Chapter 136: Holly; Sophia must be a demon
Holly had always believed that patience was a virtue. That if she just waited long enough, smiled in the right moments, and played her part beside Orion eventually, he would see her. Truly see her.
Every year, she waited for this night. The night of the festival.
It had once been her quiet ritual, to prepare her gifts and wait near the gates for when he came back from his position at the tree. She'd give him his moment to be with his thoughts. Most times he didn't leave the tree until midnight but it never stopped Holly. Not even when Orion had told her that she did not need to do all that. Not even after he's sent her back with her gifts numerous times in the past years.
