Confuse Mind
Stellar is a sweet, innocent young girl though she came from a shameful family. She was raised in a place where body is a means of money, on her 15th birthday everything changes when a tragedy happens and both her parents died.
Chapter 2- A New Home
"Run Stellar!" Auel shouted to the traumatize Stellar looking afraid and shaking badly at him. "Run!" her eyes enlarged and tried to run but seeing him being shot and blood burst from his cuts disables her to run. He looked hurt, miserable and terrible continuing on telling her to run but she's still not moving even a single step. A man suddenly appears behind Auel handling a gun pointing to Auel's head. He's smiling darkly like a murderer. Then shot Auel's head.
"Boom!!"
"Auel!!" shouted Stellar having a nightmare. She has bandages on her head and some parts of her body. "Auel!!" she repeated. She's sweating heavily though she's only wearing a dress, she holds on the blanket tightly while moving from one side of the bed to the other side still shouting "Auel" the door opened and a lady immediately holds her trying to stop her. Stellar's too strong so a man came rushing to help her.
Stellar soon woke up and opened her eyes. She saw a lady with a long brown hair and a man with a golden yellow hair staring at her. Her eyes enlarged and she immediately moves away from them but the lady caught her hand. She sits in her bed then hugs her. Stellar felt safe having been hug but her eyes still enlarged with terror. The lady looked at the man without letting go of Stellar. "Mu, bring some water." Mu followed her and in a matter of few seconds he's holding a glass of water giving it to the lady.
She let go of Stellar, after drinking the glass of water she becomes calm. She quietly looks to the both of them and vice versa. "How are you feeling now?" asked the lady concern. Stellar gave a shy smile at the two of them then nod, she didn't know what to say since they are strangers.
"My name is Murrue Ramius." Stellar look at her somewhat relieve for introducing her self, Murrue then pull Mu. "He's Mu."
"Mu" whispered Stellar to herself. "I…. I am Stellar…" the two smile at each other while Stellar watch them. "Where am I?" she asked.
"You're here in my house. Mu brought you here early this morning. You slept for I think 7 hours." She puts her hand behind Stellar to keep her calm. "What happened to you Stellar?" Stellar didn't answer; the truth is she doesn't remember what happened but when she the saw the ring in her hand Auel's face appears in her mind. She holds her head thinking of him. Mu kneels in front and hugs her. Stellar's face remains the same thinking about Auel. "I'm sorry; don't answer me if you still can't."
"Auel?" she said to herself still holding her head. "They shot Auel, they killed him. Yes. They killed him and soon it's going to be me." She's shaking nervously and was about to cry but with Mu and Murrue comforting her she soon stopped and get to sleep again. They removed the ring from Stellar's finger and didn't show her pet guinea pig to avoid further confusion for her.
Outside Stellar's room Mu and Murrue are talking about Stellar. They don't have any information about her. Mu decided to get information about her the following day while Murrue looked after Stellar again. She tried to ask her but whenever she did, she always loses her calmness and began shouting. Once, when Stellar accidentally seen her pet Ginnie, she again lose her self and starts to shout and cry.
After several days, Mu has gathered all the information about Stellar. He showed it to Murrue and the two talked about what to do to her. Since Stellar's attitude haven't change and keeps acting strangely, Mu told Murrue his opinion on bringing her to a psychiatric hospital but Murrue disagree with him.
"What are you plans for her then? Keep her here?"
"She's not crazy, she's traumatize. Like what you've said she's from a prostitute community and her parents were killed by unknown syndicate that's why she's acting like that." Defended Murrue.
"Then what are your plans Murrue?"
Murrue sits then put her hand on the table holding her head thinking. She love Stellar for those several days they've been together and feel pity for her. Mu's still waiting for an answer. He also pity and love Stellar. "I'm going to adopt her." Said Murrue.
"Adopt her?" repeated Mu surprised. He went to Murrue and stare at her. "Why? Why would you adopt her?"
