Another Asset

by Anabelle B

Intro

As someone whose family only cared about status and money. I had to find ways to escape from being just another asset. So I started by playing instruments, quickly I found that I was a natural at any instrument that I lay my hands on. And soon I was playing better than my Tutors who were all the very best in their fields. I could turn even the worse sounding instruments into something so splendid that even my parents, who I didn’t think had emotions, were brought to tears by its beauty.. as if it was a spell.

Later I found that I was getting bored of playing instruments so one night I decided to sneak out. It's quite easy because my parents never expected me to want to explore. As I said they thought I was just another asset. When I went outside into the village, I learned a very valuable lesson. I was attacked by a group of thugs wanting part of our wealth, thinking that they could get some valuables off of me. They thought that a young lady from a Noble home would shrink in terror and run away, leaving behind her valuables for them to collect.

But they were wrong. I was not one for tiaras, balls, or even the countless young men coming to profess their love to me. Or any of the countless other things that my mother obsessed about.