Chapter 1: The Captain of Trouble
Age: 1 years old
I turned to the sight of 3 buff guys with tattoos all over their bodies. All three of them were bald and had ripped brown shirts. Their pants were the color of green. One men was shorter than the rest so I decided to call him Shortie and the other two I called Green Pants #1 and Green Pants #2.
I whimpered quietly but loud enough that they could hear me. Shortie started laughing when nothing that I just did was even remotely funny.
"You seem like your lost, missy," Green Pants #1 said. Shortie nudged Green Pants #1 and pointed toward the emblem on the orange and pink dress I was wearing.
"Oh, so you have royal blood. Part of the Machi family so I see. What's your name?" Green Pants #1 said.
Were these guys talking to me? If they were, were these guys stupid? Didn't they see how old I am? I just nodded to pretend I understood what they were saying. Wait, maybe I did know what they were saying. I recognized the word 'name'. Maybe they were asking if I could say my name. Maybe I could. I never tried talking but I bet that I could give it a shot. Using all my vocal strength I wailed out one word.
"Ooosa," I said.
"Oosa? What type of name is Oosa?" Shortie said with a confused expression on his face.
Green Pants #2 punched Shortie in the stomach and Shortie doubled over in pain.
"Not Oosa you idiot, it must be Usa or… Ursa. It has to be Usa."
"Looks like the Machi mansion just blew up," Green Pants #1 said looking out the window. "Guess she's ours."
"Cool, I've never had a pet before," said Shortie with enthusiasm.
"Now that we have her, I guess she could grow into being our slave," said Green Pants #2.
All three of them grinned evilly and came closer and closer toward me.
Age: 1 year and 6 months
I don't know how I can survive anymore. I've barely made it through six months since I got here. I go through so much that I can't even describe it. At the age of 1, these three men have made me clean dishes and wash their clothes on a rack. I never know what to do when they give me clothes, a bar of soap, a rack, plates, and a sponge. When they come to check on me and seen that I have done nothing, they yell at me and give me a beating. I endure the beating with much difficulty. I always cry and crawl to my room.
Age: 1 year and 9 months
Today I took my first step. Of course, there was no one to congratulate me but it doesn't matter. Soon I'll be a walking genius!
Age: 1 year and 11 months
Today was the day that changed a huge part of my life.
I had gotten used to walking by now and I could run. One day the three guys gave me a beating and I was in so much pain. I decided that I couldn't do this anymore and started running. I ran as fast as I could and it took some time for the boys to realize that I was running away from them.
I ran away from the house and onto the street. At that moment a huge carriage was coming toward me. I hesitated and luckily the car stopped right in front of me. The door to the carriage opened and out stepped the loveliest lady I had ever seen. She was thin and wore pearls all over her dress. She also had the fanciest hat that I had ever seen.
She looked at me with a shocked expression then smiled. Slowly she came towards me. I tried to scramble away but she stopped me with her voice. It sounded like… like…well there was no description for it. It was the most amazing thing I had ever heard. I stopped and cautiously she picked me up.
"Oh my gosh, are you alright youngling. Where are your parents?"
I understood part of what she said and shook my head.
"You have no parents?"
I nodded yes.
"Oh you poor thing, well, I've always wanted a child. Would you like to stay with me?"
Would I like to stay with this lovely lady? Of course I would! I nodded yes eagerly. She laughed in a sing-song voice.
"What's your name?"
I had practiced my name so I was ready for her.
"Uwsa"
"Ursa?"
I nodded my head yes.
"Well let's go now…Ursa."
She carried me up on to the carriage and looked up and said 'thank you'.
From the carriage window, I saw Shortie and both the Green Pants looking very angrily at me. I smiled. I realized that things might get better. I know nothing about this lady but she looked happy too. This new arrangement should be good for me, right?