Surprised of Mu's reaction she stands angrily. "Then what do you want me to do to her? Bring her to a psychiatric hospital when we know that she's not crazy? Or bring her to an orphanage when I know." She puts her hand above her chest. "That I have enough money, time and effort to raise a pitiful girl like her?!" Mu was speechless. He leaves the room without saying any word and went to Stellar's room.
Stellar wasn't in her room. She's in the garden walking and looking around quietly when she saw Mu walking towards her. She runs to him and immediately hugs him. "Mu, I'm glad you're here already." She said joyously. She withdraws and looked at him eye to eye. "Murrue just told me a moment ago that I should thank you because you're the reason I'm here and still alive. Thank you Mu."
Mu was overwhelmed with Stellar's words. He didn't know what to say and instead scratch his head. Stellar pulls him to show the flower she just saw before he came. It's a dandelion, she tried to pick it but Mu stopped her and told her that she should wait until the flower grows mature and there she can wish for anything for it will come true. Murrue's looking at the two of them from the window smiling. She opened her drawer and gets a picture. She put it in her chest and cries.
When they told Stellar that they'll be keeping her she jump and dance in joy but there are two conditions she needs to follow. First, she'll be attending a therapy session with a psychologist to help her overcome her traumatic experiences and have a peaceful life with Murrue (Murrue and Mu weren't married). Second, she'll be studying in a school and in the house to catch up the years she has wasted.
Murrue treat her like her own child. She gave her a room in the house, bought her new clothes, shoes and even jewelry; she brings her to theme parks, malls whenever she's free. Stellar though always gets what she needed, didn't become a spoiled brat instead her love and respect for Murrue grows every day.
After some months, Murrue showed Stellar her pet Ginnie since she doesn't react like before. Mu sometimes visits her and gave gifts to motivate her to continue her studious habit. Though she have everything a girl needs and wants it can't be help that she misses her old life with her father and mother. She also sometimes dream of Auel but doesn't recognize him anymore so she doesn't mind it or think about it. She loves her life now and her 15th birthday will only remain as an unwanted dream and nightmare.
Two years have passed since she was adopted in the Ramius' residence. Now, she's entering her second year in high school but in a different school since Murrue is assigned in a different location and because she doesn't want to be away from her, she decided to come with her. She'll be missing her friends but Murrue is more important.
"I'm sorry that you'll have to leave your friends here because of me." Said Murrue to Stellar packing her luggage in her room.
"I don't mind leaving this place, beside you're more important than them Murrue." Replied Stellar smiling. "I guess I need to pack my things too Murrue." She left the room and went immediately to hers. She started to get her favorite dresses from the cabinet and throw it in her bed. She then gets her luggage and put the dresses there. Ginnie's in her table sleeping. Ginnie's always sleeping. She thought continuing what she's doing. But I guess I'll bring Ginnie with me. Ginnie's the only thing left to me by father.
Tomorrow is the day they'll be leaving. Tonight, Mu and Murrue ate dinner together leaving Stellar in the house.
"I'm happy Stellar changed. I thought that when you show her that guinea pig she'll be losing her self again. Have you given her the ring?" Asked Mu. "I think that's her most precious treasure."
"She's not asking me about that besides I don't think she needs it anymore. She has a lot of rings more beautiful than her previous ring." Said Murrue.
"She's not asking you about the ring? Wow."
"Because she doesn't give any importance to it." After their dinner, Mu drives Murrue home. Before heading to her room she decided to stop by Stellar's room but she was already sleeping. She closed the door and head to her room.
"Don't you like it?" asked a voice
"I like it! Its beautiful." answered another voice
Stellar rise from her bed. She's having a nightmare. She opened the lamp shade beside her bed and looked in her fingers like she's looking for something. "What is it?" she looked at Ginnie in the table. "Ginnie is the only thing I have from them. There's nothing more." She whispered to her self confused. "Ginnie is the only thing given to me in my 15th birthday, I'm sure of it."
End of the Chapter
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