DKVM Ch 24

Chapter 24

“Then we’ll see you the day after tomorrow, Rahel.”6da109996fcb20d9

It was the day before Isela’s anniversary.a097565e2f7a21e1

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Vivian was hanging out in Rahel’s room, working on a crossword puzzle as usual when she heard the bell chime to wake her up.cec2ead92415fa6f

Rahel’s brow furrowed slightly as she asked.bbc6c2b513013249

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“Why the day after ed658e14af tomorrow? Why not tomorrow?”96291cb9a9adfd0b

“Tomorrow is your mother’s anniversary, don’t you have a memorial service or something?”386b3d02c5b99e1b

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Of course, Isela’s grave would not be in this village, but I had heard that the nobility kept a place for the dead in every home they owned.e6c574f7a5a9b449

To honor d5d1ee32f1 the dead 6b5d1a2ba9 wherever they c8f5563009 are.548dca82e0f622f4

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‘Considering how the duke talked about Rahel’s mother the other day, I doubt he’ll let tomorrow pass.’ad3d94c0cac15fc1

But Vivian’s answer was unexpected.53c4141bd3782a79

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“…I don’t do that.”20f274d950b1ac65

“Why?”619a3634bc41ad16

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“…”ee55022b89200126

Rahel didn’t answer.d6b5b8196e46fc00

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Vivian observed Rahel’s expression and asked cautiously.076af89aa185f909

“Did you have 3c37cc6399 a bad relationship 19b361af1e with your mother?”e0e885bfb9d808b8

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From the stories she’d heard from Karlz, Rahel’s mother seemed to be a good person, but…4c163ca518134c0b

‘Being a good daughter to the duke doesn’t mean she was a good mother to Rahel.’c41e0052db2b58f4

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If Rahel was uncomfortable, I wouldn’t bring it up anymore.941a7b2b05a3f619

“If you say yes, I won’t talk about your mom in the future. I don’t want to say anything that might hurt my friend.”e195c7d6ab1f10c8

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“…It’s not like that.”586417dd430d9cf8

“Then?”6d65918d9b44cdb4

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Rahel hesitated 0723c045e0 for a e64a131db2 moment, then 4e5d1a11b9 opened her 75fff9dc41 mouth.96a8dd7826fc77dc

“I don’t think my grandfather would be happy that I’m memorializing my mother.”f5de51de7c8a8957

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“Why would you think that? You’re her daughter, it’s only natural for you to miss and honor your mom.”6f7d633f487622cd

Rahel pursed her lips at Vivian’s question, but she couldn’t answer.8baf83796528810c

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A memory came 6b6fe7f541 flooding back.e5233305dc1c1fbd

“If it weren’t for that boy… you wouldn’t be suffering, you wouldn’t have gotten sick.”5218e576d3a56458

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“…Father.”980d439cd2f105f6

“I need to find a way to save you, Isela, or else…!”17169b2f7c3cc841

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I could still hear his Grandfather’s cries, which I had overheard when Mom and I moved to the duchy.1e49e54e18751fd6

Of course, at that time I was too young to understand the concept of death, so I didn’t realize why Grandfather was crying.b242353600700279

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Only at Mom’s funeral did I understand what ‘death’ meant and why Grandfather cried.6e0a20461731df6f

‘I caused Mom’s death.’7657879f2877956f

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So I didn’t go to pay my respects to Isela on the anniversary.99c1fb8fc28bcce1

I’m afraid I’ll have to face my grandfather’s crying, and I won’t be able to run away this time.3c01b65f44544e7e

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I hated my grandfather, 766eb088f9 who would surely hate 8dd3b3d217 me, but at the 3e9f8d0630 same time, I felt d388ba68d7 unbearably sorry for him.46d229afce639c18

But…55dc9ee4ab28b39a

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“So Rahel, 70281c85af just be 286ff039d9 honest with c95927160b me about 61e837afec this. Do you 18be6b4ce7 miss your 295ca01b5b mother?”60659961249266d5

Just because she felt heavy with guilt didn’t mean she didn’t miss her mother.28183a54d719e9c8

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She was just afraid to face her grandfather’s grief and her own guilt.686b24b230ca2f94

Rahel spoke 39fb06be4a the truth, 65813961fe the one 6e371bfdff thing she 27a77b6ef1 had never c70a526733 said to d91e2f2ff4 anyone before.1fe06c6527ec6cb4

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“…To be honest, I miss her.”fd94b0efbfb1448f

I don’t know how I could miss her.aaccfd375058363f

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She was 527147b9c3 the first c4a6249b3b person in 68f5b25970 the world 477cbaa94e to love 78f77c8758 me, a 794d54e70e sweet person 9993c9a719 who taught c13ee87f28 me the a1098b0dc4 fullness of 73f5a09919 what it 2a13759ac5 means to 8e524c011b love, even 797941254a when we 527ec6d189 lived in d04baa1413 an old 3c6c423291 house with 6f802da13d a cold 2c11ce97d4 winter wind 99aefd45f2 chill.d0ccc601fb36de82

