Night was upon them and the environment was as quiet as a cemetery. The lights were out as everyone was having a dream or two. There was no wind that night. However, someone walked out of the household. They had a cloak on them making it difficult for anyone to recognize them. They jumped over the wall and fled.
Morning came and those in the residence went on with their duties as if nothing had happened. The runaway had already gotten close to their destination. Even they had been normal, they would have taken a whole night plus half the day to get there on foot but they had their way. By the time, he family was serving breakfast, she was already there.
She went in without further delay or even bothering to tell her superiors that she had arrived. At the moment, what was important to her, was the life she had come to save. That was, of it jadn’t crossed over yet. The butler yelled for her to stop which attracted the attention of those
It had been two days since that night and everything had gone smoothly if she had to say. She had managed to avoid the mistress of the house, the husband, the kids and any distractions in her work. Jayden had somehow warmed up to her since that night but she still felt incomplete like something was missing.She closed the chest she had opened and walked to her seat. She could consider herself lucky as she was given a room all to herself, food was provided and she could use the library if she so desired. She had stationed her seat by the window so that she could look out. The view from her seat was breathtaking no matter how many times she saw it.There was a huge tree right by her window. It wasn’t too close to inconvenience the light but it wasn’t too far either. It would shed its leaves as the wind blew by making the view spectacular. Holding her book in hand, she took a seat and placed it on her lap. She wondered what had happ
Night had fallen and she had put her to bed. Nothing out of the ordinary had happened. They had crossed paths with Jayden only once. For the rest of the family, she had not seen them. And as she had earlier been told, she did not need to report what she did to either thee batter or the mistress of this household.Thinking about the mistress made her body shiver. The chills she felt were yet to be determined to be fear or simple dislike. She walked to her room and leaned against the closed door. She heard the flapping of a cape but remained as she was. Felicity did not find any need in raising her head. She had been feeling some discomfort for a while but she did not know why.A hand was placed on her head making her twitch because she was not expecting it. Feeling cold as thee person withdrew their hand, she leaned in for more. Her body acted on its own but she did not resist. The hand was warm and not as cold as everyone else’s. He wa
Felicity Paige Niamh was her name Pride was her bane Love was her bane Hate her bless Wealth was her temporal meal And poverty Poverty was her sacrosanct deal She slid the French doors open and walked into the balcony. Placing her hand on the rail, she closed her eyes and breathed in while enjoying the scent around her and looked up. The sky was bruised with clouds like bunches of deep mauve cotton that stretched as wide as the eyes could see. However, not one of them touched the sun. Their edges brightenedas though someone had taken out a felt pen and drew their outline. Pink and purple seeped into thee spaces between the clouds the sun forked out through every gap it could find. The sight before her was breathtaking and she was happy to be enjoying it. The scene was a beautiful painting that would forever be stored in her memories forever. Smiling to
After taking a shower she wore her pajamas and went to bed. Felicity could not shake this uneasy feeling she had been having. She could tell that something, but she could not exactly point it out. Before lying down, she made sure the doors to her balcony were closed and that the windows were shut as well. She only allowed herself to sleep once she had confirmed it twice.Felicity stood on an eerie piece of land. The ground had an unusual color and texture. She crouched and took a hand-full of the soils particles and let it fall back to its source slowly. The particles were black. She stood, still trying to figure out where she was. And that was when she noticed the color of he sky. It was red.A dark cone of clouds spun across the horizon, skating toward her. Along with it came a parade of dust and nature. It grew in size as it approached. It became darker as well. Felicity looked around but saw nothing. The land was bare, whic
“Pack your bags.” Six years of not talking to her and this were the first words that came from her father’s mouth. She turned to look him in the eye demanding and answer. They had the same emerald eyes and jet black hair and it would feel like looking into a mirror. The only difference was how Felicity looked like. She was the exact height as her mother when Bruce first met her. Felicity might have gotten his eyes but they she looked at him reminded him so much of her. Her body also took after her mother. Bruce zoned out and wondered what his daughter would look like when she smiled. His eyes stung. He turned around and began leaving. It was a bad idea seeing his daughter when he had not gotten over her leaving. “Get to it.” Felicity really wanted an answer but her father, through his actions made it clear she had no say in the matter. A few minutes after Bruce had left, Becky
Felicity went outside after taking a last glance of her room. The sun simmered dimly for some reason, perhaps it too was mourning her departure. The birds were not out yet and the breeze stopped blowing as Soo. As she stepped out. Everything, was silent. In her hand, was a book left behind by her mother.Bruce was waiting for her outside. His eyes were red and puffy. Felicity assumed it was because he had pulled another all nighter. He did not move toward her but stared at nothing in particular. He did not notice her until she stood right next to him.“We don’t want to keep her waiting, now do we?” he said, still looking at nothing in particular.He walked into the black a state carriage and waited for her to do the same. When they drove off, she decided to read the book again. It was her favorite after all. And she felt like her mother was with her every time she read it. On the first pag
Felicity thought she had heard wrong. There was a certain longing in her father’s voice. She immediately looked at him but she could not read any emotion from his tired looking face. However, his eyes told her that there was pain being them. Her earlier speculation went out the window since the pain could only mean one thing, sleep.Bruce alighted the carriage and waited for Felicity to do the same. Felicity closed her book and followed her father. Once her feet touched the ground she looked around and took the scenery in. The countryside always brightened her days whenever she came. She looked at the sky, held the book tighter to her chest, took a deep breathe and smiled.The air was cleaner here. The trees were livelier. The birds were more energetic a’d everyone always wore a smile on their faces. They always greeted one another. Life here was totally worthwhile. Bruce had a smile on his face while looking at Fel
She did not have the heart to eat much. After a few bites, she began starring at her food before excusing herself. Hailey looked at her grandchild before glaring at her son. She gave him a signal yet he ignored it completely and continued emptying his plate. He only looked up to his daughter once, his heart ached when he saw the look on her face but he had made it this far, he was not going to allow himself to break yet.If he acted like a father right now, then everything else would have been for nothing. Hailey sighed and she too began starring at her food. After Felicity had left the room, Bruce held her hand and squeezed it. He looked broken as well. She put her hand on top of his and hoped that one day she would forgive them. As they did this, a shadow followed Felicity.For a while now, she had been having a bad feeling. Most trips to her grandma’s house brought her joy bit this time, she could sense that something