Unloved: A Sims Story by orenjiAi
Hi! I'm orenjiAi15! I've posted a few of my works (builds and some of my game's happening) on these forums but I've always wondered how my life would've been if I didn't take that architecture deg...
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Elia twirled one more time in front of the mirror.
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Robert gave her brand new clothes to wear. It was a light cotton shirt dress which he paired with a woolen, powder blue, oversized knit jumper dress and grey ankle boots. She thought it looked very posh and its fabric felt amazing. She marveled at the well-dressed girl in the mirror; refusing to believe it was her reflection.
"Is it not to your liking? I am terribly sorry, my lady. This is the best I am capable. I am not up to date with how youth today are dressed. I shall ask for the governess tomorrow, she'll—" Robert apologized.
"Oh you don't have to! I like it very much! Honest!" Elia struck a pose. "See, looks good, right? uwu!"
Robert chuckled a little and it made Elia very self-conscious. She can feel the heat rising up to her cheeks as she realized how stupid she must seem right now. She was balancing on one foot with both her hands on her cheeks. And that noise she made! Ugh! She quickly turned away from Robert, scared that he might see her glowing red from embarrassment. She and Adriel used to act silly like that. Adriel's face was rather expressive and Elia had a very shallow sense of humor. It gave them something to keep their minds off the hard chores that the cook made them do or how jealous they were of the Beloved children. But Robert isn't Adriel. He was her adopter's representative. And although he smiled when he looked at her, she thinks he was rather frightening. So she thought it best to compose herself around him.
"I have a surprise for you." Robert said as she turned around to face him again.
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Elia was ecstatic. Presents are something she's only ever seen on the limited time that Mother allowed them to watch TV. She found out normal people receive gifts on special occasions. But it wasn't her birthday. It was only July, too; far too early for Christmas. Yet she was already getting a present! Getting all giddy, she hastily ripped the wrapping paper and looked inside.
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It was a smartphone.
"I already installed a ringer app on it." Robert explained, "Visible intercoms are not allowed by the Historic Commission in the chateau, but this should be sufficient. This would be our modern equivalent of a butler bell. Should you need anything, please use this to call for me and I shall attend to it."
Elia would've been overjoyed—all teenagers wanted a smartphone after all!—except she doesn't know how to use one.
After a hearty brunch, Elia asked Robert.
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"When do I get to meet my adoptive parents?"
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"My lady, you are not adopted. This is your true family. You have been reunited."
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"You are a Thebe. A descendant of the famed Princess Cordelia."
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"The last one."
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"The family prides itself as having been a pivotal part of history. A prominent clan of wisdom and leadership."
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"But, as you may have observed, the monarchy is no more. It hasn't been since the 19th century."
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"So your father preferred normalcy. He was sick of the rules, the pretense, the restrictions of a time long gone. So he escaped and he took you with him. The mistress, your grandmother, was furious."
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"She disowned him but willed to take you back and give you the life that had been denied of you. She had been searching all this time. She gathered clues of your whereabouts. It is how I came to find you. But alas, she did not live long enough to see you come home."
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"The last one."
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"The family prides itself as having been a pivotal part of history. A prominent clan of wisdom and leadership."
https://i.imgur.com/tddQjam.png
"But, as you may have observed, the monarchy is no more. It hasn't been since the 19th century."
https://i.imgur.com/WJ1wkM8.png
"So your father preferred normalcy. He was sick of the rules, the pretense, the restrictions of a time long gone. So he escaped and he took you with him. The mistress, your grandmother, was furious."
https://i.imgur.com/Jfc9UtL.png
"She disowned him but willed to take you back and give you the life that had been denied of you. She had been searching all this time. She gathered clues of your whereabouts. It is how I came to find you. But alas, she did not live long enough to see you come home."
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"You are Elia Thebe. The last of a great family. Royal blood flows in your veins, the color of your eyes tell so."
A storm was rolling in on the cove that evening. But the tempest outside pales to the unrest that Elia feels within her. Elia sobbed uncontrollably.
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All her life she had dreamed of being adopted. Of finding a home that will love and care for her—as she would for them. But this afternoon's revelation just made it clear that she was still alone. Rather, she felt more alone than she ever was. Maybe the orphanage wasn't that bad as she thought it to be? Unlike in the orphanage, the chateau didn't have Mother and the cook to keep her busy from too much thinking. It didn't have Adriel to cheer her up when she was down. And the chateau didn't have the sounds of the city or children playing and fighting in the next room. Here was only silence.
Or so there was until her smartphone rang. It was Robert.
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He called to check up on her; asking for things she might want before she turned in for tonight. ("Do you need some more blankets?" "Aren't you scared of the storm?" "Would you like something to snack on?"). It was so annoying it was comical.
"Alright. If there isn't anything my lady wants right now, I shall be taking my rest then," he said.
"Good night, Robert. I'll see you in the morning."
"Oh and my lady,"
"Yeah?"
"I will always be here for you."
