Chapter 2

                      Part 5: A Bad Joke! 

     The gentle flicker of candle light, Grace is drawing on a piece of parchment,

 Grace : Then there is the passage here, And then the two door’s here that are locked so I don’t really know what’s there, and this one over here is the ‘Master’s study.., That is one that I don’t really want to think about that one…..,

     Rising the parchment next to the candle’s Grace try’s to dry the ink,

 Grace : This should help me next time I go out but I still need the second part of that schedule!!! 

     She sighed as she folded the parchment,

 Grace : I need to remember to keep this hidden when I leave, I don’t know when would happen if someone would see me with it…., Tomorrow I need to go back to the study to see if they have completed the schedule,

     Grace get’s up from her chair putting away her maid’s uniform,

 Grace : This became so useful! I’m so happy I was able to find this!!!

     Grace joyfully put’s away the uniform, Then after sitting on the bed she wrap’s a blanket around her then she snuggles in to her pillow’s,

 Grace : Today I was able to find out so much information, I hope that it will be the same tomorrow so I can return home soon,

{ The Next Morning }

     A cold breeze flow’s through the room, Grace’s nose stat’s to twitch from between the cover’s she start’s to toss and turn from the cold until she completely rolled off the bed crashing to the floor,

 Grace : AAAAAKKKK!!!!!!! That hurt!!!!

     She scramble’s to her feet,

 Grace : Why do I alway’s end up doing that!!! 

     She sigh’s and she dust’s off the blanket neatly folding it and placing in on the bed,

 Grace : I’m starting to miss the way Mindy would tease me for my clumsiness, The Mother would leacher me on if I was even listening to my etiquette teacher,

     She continues but fluffing her pillow then straightening up the rest of the bed,

 Grace : It’s been a long time since I had to do this myself, 

     She slap’s both of her cheek’s

 Grace : It’s no time to be dilly dallying! I need to get my uniform on and fi Ind the rest of the schedule!

     She pull’s out the maid’s uniform putting it on then brushing out her hair and setting it into two braid’s, Hiding the map she made of the area’s that she has been to in her pocket she set’s out back to the Master’s study, Upon arriving at the door she feel’s a tap on her shoulder,

 Grace : EEEEEPPPP!

 ??? : I’m sorry I did not mean to scary you!

     She turn’s to see Douglas standing there with a cheeky grin on his face, 

 Grace : For your information I don’t scare easily!!

     He chuckle’s looking at her with a soft expression, 

 Douglas : Really? Are you sure! You seem to be as shaky as a leaf!

 Grace : W-well, I don’t know what you are talking about!!

     She turn’s quickly opening the door to the study,

 Grace : What the!!

     Upon opening the door she see a even messier study than the previous day, To Grace it look as if a storm had blown though the room the paper’s where scattered everywhere with book’s stacked high and ink was spilled on the floor by the chair of the desk,

 Grace : That little ******!

     She mumbled under her breath,

 Douglas : What was that? 

     He whispered in her ear,

 Grace : EEEEEPPPP!!! You are too close!!!

     She jump’s away from him going deeper into the poorly lit study, With her hand lingering on the eage og her she thought of how she could feel his hot breath on her neck she became flustered,

 Douglas : Ah, Sorry I was a bit to close was I not, After all you are a Lady!

 Grace : …., 

     She blankly look and him not chasing her expression, 

 Douglas : I’m sorry Grace I seem to have offended you, I apologize, I was merely joking,

 Grace : I see….., Well I need to get to work…...,

     Grace quietly started to work on organizing the paper’s not saying a word to Douglas.