A Villainess's Struggles

Richard's P.O.V.

My name is Richard, I'm the younger brother of my elder sister Natalie. Recently, my older sister's been really strange. She would mumble the word "medieval" many times and it's been scaring everyone around the house. Was she that excited for our trip?

I was born a bit smarter than your usual child. I m.a.t.u.r.ed a bit faster than other people of my age. I also had many tutors who taught me lots of things at a young age. My family would often praise me and call me a genius but my older sister is the real genius. When she was my age, she could easily solve problems that were meant for sixth graders. Although she is very smart, mom often complains about how she doesn't act like a proper lady. Mom would always talk about how my sister runs in the house a lot or how she doesn't sit properly, etc. etc. I could tell that mom loved my sister a lot but for some reason, my older sister thinks that mom favours me more... Every time I have a conversation with mom, it's always "Natalie this, Natalie that"... I remember mom taking me to those tea parties that the other ladies host and they would always talk about their children. My mom often praises my older sister in front of those ladies.

Like my sister, I rarely talk with my dad due to him always being busy. I don't really remember how his personality is like. Apparently when I start middle school, I will have more chances to talk to him. Mom said that I will be helping out with dad's company. She also told me that I was going to be the heir of the company so I will have to work hard in school.

The other day, my mom talked about going to some abbey for our summer vacation. My sister looked a bit surprised when mom said that. In the middle of no where, she asked me what I thought of it. I mean, I didn't mind? I just told mom that it was fine with a smile. Older sister looked a bit upset when I said that though?

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Today was the day of our trip to Mont-Saint Michel. My sister looked like she didn't sleep for the entire night.

"Are you okay?" I asked my sister.

"No worries, I just couldn't sleep yesterday. I'll be fine when we arrive at our destination" said Natalie as she smiled.

Sister...You couldn't sleep because you were so excited? Sounds like a logical explanation...

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When we arrived at Mont-Saint Michel, my sister looked surprised. She had a big smile while taking many pictures. She really does love medieval stuff. For her birthday this year, I should ask mom to buy her one of those old bookshelves for all those books in her room.

There was a street in Mont-Saint Michel with many shops and cafes. We walked around and looked at the things we could buy. My sister's gold eyes were shining while she was looking into the shop windows.

We went inside the Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel. The interior of the building was just amazing. I didn't have any other words to describe it.

During our trip, my parents bought some souvenirs for their relatives. My sister continued staring at the price of this one book. It was $X0, our family is rich so why is she hesitating?

"Sister, are you going to buy that?" I asked with a smile.

"A-Ah! I'm just thinking about whether I should buy this or not..." she replied.

"If you really want it then just buy it. I'm sure mom wouldn't yell at you for buying that book" I said.

"Really? W-Well keep this a secret from mother okay?" said Natalie as she placed her index finger on her lips.

"Okay" I nodded.

My sister really is strange...

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When we returned home from the trip, my sister locked herself in her room. She's probably going to read that book she just bought. It seems like mom hasn't noticed how much older sister likes to read those romance novels. Once, I went into her room to look for a sheet of white paper, I saw a pile of love stories on her table. I pretended I didn't see anything and left right away.

I will also be going into kindergarten soon. I'm going to attend the same school as my sister. She always tells me to not associate myself with people who were super rich. Was she talking about people like Henry and Blake? The boy named Allen is apparently super rich too. She brought him home for a project once. My sister tells me to not befriend rich people but look at what she's doing.

The trip was a bit tiring, I'm going to go to sleep now. Hopefully, I won't hear weird screams coming from my sister's bedroom tonight...I remember not being able to sleep because of the noise she makes from her room.

Just what does she do so late at night?....