Chapter 9

RUBIN

I drift through the crowd, smiling at them. Though, as time

pass by, I grew tired of smiling and my lips turned into pouts. Why are these

people ignoring me? Am I invisible now? But how? I haven’t tried to put some

enchantments on me, yet. I started crossing the street and stared at my

reflection in the mirror. Well, I am pretty much visible still, so why are they

ignoring me?

Maybe they just do not care.

This is what Gaeans do all the time: they live to work in

order to survive. Not like us, Erosians, who are free to roam and do whatever

we...