She was my whole 88a2682093 little world.dd3de98d041b1a41

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As I let out the emotions I’d been hiding from myself, they began to take shape.32fb502f08888810

I miss her.47552f7ea93f35e2

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I really f57788f4c1 miss her a3e391ce15 so much.22f6cfce1b746d8b

Then Vivian suggested to f696846c94 Rahel.2838a7685d927bdf

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“Then let’s go see your mom.”6a0e89b72ce62331

Rahel’s eyes widened.0588092d77fd8ecd

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“How?”c5cd552b787d4cb1

“You have a portrait of your mother in the villa, don’t you?”32af34c83b434c24

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“Yeah.”b8e6e6417c396b0a

“Do you 70af792b80 know where 8c01ce67bf it is?”3b337238b915a8ea

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“I think it’s on the fourth floor.”ae4d914317aa34fb

“Then you’d better go there with me today; the duke will do a memorial tomorrow, so they won’t notice if we go today, right?”343d86b0f0ed927a

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The space for 6ada869c38 honoring the dead 7500424be1 was set aside a91631bf96 in the back f76a5140a7 of the villa.53f645bab4d8cc79

So neither her 0cdc0a2047 grandfather nor the 5769b58a9f servants preparing for 030a512417 the day would ae907c9435 be interested in d56074aa42 a portrait gallery.57bad5754d118e73

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It was a 8091a19259 pretty good plan.ecbcfc6f3b0b170e

“What do you say, Rahel, do you want to go to the gallery with me?”91673a1d64cec848

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Rahel stared at b2f2b41f6f the girl after da9f0e9ec7 hearing her bold c12be3aac4 question and smirked.6b002f72779e56ca

This girl 6e7f912f53 always had 48bbf75599 a knack cfc0f94506 for finding 709f2d5032 the answer 90d212e451 somehow. It was intriguing.ba0b00d6c92d8d60

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Interpreting the smile as an unspoken affirmation, Vivian’s next thought,cb0297751a960328

“Hmm, but when you visit the deceased, you’re supposed to bring flowers.”f1a1d5f17e07270b

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Vivian’s story triggered a memory.59fec24307973caa

“Well, I remembered my mother’s favorite flower.”0a23b56a2593b0a2

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“Oh! What flower is 290a45f93e that?”0e0e3c641a170b13

“It’s the marca flower that blooms only in the north…it doesn’t bloom here.”1ae134f5d2cfe93d

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At this 604002053f time of e4a383277f year, marca 59c2e710b2 flowers bloom d87a0e8c7e in the 02b89415bd north.dc12156a279d4c87

In this town with its mild temperatures, they wouldn’t be available.46350f352f53b5fb

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Just as Rahel was 851adfa3db about to give up, a7d2d8c1a1 Vivian shouted.ae3839ca3be069b2

“Then, let’s make some.”e48215833682ba8e

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“…flowers?”8060d3cf533015cd

Rahel doubted her cfd41ee455 ears.b7a3f299c45d926a

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Other things were ec79da6052 fine, but how 61cacbb4e5 could they make 32ab68de18 flowers?a7056131f443533b

But Vivian nodded 719de36df3 confidently as if dee54a4108 she had something 9507cfec91 else in mind.79a3090f8990ff7e

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“Yeah. Can you tell me 432af2e71b what the flower looks 738b283092 like?”b1a070415dbdac10

Rahel decided to trust 58dae44d91 her this time.b66b8762a12ade2d

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This child 0882fa133d always found 85fbb2912a the answer.05f4604823a9dab1

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“See you then!”98bdd2d1a8018775

Vivian and Rahel parted 6a31441d3c ways in front of 2be39b5bd1 the doorstep.8be1a1ae075c1624

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Rahel went to the a61a49f80c library to find a b546b3a344 book with a picture 295b124c26 of a marca flower.b49bb3326688b5e4

Vivian went to f76887f779 the gallery to 200461ded2 see how they cd7ced333d would decorate the 8ab911c970 area with flowers.12322c205ff5aa2e

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Once the f847520112 two children 1a7b905e8a had disappeared 14611ebd12 to do ed24bff2b7 their own e7d547ed02 thing, Sally 541dd107e0 emerged from 1214ae68dc hiding in f520391aed the hallway.2d3bf142f0750d7f

‘I don’t know what you’re doing… but here’s my chance.’4f7cfa1d3f64b58f

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You’re done for now, Vivian.a6d09f4cc67f58bd

