Prompt #7: Pawn
“Papa, I have a job. A permanent job.” I sigh contentedly and sit on the grass.
“You know I always admired them, always wanted to be like them. It was you who encouraged me to study hard and apply myself from the beginning if I wanted to succeed, right? Well, guess what now… your little girl is going to be a Lictor. I’ll have dus behind my name! And it’s all due to Seppia, you know?”
I giggle and lay down in the grass, looking at the sky.
“It all worked so perfectly.” I tell the clouds above me. “She bullied me, like Seppia does, to try for the job. There was an exam and I aced it. There was a physical test and I did well there too! I shot all the targets, grappled with other contestants, and this morning the results were out and… I’m in!”
I laugh out loud now, rolling on the grass in pure happiness. “My unit is going to protect Marcus het Galeria. Can you believe he’s the youngest Quaestor around? Not even thirty and already so accomplished… and I’m going to work with him! Oh, I can’t wait to begin!”
I stop rolling and shield my eyes from the sun, looking up. “I’ll have money again.” I softly murmur. “I won’t even have to pawn what you and mama left me. Seppia and her family supported me so much since the day you all left me alone… I managed so far without losing a single keepsake, due to them. And now I won’t have to. I have a job. A much better one than the stupid waitressing stuff I’ve been doing. I just wish you and mama were here to see it, to see me all grown up…”
I close my eyes and swallow. “It’s been years since the last time I saw either of you. First mama, then papa… but you’re always here with me. I can hear your voice in my ear, always… and I’ll make you proud. I’ll be the best there is.”
I hope you’re somewhere, out there, looking down at me, to see what I’ll become. I love you so much. And I miss you so much.
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Misty 