"The dinner is ready, sweetheart." a girl's mom was calling.

  "Okay! I come down now." the girl replied and laid down the sewing. It was snowing outside. They two dined near the fireplace and talked.

“You still have to go to school tomorrow, remember don't go to bed so late."

  "But this can help us to earn more money."

  "I know you are an obedient child, Hannah. But I don't want you to be late."

  "..." She bit her fork and was silent.

  Early the morning, Hannah got up and freshened up, but her mum had already gone to work. She ate the breakfast and then went to school. Suddenly, there was a girl jumped out halfway.

  "Surprise!"

  "Oh, you are scaring me! Claire."

  "Sorry." She was shamed, after a while, she looked at someone and said, “Look! The most shameless girl in the school."

  Hannah turned over her head and saw that Belle was snogging with Brian.

  "We had better go to school now," she said,” there's no need to concern them."

  When she after school, passing the same street. She noticed there was a child huddled up at the corner. His face was dirty, just like a mineworker and he was shaking with cold. She wanted to just pass him and walked back home originally. However, when she saw his face and legs full of scar, she felt distressed.

  "Hey, little guy. What are you doing here? It will be very cold tonight. So, go back home and your parents are worrying about you."

  "I have no parents. He buried his face in his arms.

  "...Ah..." She looked at him, "You are so thin, how many days you haven't eaten?

  He said nothing.

  Hannah's mum was busy working in her shop, and it was a small shop. Today, a group of nobles came and ordered some tuxedos and gowns. When Hannah and that boy came in all of them are gazed on them.

  "Look! How dirty that boy are!" some nobles teased in a soft voice. She didn't care and went to ware house to find her mum.

  "What matter? Sweetheart." her mum asked.

  "Can I adopt him?"

  "Are you kidding me?" Her mum put a hand touched Hannah's forehead and then looked at the boy, "Are you crazy? We are poor and worry about three meal a day, but you now want to adopt him."

  "No, of course not! You know. He’s very pitiful. Don't you think that?"

  "No, sweetheart. Your mum, me. Still have many things to do. You crazy yourself and don't call me to crazy with you together."

  "Okay, fine! I adopt him my self." But her mum didn't responded.

  When they had gone home, she asked his name,

  "I don't know."

  "What?" she paused a second before she said, 'Noah. You call Noah. Is it okay?

  He nodded and asked,

  "Why you insist adopt me? Maybe I am a rascal."

  "No, you don't like." Noah suddenly cried. "What's wrong?"

  "I haven't meet a person like you. You treat me very good."

  Hannah laughed and said,

  "If we saw there are people who need help, we should help them. Don't cry and now you are my brother. But you can't only eat and sleep without doing something."

  "Of course and I will do anything you want me to do."

  Therefore, Hannah taught him how to sew and made clothes. As her mum came back, her mum said,

  "What? You are seriously about that? Oh, my god!"

  "Mum! I will take care of him myself."

  "This is not the problem. The problem is money and he is not a pet. Raising a child is very hard."

  "He won't just eat and sleep without doing something. He can help us to earn more money. Please, mum!"

  "Fine, do what you like."

  "Thank, mum. I love you." She kissed her mum's face and then went back to her bedroom.

  "Where's you father?" Noah asked.

  "He's dead when I was seven." she said," Don't mention this. Let's start working."

  "He won't just eat and sleep without doing something. He can help us to earn more money. Please, mum!"

  "Fine, do what you like."

  "Thank, mum. I love you." She kissed her mum's face and then went back to her bedroom.

  "Where's you father?" Noah asked.

  "He's dead when I was seven." she said," Don't mention this. Let's start working."

  The next day's morning,, Hannah was almost late and Noah followed her mum to work. Hannah didn't have many friends in school. But she thought she has Claire. That is enough. As she came to her class, many classmates were talking about annual ball. And knew why there are so many nobles in the shop. She sat down and saw a letter as usual. She had received the same sort of letter since last year. It didn't like a common letter but it didn't like a love letter.

  "Do you know who send me this?" Hannah packed Claire's should and asked,

  "You guess? I am very envy you."

  Hannah shook her head.

  "It is from an awesome guy."

  "So, who is he?"

  "Forgive me that I can't tell you because he gave me money to keep it secret. He must be a rich man. You are lucky! Um...maybe I can tell you a little bit of him," she said, "You know? a rumor said he's a marquis's son."

  Hannah was surprised. She opened the letter and read,

  Dear Hannah,

  How are you this week?

  Forgive me that I am not good at talking with girl. Because I don't know what I can talk to you and you never reply a letter for me.

  Never mind saying this. Yesterday, my mum and I went to your shop. When you came in, I saw a little boy stand near you. Is he your brother? He's cute but sordid. What's going on with he? In addition, I want to ask you one thing is will you go to the annual ball this Saturday? I hope you will come.

                                                                                                                                                XXX

  "I think the rumor maybe is true." Hannah said.

  "Really? Oh, my god. You will marry a handsome, gentle and rich man!"

  "You're too exaggerated, Claire!"

  "Will you reply a letter for him this time?"

  "And you guess?"

  "How do I know!"