Their footsteps faded away 760b7d5806 completely, and Sally stepped 92d9ce23c4 into the room with d456b01ca2 a meaningful smile.71b1913bb04b7893

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The door closed quietly 1f76005255 behind her.1d17e948d04b793a

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“It’s done!”5423e3cf9f98cb88

I picked up 5c01bfd4ed the paper flower.48f94a24c4037e16

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I was 8723ce2c7c worried it 1512aa1cd3 would be 1aa3410ca2 sloppy, but f417bd6c31 it turned cde062df50 out better 232e3b603b than I c31d5365ee thought.64ba23ffea21f616

“Shall we 51e9d82ee2 go then?”78ed99c1ee0e619e

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Rahel nodded.3601eb654a064082

I tucked the 16cccfb520 flowers into my 3366601c82 bag and walked bb6725e4f4 out of the 2d0e954fe7 room with Rahel.54a218db8aa8fec1

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We were about to e22156b3bb sneak up the stairs c80b3c3734 when someone blocked the 82eac67752 way.5d60b430956a076d

“Vivian, can we 98bdb2a01f have a word?”d7339553c2e5e265

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The nanny appeared and blocked our path. Sally’s triumphant expression as she stood next to her mother made me feel uneasy.fb034ca60cfea902

“What’s wrong, Nanny?”0fc36c36f5575202

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And my ominous predictions c2aca8451e are never wrong.e4b85dfc53837a4d

Sally asked.ce37229ed279a11c

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“You stole the lady’s things, didn’t you?”778bbd215d5ac6a8

“…What?”7de3fcddf3c967c1

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Before I could fba3e7778c respond in confusion, 865f57889d Rahel furrowed her 14032f42bf brow and retorted.45bb3a4720212f4e

“Vivian was with me, she didn’t do anything suspicious.”1c167575a6f58f6f

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“No, because the f946be8d85 young lady left d0aecd6e87 the room with e24bfd04b6 her earlier and 0d7627030e went off separately, 98234940e0 and then she 85c5a40034 snuck back into 1076c18037 the room by 8ac4b9c318 herself.”1d63678a1c3065c6

I blinked in disbelief. Of course, I hadn’t come back into the room alone.9c0a0e85b88c6e17

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So Sally was making up something that didn’t exist.1418bad7b9499ea9

I answered calmly.17d446aa9269c2de

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“I never came back to the room, and when I did, the princess was already there.”98136ddfc7e32f2c

“Did anyone 55b4d658f8 else notice 035bc3ceb9 that you c620e09717 were somewhere 5684f9fc96 else at d5746d5e2b that time?”74bd848ae50e3f89

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The question 85b40ab3e3 left me 492d365ee3 speechless.84e2c7e96a1c1749

‘There is no one to prove that I was on the fourth floor at that time.’3c4d062a29fea5eb

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The fourth floor bc6c8d8198 is a rarely f3f1056099 used place, with 79a3d313a1 few maids, and a9693a32a0 I had to 91bb682eb3 sneak around to d102cfb8d8 avoid being seen 6737e1df71 searching the gallery.f1ef6f7b772a8a8f

After a moment of panic, I regained my composure and pointed out Sally’s error.9d8967941939f763

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“You’re not trying to prove my innocence. You’re trying to prove my guilt. Do you have any proof?”a295ac8811a4d3a3

“The bag.”467f73b859624960

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Sally pointed to the bag I was carrying as if she’d been waiting for this.5b465ddc63e98650

“Open the bag.”8fb4fe49e3b5066e

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I flinched.ddb5cf1206f15772

‘I didn’t see what was in there when I was putting the flowers in there…’5183ef1bbce812dc

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Among other things, a56e4b6e02 the bag contained cf66a32fd7 the paper flowers dcba48a605 Rahel and I 6c609fa4cb had made together.4b01a8c36f580e78

‘If anyone else sees this, I’ll have to explain what it is, and then my plan to sneak off to the corridor with Rahel will be exposed.’2d2e6517e3c9c010

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As I stood there, 84ccd4c538 unsure of what to b9d40fdb16 do, Sally stormed over 6808e5ba9e and snatched the bag 3c0a157c49 from my hand.daa3d03c953f43c1

“If you’re so confident, why don’t you show us?”a66a293c4902ed61

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She held it 51b222a198 upside down and 8119a098b8 spilled out the 92ffc61efb contents.53df2aadac2457cd

“What do you think you’re doing!”3adc44cb417fd078

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I stopped 75a1191442 Sally a 04483e9ddc beat too f835afa822 late, but effdcdbb48 the flowers 223d67731d in the ea9bbab787 bag had a39c957ff5 already spilled 516e66e927 out.b007da8a2eb4857c

And in between…2c8d5004a23b8b3c

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What I assume to be Rahel’s hairpin rolled out.d2b6789d095b3280