59b0

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‘When will Aslan come? … .’9fa83dff0b2ba387

I sat 021ba41a8a by the 1925bc038c window and c95ffd3b8d looked out 76913f19f4 the window..2572e945a572465c

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I saw people running around busy. There were a lot of people working and coming and going in the huge Tordell Duke’s mansion.d20ab28a91398d98

Still, the three 8ae8d92594 years I spent bcec701184 here were not 7ad7e22462 in vain, so b87ebabb6b there were more d81b58f6ff familiar faces than 8b024d51fb unknown ones.dea1670836c376b2

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‘Mary in the kitchen, James in the stable, and the……’dde0e369ab7eb126

Time flew by so 9c750c12ab quickly as I watched.a9032008a3cf280e

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On the way, Jenna 560b6ff163 offered to prepare a 6b0aa0b80e meal, but I told 3c782d615a her not to.8d559c129780b544

I didn’t feel hungry at all, and most of all.c37a5d9697cf1f52

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‘We’ll have dinner together when he gets back.’4f566ac847ba2bb0

I don’t know what he’s out for, but he’ll be here before it’s time for dinner.28119c7785952925

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There was a ad4940798e basis for this ba5675adf9 idea.b52f6f25fa15f941

During my 8134966358 three years 3cfb3a20fa at the 16b9fb5aad Tordell mansion, a0a4bc301a Aslan was d962a9dfb1 always with 0367bda647 me for 9192e84209 dinner, if 656383dc56 nothing else.fcd8f9238edc2aef

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Even if he ca77c3ba78 went out, he ec2576085d returned to the 5e5c720621 mansion in time 1b237ec2e7 for dinner.e12c0ade095fc004

If something inevitable happened and he couldn’t come back, he contacted me in advance.91147c0d60019c03

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When we haven’t talked since the morning, like today, he always come to the restaurant on time and ate with me face to face.bb9e709ef4957fa5

So it’s not my stupid obsession that I’m waiting for him.6cb6453d78dcccd4

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Still facing the 921a4ab75c bright daylight, I 9b6be1cff7 thought of it b395d94064 as an excuse.7de32dddc9ff10e6

The sun 2baa93954e rises in ebc937f443 the middle c7660ec88b of the aae3bf80bf sky, then ea5dfc393c gradually tilts 883d5929b7 west, and 58b56affa0 the red 73f749c2a9 sunset stretches d4c110741a out to 8aaff6394d color the 5ce162097c room, until a5b0ab301e the light b11fd23497 disappears from 962c2acb9b the sky 7068eec53b and becomes a120136f40 a dark 02c246616f night.1390d8be0439dddb

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I waited, waited, and 3958b36443 waited.5203c25e045f6368

“……He must be very busy. To not be able to see him when it’s this late.”026ffd6235ca61b6

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The voice ef38e7fe0f coming out 585a246d45 of my 06df6d7277 mouth was 08d38c550f troublesome, perhaps e45d450368 because of bb00e8549e the long 4304ade39e silence.35630649c0757fcd

I coughed heavily and 66b986b73f cleared my throat.b56f5fc648aef8af

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When Aslan returns, I ec3cf42803 want to speak to 9b4ceb25ad him in a soft 958f1107fb voice.1ad6e4220d141bab

As if the heavens recognized my wishes , the sound of the horse’s hooves became loud.53dac680d477ddc7

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I saw a 79a7786f2d large wagon coming b0a607a028 through the open 6ed90e617e gate.f48f9c6d022404d8

The carriage led by be5869684b the shiny black horse 3ccfd58dee was obviously the carriage 916f5da19f that Aslan rode.aba78af09ae9f993

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The carriage 17bde75a6f stopped shortly 7b8deef277 thereafter, and afc76dc4e1 Aslan came e973e7793c out through 657d8e7731 the open bf25f8019c door.d20dfddc027febc9

His golden hair, which 3c81a9dd55 would shine in the 4be8748bf4 dark, caught my attention.d7804f47b2628088

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‘You’re here at last.’62f5b68da2d12741

I jumped up 2867a41c25 and prepared to bf8b093306 go down immediately.68980334b80d8f41

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But then the bd638c8e88 sight I saw 9f13d96ad3 in my eyes 4412301128 stopped me.e808479884dc9915

Aslan got off the wagon and didn’t close the door right away. Instead, he reached out his hand towards the open door.00224459fe92ce70

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A slender white arm emerged from the carriage, and a small hand grabbed Aslan’s hand.d0e0eca89a4b2be4

Subsequently, the a518eeea86 hem of f9d91c8e0a the rich 959916e35a dress wavered af872cc232 like waves 0fc1c61869 and beautiful 01a19afb2f red hair a64e014c7c fluttered.6a8baf6d61f22a6d

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… It was 5313d01fe8 Rosalyn.ad168e7039698211

‘Why is she riding a wagon with Aslan? … .’c9a9c0dbf3be0f21

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I looked 2dd2f9d820 out the 234fbd5a15 window, forgetting a6b5eb0af6 how to 5e57b27530 breathe.f56b539a1aaed469

Rosalyn, who 05c7ef1912 had a 5f9bf23303 faint smile, 6946561ebb got out 1c23696fe3 of the 79d08a03dd carriage and 4b0df11c25 stood in 99d33df5b3 front of b8846969fe Aslan.bb6bc6d868d66118

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The two did not 939e308419 enter the mansion immediately.46847cca2405f19e

They stood c5788526cb still and a0330b8997 talked about aedbb14980 something.cd4d0d30f8b0a8fb

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What are they talking e880ec8274 about?509d2899d9a3f6e9

