HAZEL“I didn’t bump into you. I walked past you, and I even said excuse me!” I try to defend myself to this random girl before moving on, and Cathy happens to be coming towards us and she hears the remarks that the girl made.“Oh, our darling Hazel? She thinks that she’s too good for anyone, princess, and on top of all that, she rejected the king.” Cathy puts her hands on my shoulder and smiles like a creep.“That’s her problem because the kings are coming here to see my uncle and I will charm my way into their hearts!” the girl who claimed that I bumped into her says, and I wonder why she’s telling me all this.“Okay, but that’s not my business.” I turn around to leave, but Cathy pushes me back.“You can’t be rude to her. Apologize for insulting the king!” Cathy says with a sneer that I want to smack off her face.“And for bumping into me!” the girl says, and I fight the urge to roll my eyes.“I’m sorry for what you said I’ve done,” I say simply and walk away from them. Their combine

HAZELThe girls had stopped picking on me in public, and everything was going smoothly for me until I decided to reach out and help. Luna knows no one asked me to, but I was trying to do a kind deed.However, when the maid called me out saying that all I wanted was for someone to join my sad and lonely life, it stung a bit.And that was because she was somewhat right. I obviously do not like seeing people being picked on, and seeing her getting bullied that day made me want to stretch out to her, but I also felt hope.So yes, I also had selfish reasons, but who can blame me? Nobody wants to be lonely all the time, and I am always being left out. It has always been this way, but it became worse when the Kings came into my life.My head threatens to burst as I remember the unnecessary humiliation I suffered that day. Maybe I will just stick to helping only myself.“Is that how you manage to finish all your work in record time? Because you’re a witch?” A girl walks up to me, and her unifo

HAZELI shift uncomfortably in my position and notice how beautiful everything looks, instead of focusing on what they have to say about me. It’s definitely nothing that I have not heard before.They don’t come up to me. I wait for so long for a few of them to come up to me, taunt me, and beat me up, but none of them do that. They just give me dirty looks like synchronized robots, and I shudder due to the impact of their gazes.“What are you guys looking at?” I ask them weakly, and they start to giggle, but nobody bothers to give me a reply to my question.“Who does she think she is?” I hear one ask.“Did you see the way she walked in here just like she owns the place?” another asks.“It’s her audacity for me. It looks like she wants to start practicing her witchcraft in public now,” one accuses me.Tears fill my eyes and I can’t take all of this anymore. I just want to exist in peace and even now, that is a problem?“I’m not doing this here,” I mutter and get up, making sure to give t

HAZELThe first thing on my mind when I get out of bed is to go to the school, but I push the thought away immediately. How foolish will I be to try to push away the people who actually accepted me for the first time in a very long time?Because the others saw me when I got back yesterday, I’m sure that they will decide to follow me if I leave today to see what’s going on. That is just how they are when it comes to bullying me. They take it over the top, and they know that there is nothing that I can do about it.“Looks like I’ll just spend my day alone.” I sigh as I notice a bird flapping its wings against my window. It lands on the window sill and pecks the surface a few times before flying away.At least it has the freedom to do whatever it wants without getting a hater or being judged. What wouldn’t I give to be a little bird right now?My stomach rumbles, and I can’t wait until the kitchen is completely deserted before eating. I brush my teeth and hurry out, feeling like I will f

HEAD TASKMASTER The girls have been muttering more than usual today, and everywhere seems to be more annoying than it usually is. Everywhere I go, it feels like someone is whispering, and they say that whispers spread like wildfire, and this one seems to have gotten to everyone else except me.Not that I mind. I have too much work to do than to be worrying about who has found whose mate and what is happening to anyone else.“She has gone!” is what I hear from a maid and her co-worker as they pass by me.I don’t indicate any interest in what they are talking about, as I am still thinking about what to do to Hazel in a way that will not upset the king. I call for one of the head maids.“Send for Hazel to come to me,” I tell her as she answers, but she shrugs.“Sir, she is not around,” the head maid tells me.“Is today her day off?” I question.She sighs. “Well, she hasn’t been getting jobs allocated to her, so it’s like the witch has a free day every day.”“Let me know when she is back