I woke up to the sound of the morning bell. I didn't try soo hard to get ready to go to the Cloverfield Mansion where I would be staying with my new so-called family. It was soo stressful to even think about that. Belle was not in bed when I woke up. Maybe she went out or something. I sat on the bed with an emotionless face. Until miss Polly came and knocked on the door.
"Lucy! are you getting ready? don't tell me that you forgot about that," she asked me while banging on the door.
"Yes miss Polly!" I lied to her. I took a bath and packed my clothes. I didn't have clothes that much, but I packed the clothes that I have. Then lastly I took a large breath and went outside of the room. Miss Polly was already there when I came outside.
" Well, today is your last day here Lucy. Your new family has arrived to take you. Do you have anything to say before you go Lucy?" she asked.
"Umm.... miss Polly, did you see Belle by any chance. I really want to talk with her miss Polly."
"I'm sorry Lucy, I didn't see her this morning. You can tell me, Lucy, and I will pass that on to her."
"No, it's okay miss Polly," I said disappointedly. Then Miss Polly took me through the halls to the entrance. I saw a carriage in front of the gate. Even the carriage looked soo elegant. But I didn't see my new parents. Then A man came towards us, he was like he was in his mid-twenties. He was wearing a black suit like a butler. so, maybe he is the butler.
"Hi, I'm Eric, the new butler of madam Lucy. you must be Miss Polly, the headmistress." He said while greeting miss Polly.
"Yes, where are the Duke and Duchess? they told me they were coming to get Lucy."
"My sincere apology Madam, but they went to an important meeting with the General. That's why I came instead of them. they told me to take care of madam Lucy. So, you can have my word." his eyes shone like diamonds because of the sunlight.
"Oh....... then, I believe you will take care of her.." Miss Polly said.
"I will take care of her with my life. you don't have to worry about anything," he said and then turned towards me.
"You must be madam Lucy. Then shall we get going now? " he reached his hand to me. I hesitantly gave my hand to him. Then we walked towards the carriage when I heard Belle's voice. I turned around to see Belle running towards me.
"Lucy!!.... wait up!" I ran towards her and hugged her tightly.
"Oh my god, Belle, I thought that I would never see you again. I looked for you this whole morning but you weren't there...... And I'm sorry that I'm leaving soo suddenly....... To be honest, I don't wanna go, I didn't want this to happen." I said while crying.
"Lucy...... look at me, you must go....... a family is the best thing that everyone can have..... so go, don't hold back. and don't think that I will be mad at you. I'm soo happy for you right now, and I always will be. I will write whenever I can." she told me with teary eyes.
" Madam, we don't have much time. we better get going." the butler said. I looked at belle for one last time. and went towards the carriage with the butler. I got onto the carriage and the carriage started the journey. I looked out from the window and waved at Belle until I could not see her. Is it really worth it for me to have a family? I looked at the butler who was sitting right in front of me. I could not imagine that a butler would be this handsome and cute. Butlers that I have heard of are so old and grumpy-looking ones. It was getting awkward so I decided to start a conversation with him.
"So....... you are the butler, right," I asked.
"Yes madam. And you can call me Eric. it is more comfortable." he said with a shy smile.
"Oh, okay. Just to be clear, I'm not so comfortable with these things..... you know, like luxurious things. so, I want the people around me to be comfortable with me. Not to treat me like I'm soo special. I want them to treat me like I'm a normal person. So, this includes you too Eric,"
"That will not be easy as you tell madam, I'm doing my job here. so I have to respect others. I hope you understand that madam,"
" Can you at least treat me like a friend? I would really appreciate that if you do."
"I'm not so sure about that madam, but I will try." our conversation ended there. after that, we were soo silent until we came to our destination. the carriage stopped at a large elegant gate with golden bars. the servants came towards the gate and opened the gate for us. It was the largest and the most luxurious mansion I'd seen my whole life. There were servants everywhere. the carriage stopped at a large main door. I was curious and afraid at the same time. Eric gets off the carriage first and lends me his hand. I took his hand and gets off from the carriage.
"Welcome to Cloverfield Mansion, Madam," he told me with a bright smile. There were a lot of servants Greeting us in front of the large main door. I was soo confused at the same time. Eric led me to the main entrance, and before even Eric knocked at the door, it opened making a huge sound. I couldn't believe my eyes at what I saw. I felt like I was In heaven. The inside looked soo elegant and luxurious. I couldn't even imagine that I was going to live in a place like this. At the same time, I felt scared, what if they didn't like me or treat me well? that thought crossed my mind a hundred times. I hope everything will go well.
Sorry for uploading soo late. I was busy with my work guys. and don't mind the grammatical issues, because this is my first book on tapas. I hope you guys will love it.
This story revolves around an orphan girl, whose life is passing without her knowing. Her perfect life turns upside down when she meets a handsome stranger. But she did not know, that the fate she was going to experience, would be more terrible than she ever imagined.
Comments (1)
See all