Chapter 2

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"Ma'am?" Aurora called after a long pause from her mistress, she didn't know how to react. Maybe her mistress was simply playing with her intelligence.

But come to think about it, even thou she hardly stays in this manor_ her name was the hardest to forget cos they have being more than friends.

She usually pays her series of visits whenever she stays at the hospital_ so how come she forgot her name so quickly_ even if it was memory lost, her name was the hardest to forget.

Irene look up with a frown, she was biting hard on her nails. No matter how hard she thinks deeply about this bullshit.

it still remains the fact that she was long dead. a living ghost or perhaps a parasite living inside her host body.

So here's the question where is her host spirit?, who's this host she's living in ?what's her past? And why did she time travelled into this body.

Question after questions and she was already getting tired of the silence, living her with more questions.

"Ma'am Rumi,"Aurora called, concerned and respect etched at her tone.

Irene's ears prickled up, with wink and frowns, "w..what did you just call me?" Irene asked.

Aurora was a bit taken aback, but she managed a smile,"miss Rumi." She said politely.

Irene's eyes widened, wait! So this is the name of her host, wow! Rumi? Sounds new.

Irene look up with a straightened face, she knew she have given off more than necessary and the maid was already confused and suspicious.

Beside who wouldn't, she was asking the mist obvious_ can't blame her. She knows entirely nothing about this body she was occupying.

other than the fact that she was given a chance_ a grace to amend and bring her killers to book.

And she wasn't gonno stop still she haunt and bring them all down_ bit by bit. And now her target for a start was knowing fully well about the body, she was occupying for now.

And the best person to find out this whole saga from was this nice looking friendly maid here, she might get suspicious_ but not enough to find out the truth only she knows.

She have to be shrewd in letting out some details not to sell herself out in the cruellest way. For now no one can be trusted_ not even the so call family.

Irene look up, beaming with smiles that spread all over her face,"i.....a...ah, your name please?" Irene asked politely_ trying not to sound rude thou she was just a maid.

Aurora's eyes widened to their deepest, shock to the extreme,"ma....ma'am, y...you lost your memories?" Aurora asked, her voice cracked at the edge, as she try not to sob.

Her face was already misty.

Irene cough uncomfortable, why was she crying now, making her feel terrible.

"I...something like that, I...I don't know but I...I can't remember anybody.... But by the way you cared and show concern about mean... It simply mean we were close, so please help me remember "Irene begged, fluttering her lashes in a pitiful look.

Aurora gulped, smoothed by her mistress choice of words it means she considered their friendship.

"Ma'am, I'm Aurora," She said.

Irene shook her head, pronouncing the name over and over again, as if it will stick to her brain. "Aurora, nice name!"

Aurora blushed, "thanks ma'am."

"Mm, are you the only maid working here?"Irene asked, trying to keep her curiosity at check.

The question thrown to her was unexpected as it stuck a cord at aurora.

Aurora couldn't help but wondered if her mistress memory lost was that big_ her mistress was literally empty!

"Ma'am, no_ we're up to twenty ma'am." Aurora answered, her tone calm_ low but polite.

She was patient and ready to help her mistress regain her lost memories.

Irene kept nodding,"ah, what about my parents?" Irene asked.

"Ooh, lady Vivian,"she replied in a question tone.

"lady Vivian??" Irene asked, trying to feel if it sounded familiar."who?"

Aurora face ghosted_ now this was really serious.

A child can't remember her mother's name?, that's serious!

"Young miss, lady Vivian is your mother."

Irene gasped trying to look as if she remembered,"ooh, don't mind me," Irene mouthed smiling warily.

"Hmm, what about my father do you know him by his name?"Irene asked as if daring her.

Her brow nonchalant and daring, Aurora chuckled.

"Young miss, you should know me well, I'm the closest to you and the family, I was raised here."

"That's why I was asking!" Irene conjured.

Aurora smiled, as if giving in,"Well, your father is called Mr blackwood."

"That's all you know and you brag to be the closest to us?" Irene said with an eyes rolled.

"Ooh, as you know it, Mr blackwood your father is the second to the wealthiest in this country, followed by the Thompson's family who beat the first position."

"your father mostly spend his time in solace_ I mean working alone or resting."

Irene nodded, noting each and every words spoken.

"You, young miss is their only real daughter_ but they adopted another girl to replace you, miss." Aurora said.

Irene's eyes Widened at the words replaced. Wait, do they hate their daughter to make them replace her with an outsider_ not been a flesh and blood or related cousins or nephew??

"W..why?"Irene asked as her voiced shook with emotions, this body life she was occupying wasn't all that sweet at all.

"Young miss, don't blame your parents that much, they really loved you_ the reason you're alive is becus they never stop caring for you. "Aurora said, trying to clear Irene's doubt.

Irene sighed, "go on!"

"Well miss, ever since you were born, you were born with deformity, you have liver problem and your parents really tried their best to keep you alive while fervently looking for a donor."

"They searched, spend and stay up in several sleepless nights calling and ringing the hospital to keep your case at the top list,"

"While you were growing up, you couldn't attend schools like normal kids, you stayed at home_ did literally everything alone_ so your parents thought about adopting you an older sister, that's why they adopted Sasha to keep you company as an older sister would." Aurora rounded off her speech.

At the end of the discussion, Irene was literally crying, sniffing and sobbing hard in her fabric.

"I....I...I really have no ideal, I thought they abandoned me," Irene confessed her thought.

Aurora smiled," they didn't young miss, they're your family, they love you so so much_ more than you could ever think of."

Irene smiled, where ever Rumi was

she sincerely hope she was hearing this statement_ she was lucky to have such nice family.

But above all, she needed to find out more about herself (as Rumi), and what caused her death and how come their souls were linked and why???