Unsuspecting anything, Barlow hurriedly took Flora to the doctor.
I also managed to send the teacher away with a few words.
Once they were all gone, I now had an opportunity to talk to Alva.
“Alva, do you know someone named Felix?” I asked softly.
Alva’s face lit up at the mention of the name. She excitedly leaned forward and said, “That’s my brother! Do you know my brother? I haven’t heard his voice in two days.”
Sylvia’s POV
I was shocked by her answer. “Felix is your brother?”
Nodding, Alva said, “Yes, my real brother!”
It was only in that moment that I realized how similar Alva and Felix actually looked. They had the same-colored hair and eyes.
I honestly never considered it because I thought the werewolves inside and outside the wall were not connected in any way at all.
I did not expect that the wall could separate siblings from each other.
“How do you know my brother? Did he ask you to come to see me?” Alva tugged on my sleeve with her tiny hands and bounced excitedly. “Why didn’t he come to see me yesterday? When can he see me again?”
“Yes. I am a friend of your brother.” I patted Alva’s head as she inched closer to me.
Fidgeting with the buns on her head, Alva asked, “Why won’t he come see me himself?”
I had to lie. “I can’t really get in touch with Felix right now. I was going to ask you if you knew where he was.”
Frowning, Alva sighed. “I don’t know too. All I know is that my brother is always busy. He must stay outside and work so that he can pay for me to stay here.”
“Isn’t this charity? It’s not free here?” My eyes widened.
“No.” Alva shook her head. “I don’t even want to stay here. I want to stay with my brother.”
I sighed. “We must find your brother first. I must tell him something as well, but I can’t find him.”
After a moment of hesitation, Alva waved me over to come closer. “Come here, young lady. I’ll tell you a little secret.”
“What is it?” I whispered and wrapped her in my arms.
“First, you have to promise not to tell anyone.” Alva stretched out her pinky.
I interlocked mine with hers and replied, “I promise.”
Alva smiled and suddenly spoke in a mysterious manner. “All the other children here are only allowed to see their families once a month, but not me.”
Amused by the Alva’s smug expression, I prodded, “Really? Why is that?”
Alva squealed and snorted like a little pig. “My brother comes to see me every night. Except last night. He was busy, I think.”
“How do you see each other?” I asked curiously. It couldn’t be that simple to get in and out of the orphanage. Although Felix was cunning, he couldn’t be that smart. He was still a boy, after all.
“We have a secret base.” Alva finally revealed her secret.
I was happy that Alva trusted me enough, but I couldn’t help but warn her as well. “Alva, do not tell anyone else about your secret base, okay?”
“Why not?” Alva blinked those big innocent eyes of hers.
“Well, if too many people know about it, it won’t be a secret base anymore. Right?”
Alva nodded. “I see.”
“Good girl.” I patted her head again. Deep inside, my heart pitied her. She was just a child, but she had to live like this. Now, I understand why Felix acted so hostile toward us.
“What do you want to tell my brother? I can say it to him when we see each other again next time.” Alva was such an angel that she even offered to be my messenger.
I hesitated. Afraid that Barlow would come back soon, I decided to just convince Alva to take me to her secret base.
After thinking for a while, Alva eventually agreed.
Sylvia’s POV
Despite her blindness, Alva was very familiar with the place.
As she held my hand, she used her other hand to scale the walls of the building around her.
Soon, we arrived at the back door of the orphanage.
This door was more worn out than the front door. Although it was made of stone bricks, it was still dusty and had a lot of things piled up against it.
Alva easily walked past the piles and forged on ahead. Along the path, I noticed many old facilities for children’s amusement. Further down the road, we even passed by an abandoned children’s park.
It looked like it was built in the early days of the orphanage.
Just as I was wondering how Felix could manage to get to the children’s park without going through the back door, I noticed another path that was directly connected to the huge wall.
No wonder Felix had never been found.
“Since when have you been staying here, Alva?” I asked Alva.
Alva tilted her head for a moment and thought. “I don’t know. I’ve been here for as long as I can remember.”
“Well… Where are your parents?” I did not want to ask a little girl this sensitive question immediately, but this was the only way I could help solve her problem.
But Alva didn’t seem to get affected by the question as much. She replied innocently, “I don’t know. I only have my brother.”
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