NOVEL WEB Chapter 1503: Anna's Daily Life
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After finishing dinner with her mom, Anna went to wash the dishes for her, while looking at her mother slowly walking to the balcony while smoking a cigar and looking at the city in front of her. At night, the city looked rather beautiful, especially with a clear sky and all the stars that shone brightly above.
"…"
Her mother let out a small sigh, as she continued smoking while looking at the city. Her eyes looked tired and exhausted, which she usually hid with makeup or with a big silly smile to always make her daughter happy.
Anna quickly finished washing the dishes and ran to see her mom, who looked rather lonely. After noticing her daughter, her mother looked at her.
"What's wrong Anna? Remember that you're starting your studies again in a week, so you better prepare, okay?"
"Yeah I know…"
Anna slowly walked to her mom and hugged her, something surprising for her mother. Usually Anna acted a bit cocky and snarky and wasn't quite the one that would hug her mom all the time either, she was a rebellious girl.
"What's gotten into you all out of the sudden?"
Her mother smiled, leaving the cigar to the side and patting her daughter's head.
"It has been a while since I hugged you, so I felt like hugging you…"
"Hmm? Is that so?"
Her mother hugged her back, kissing Anna's forehead.
Anna remained hugging her mother, who was a hard-working single mom while thinking about various things.
"I'm sorry mom…"
"Huh? What are you even sorry for now? What did you do?"
"I… Maybe if I hadn't been here, you would've had a better life…"
"What?"
"Dad's gone… Because of me… And the only thing I do is bring you trouble and worry you…"
"…"
"I'm sorry… I know you work hard for me every day."
"Anna…"
Her mother looked at her daughter and then smiled a bit, giggling.
"Hahah, what are you even talking about? Since when have you acted this way? You shouldn't be sorry about being born, that's wrong. You're my daughter! Do you think I can even imagine a life without you now?! Hah, don't make me laugh."
"Eh? But… You're so tired… I wish I could help."
"This brat… Tired? Me? I'm completely fine myself! And I'm at the peak of my youth if I say so myself! I do this because I love you, and honestly, my life would be just terrible without you. I only realized the type of man I had married when your father left me. And in a way, I'm grateful you were born, so you helped me get that man out of my life."
"Mom…"
Anna shed a few tears as she rubbed her face on her mother's chest, without letting go of her.
"Come on now, don't be such a crybaby, it's alright… I don't care about your dad at all. Did I look sad? I was just a bit tired that's all! But do you care about him?"
"I… not really, I don't really have any interest on even meeting him again, that jackass."
"Heheh, well said!"
Her mother smoked a bit more of her cigar before crushing it on the metal handle and throwing it into the trash.
"I do all of this for you Anna, don't ever think about how life could be if you weren't born… Be happy you were born, alright? Be happy you have friends, be happy you got a mom, be happy you got a house and food. Keep working hard, and I'll make sure you have a bright future. I promise you that much."
Anna, who had often looked at her mother like a boring woman, suddenly opened her eyes. Her big mom smiled at her, her eyes blazing with a willpower she had never seen before.
Her mom…
She was actually pretty cool.
"Sure, I'll do my best I guess…" Anna smiled at her mom, kissing her cheek. "Ah right, Elena sent me a message, can I go spend the night at her house tomorrow?"
"Hmmm, sure! Why not?" Anna's mom nodded. "Make sure to enjoy the time you've got before going back to school! I want you to get perfect grades, you heard me?"
"P-Perfect?!" Anna gasped.
"The school I got you into is a pretty prestigious one after all! They have to see you working hard," said Anna's mom. "Alright?"
"Uuh, sure, I'll do my best…" Anna nodded, feeling slightly tired from all the pressure.
But she knew that doing something like this was barely anything compared to all what her mother had done for her.
As Anna walked back to her room, she chatted with Elena about the whole trip, and although she was excited, she felt a bit sad that she had to keep this a secret from her mother.
Her powers, the other world, and all these things, that her mother didn't knew of them… It made her feel a bit bad after that whole conversation.
But maybe that was for the better, learning all of these things would make her mother even more worried either way.
"…"
As she looked at the window from her room, Anna sighed, thinking about what the future awaited, and about the many things that have happened so far.
"We've been even fighting demons, evil sorcerers, monsters, and evil wizards… I never thought my life would get this crazy before."
She sighed, smiling lightly despite it all, as she realized that such battles and what had happened lately was mostly a byproduct of an ever-changing world.
"As long as mom's safe I think I'm fine with that."
As she nodded, she noticed several animals that appeared out of nowhere behind her, emerging out of magical energy and sitting on her bed.
They weren't small at all, although their current sizes were still a reduced form of their true appearances.
A green wolf, a black crow, a little phoenix, and a steel golem. With them on top of the bed, she barely fit in it.
Crack, crack…!
"You guys are going to break the damn bed, sleep in the floor!"
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