Chapter 225: Waves of Change
The morning light shone into little Mira’s eyes, and slowly, she began to stir. As she shifted under the covers, she realized she had never felt a quilt so soft before, warm yet light, like she was wrapped in a gentle cloud.
Blinking herself awake, Mira took in her surroundings and quickly noticed that this wasn’t her bed. In fact, the room was bigger than her entire old apartment.
"Am I in a hospital?" Mira wondered. "No, that can’t be it... that hospital smell isn’t here."
Then, little by little, her memory came back. The events of the previous day, why she had cried so much, why her eyes felt so swollen and tired, it all returned.
A part of her wanted to just close her eyes again and go back to sleep. At least while she was asleep, she didn’t have to think about any of it. She could forget, even if just for a little while.
Eventually, curiosity pulled her from the bed. She made her way toward the window and gave the curtain a small tug. To her surprise, it began to automatically pull itself open.
She raised her hand to shield her eyes from the sudden brightness, but as her eyes adjusted, she couldn’t help but stare in amazement.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows stretched a breathtaking view of the ocean. She was high up in an apartment that overlooked the sea, something she had only ever seen in TV shows or movies.
Mira had always thought she was too young to care about views like this, but after everything that had happened recently, somehow the sight of the calm waves brought her a strange sense of peace. It was beautiful.
"Ah, right... I was in that Mister Vidal’s car," Mira remembered. "He told me he was taking me to his apartment. I must’ve fallen asleep, and he brought me here."
Eventually, Mira gathered enough courage to leave the room, even though she didn’t really want to. She didn’t feel hungry. She still didn’t know what to think about not seeing her brother ever again.