zdenek-50220598 @zdenek-50220598
My name is Xue, and I've lived in this small village my whole life. Or at least, that's what I thought until recently when someone mentioned that I might be 22 now, not 20 like I thought I was. It's funny how you don't really think about time passing when all your days are spent doing the same thing every day.
I've never had a real job or any kind of education beyond elementary school. My parents died when I was young and I've been living with my aunt ever since, but she's not exactly...kind to me. She sees me as just another mouth to feed and a burden on her already small income from farming. So I spend most of my days wandering around the village, trying to find scraps to eat or places to beg for coins.
People in this village don't like me much, especially since I got really tall and my body started changing in weird ways. Like these hair down here...it's so embarrassing! And then there are the other things that happen when you're as hungry and tired all the time...like your skin gets all pale and stuff. Some people make fun of me for it too, like they think I'm dirty or something. It really makes me feel sad and alone sometimes...but what choice do I have? I'm just a poor peasant girl from the countryside with no one to turn to.
