RED EYES
Claire

"Claire!!!"

The magic grandmother shouted my name again. It feels too disgusting if my name is spoken by a woman who has no heart like the devil.

I threw the book I was reading into the bed. Shit, the book fell on the floor. I took my glasses off and put them on the floor. I got out of the room immediately, but I forgot to bring a duster to look like I just finished homework. I quickly stepped up to pick up the duster I had placed near the window of my room. I stepped so hastily.

"Aw!" I groaned along with the sole of my left foot that began to hurt and sore.

It was like stepping on something. I looked towards the sole of my left foot. Scratched because I stepped on my glasses that had been split into two parts. I don't have glasses anymore.

"CLAIRE!!!" He called me again. Uh!

I immediately ran over to the woman I hated so much, ignoring my glasses that were split in half. Cussing at that woman in the depths of my heart, makes no sound. I tried to hide my angry face. I improved my appearance even though I was running, I didn't want to look like a very pitiful human being. I had to approach her as a strong and kind woman in her eyes.

My feet stepped through the stairs. Every now and then I go through two steps to get to that annoying woman faster. I ignored my breath breathing. My feet move faster, no matter what I've stepped on. I only care that I will be in front of that woman immediately.

"Slow!" The impact when my face has been seen by his eyes.

Both of my eyes tried to avoid both of his black eyeballs by slightly lowering his head. Without looking at each other I felt that he opened his eyes wide and threw a very sharp look at me.

"Sorry, madam. I just cleaned up the barn." I answered kindly, if someone sees me maybe they think of me as a graceful, kind and very pitiful woman. Cleaning sheds? Of course I lied.

The woman, Renata, looks very formally dressed. She wears a white kebaya shirt and her pink batik skirt. Her long hair is unraveling. If her face was smiling and her eyes weren't enlarged from being annoyed at me, I would admit that she was a woman who would look beautiful for now. I think he'll go to an official show.

"Go!" His order.

My eyes are enlarged. Really? This is the thing I dreamt of so much. I had to hold back my smile or my happy screams. I always wish that shitty woman would get me out of this shitty house.

"My extended family will be arriving soon for dinner. Go shopping! After shopping, you should help the maids to prepare the food! As always, hide when they arrive so they don't see you!"

My dream is no longer fulfilled for today. I was hoping that he would ask me to leave his house. It's okay, I'm not giving up.

Aunt Renata, in fact she only allowed me to call her mistress because she was ashamed to admit me as the son of her older brother, she was indeed a human who did not have a heart like a demon, animals alone were better than her. He was the brother of my father and the best friend of my mother. I never thought that the best person my parents had was someone with no conscience.

Seeing my aunt who was very scary and annoying, I was afraid to find out who my parents were. Even though I already knew both of my parents from a photo, I didn't want to know them more deeply. I'm afraid I'd be disappointed if my parents would be as bad as my aunt. If I want to see the true nature of a person, maybe I should look at the true nature of the people around him.

As usual, today I cannot escape from this prison. Even if I fail to escape 99 times, I will not give up. I always hoped the 100th time would work. I'm gonna figure out a way to keep me from getting caught by Aunt Renata again when I try to get out of her place. I wonder why he always knows my plans.

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This time I was only able to go to the nearest supermarket to shop for human needs that I hated the most. It's okay, the most important thing is that I'm far from that woman. It felt like spending a lot of time outside the house, but it would not be possible because Miss Renata would punish me by not giving me a meal for one day or hitting me on the foot with a wooden stick.

I continued to carry out his orders even though I was not sincere. The woman was not only evil, she was also stingy because she never gave me pocket money. So I was forced to take the remaining money from this grocery so I had some savings to escape from Renata's house.

'3 Salmon Fish' one of the foods I should buy, was written clearly on the shopping list paper.

I started looking for salmon. My steps came to a halt when I saw a man crying from watching a fish being cut. I'm not sure if the man was crying because of a cut salmon or a life problem that was more serious than my life.

The tears that he let out soaked both his cheeks and his eyes almost swelled up. Bizarrely. Is the fish his mother? Why is she crying so much? The longer his eyes saw the fish split open, the more his tears grew. It's funny this situation.

"Hey, that fish has a destiny to be eaten by humans or animals. You weakling! You're overreacting." Just say it when I'm right next to him.

I also approached the salmon stocks, right on his left side. The man wiped his tears when he heard my voice. When he realized that I was standing on his left side, he stopped crying. The man would be embarrassed if he was caught crying just because of a fish.

Just looking at the fish, she was crying. What if he lives like me?

"You won't understand." The reply.

I hope he's the only weird guy I've ever seen. Very weak, she was so easy to cry. I feel like I want to laugh at him right now, but I am too lazy to enter the life of a weirdo like him. My life has been too miserable and difficult, why add to the burden.

"Sir, I ordered 3 salmon." My love. A quick employee gave me my order.

I looked at the man. He looked very sad because the fish in front of him had become a piece of fish meat. I didn't think it was so excessive. His eyes were sad even though his tears were hiding from his eyes. He was silent and just stared at the cut fish.

"Weak." My words made him look.

He was silent, not replying. Occasionally glanced at me with a sad gaze that was not a second away. Is he a man? Just saw a cut fish crying.

I felt that my words might be quite painful for her. Whahuh? Nevermind! I don't want to care about him. My life would be even more miserable if a strange person entered my life full of misery. I left him too.

"I know you're Garde, but ..." He held back my steps by pulling my right arm.

My eyes grew bigger and my heart seemed to have escaped from the veins. I was really shocked when he dared to pull my wrist. What did he say?! The garden? The garden?! I don't know who this guy is, he's out of his mind. I felt like I wanted to hit this guy until he realized he was living in his hallucinations.

"I'm human, you idiot! Since when did the garden have legs and hands. Release!" I also left with a lot of annoyance.

"You're different." Her speech. One step back to keep him away.

"Beautiful, as handsome and as haughty as your mother. Brown hair and white skin are very similar to your father." Four steps back to get away from the crazy guy. I'm sure if he's the wrong guy or totally crazy.

I hope this is the last strange thing in my life full of misery. I don't want to see that guy again, just enough of my aunt to make my life difficult.

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