Chapter 1

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"Darling child, where were you?", startled Nanny asked. I didn't say anything, I stared right at her like she wasn't meant to ask me about my whereabouts. But something inside me pushed all my emotions into hysterical crying and I wept my heart out. Nanny pulled me into hug. Later sometime I didn't know how I came to be tucked in my bed, I looked around for the sign of Nanny. She was fast asleep beside me. She looked tired, her wrinkles more pronounced than ever, her freckles on the cheeks numbered extra, strange she didn't smell like old people her lavender scent lingered in the air. Looking at her made me forget all about the nasty evening. I drifted back to sleep holding her arms tight.

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