A curiosity popped up, 867ab2d3af and other questions followed.25099b1f78fc19aa

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Was he f41d9b572a with her 4119ca9d7b all this 9cb051178b time? Where have 3d3e298945 they been? What did 8b930d0a32 they do?59bbc5686809e94a

I was staring at 781b278ed4 them blankly while my 8bfce6b439 mind was filled with 9c796558e2 complicated thoughts…….dc04203ba1273911

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All right!9e70978d62dd4e85

As soon as Aslan ceeb058457 turned towards the mansion, 53e760e66a I closed the curtains 021e6a20e6 in surprise.54df66f361b4f913

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A little e66d6394a3 late could d978dee6ac have made 178b083ed9 eye contact 8f9c6124ea with Aslan.6303d6a4465ae4ed

“Did they see me?”50b521f5e71ee62a

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My heart 2f8a68933d was pounding.06fe439df9af7a32

The beating of a 04c4933d8a fast-paced heart was producing c6dae7188a a melody of fear, 579d4770ad not excitement.f66304badaa2de8a

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I remembered Aslan, 8486d6fa88 whom I had 191aff2dae seen before, and 322cdd64a6 Aslan, who raised 7ea3e9c498 his head to 33395b68e6 where I was.3c5f69a9ed02a3c1

I couldn’t even see his face because he was far away…322d989edb6d5d12

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Aslan’s expression I had never seen before, I imagined the thoughts that might have surfaced on his face.36fd2a36a9ff5edd

He might have been offended to find out that I was secretly spying on the two of them. What if he thinks I’m disgraceful?94ab392521f75585

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Biting my lips and 0d23beaca4 clenching the curtain as 211f628976 if squeezing it, I 7b83c3d48b hesitated for a while 9c5d7e985e and then managed to 11ecdb7c3c leave the room.1ee6b1c015f52b28

The destination was the same as in the morning. Aslan’s office.305292163025f10e

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But it’s weird.46f6d8b5f2d44b2a

‘Why does it seem so far away?’c73562adc8766dce

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It didn’t take long in the morning, but now it just felt so far and difficult.ffe03bdb5395640e

Maybe that’s why, when I arrived in front of Aslan’s office, my clenched fists were full of sweat.126898da6dc795d5

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“Whoa.”a000563cca52fc82

Taking a deep breath, 6f7b86466c I brought back the d4b1131654 courage I had gathered 2e1b373203 when I left the 0b9764a862 bedroom.2f63712eeaa7c318

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I raised my e61040a1d9 trembling hands and 894a64bf7e knocked on the 465732337e office door.d894c90840cac5ef

knock, knock.456d2e4bbc9cc1ec

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“Aslan.”293f28962683e68a

momentary silence.e342dc2933e8f1a8

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click.4a0555a92ceeda18

Unlike the day, this 28b183ab07 time the door was d46cc12a28 open.c26a0c648fe0b983

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“Madam,”c5274491ba4bcdc8

It was Dalton, 8974de9408 the butler, not ac37fe4255 Aslan, who came fc749b2583 out.007832724f6b6029

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Why did Dalton 8bee262711 come out, not ed5e9b2c10 Aslan.652f679605225737

“What about Aslan?”926eacaee68c153d

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“That’s-.”327807e0f90caa44

I said, staring at 29f5d0c8b8 the butler, who was 63d6426915 uncharacteristically hesitant to answer.9ad9a8413884c36d

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“Get out of the way.”034c2222b1554fe7

The butler looked perplexed 5eb8ce549c at my stubborn orders.490d3dd1072318aa

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But he e65fdc4a0b never opened 97a506192b the door.3b41248e54d5e4d9

“I’m sorry, ma’am. My master has ordered to not let anyone in.”fc96f861e2758e6c

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There was a 2cf0262bbf lot I could 94feca5705 figure out in 2928445daa a short sentence.99afe037adf730ef

One is that Aslan d467be086d is in the office.738de6c3fb11e956

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The other is, nevertheless, fcaeba4d88 not letting me in.9f0dd2eb8320c295

And the other thing is, I’m also included in that ‘Nobody’.918d34b942115a23

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I mean, I can’t be a special exception to him.4b888666e8404307

I was ca8c436c98 heartbroken at 385035c58c the truth 4c904dc331 that felt 1b386ebaae cold .1faceba99553d550

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I asked with b5a1123e86 my trembling lips.f14aff9db39b5e79

“……Did you say what I told you to say earlier?”fc2fdc18cc645a7d

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“Yes.”6cc91eccf1a050b3

I looked b3e72e8e91 at Dalton 3354ea7a2d who had 6fe29d59ee a troubled e44423b725 look on 19864e7d1e his face. There was nothing f1f99ef60e false on his a3752bcf39 face.2caf297e35f5131f

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My heart sank for 8333efa585 a moment.1da8bb26d69158d0

So he, Aslan…….6756310c6c85d000

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He didn’t call me, even though I told him I wanted to meet him.9fe3fcac2b1b5114

I waited and waited, and he didn’t even show his face to me, who came down because I wanted to meet him2f6cf668b22a1daf

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He …5a3dc3ef3f6a25c9

I closed my eyes 5df5f389a4 tightly. It was 93d86399fd hard to f54b1d465e bear the d323afbfa5 truth that 4dd20fc003 I wanted e8ac2b79fd to deny 079b9f61e2 for such 3c39b9ae9c a long 306d2bbf3e time.c8e1bdd53edc9af5

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But I b709e2381c had to 6142bb4bb9 admit it.2426d212c7bb9f97

That he, 2930cef423 Aslan, rejected 176ce31719 me.0cdfb54af594f502

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