After crying her eyes out, Melody had accepted her fate, that she was alone in this world now and she needed to fend for herself. She lifted her head and wiped the tears off her face with her right hand.

She got up on her feet. Her legs were quivering, but she needed to get a grip on herself. She went back to where her things were and, to her greatest surprise, there were a group of beggars going through her things. One of them was wearing a tank top and the other one was holding one of her necklaces.

"Ahh!! Scram! Stay away from my things!" She screamed at...