FACADES
1533 Words
Sophia woke up the next morning feeling a slight migraine, she massaged her brow with her index fingers before climbing out of the bed to freshen up. upon stepping out of the bathroom, she realised with a start that her door was slightly opened . "hmm , how come"? she pondered, without thinking much, she walked towards the door to close it but suddenly paused when something clicked in her mind. having walked through many treacherous paths and schemes, she had learnt to be alert for any little abnormalities.
She slightly smiled, walked back and picked up an handkerchief , folded it around her palms before closing the door. " Fool" she muttered. She quickly dressed up and headed towards the dining. upon reaching there , she found everyone available except her parents that were not back yet. Upon taking her sit , Rachel suddenly spoke up wearing a fake smile oh her face....
" Hi Sophia, we were all waiting for you to come down, good thing you are here, we can finally start eating " she said acting like she cared, meanwhile she was hinting from her statement that Sophia had been inconsiderate, and she successfully achieved her aim as other family members started grumbling grudgingly.
" I can't believe this is how, we would be spending our mornings in the dining , mum someone needs to let her know that our time is precious " Myra said disdainfully..
Sophia raised her eyebrows and chuckled " you are right, someone needs to teach me, if I remember correctly, a servant is supposed to come tell me that breakfast was ready but non came, and from what you said, I just arrived yesterday, so there is no way I will learn the family basics already, or were you expecting me to learn in my dreams "? she replied sarcastically feeling amused. she is not one to take bullying likely, so she has to let them know.
Myra became enraged not expecting her to speak up, " hmf! you are just an unlearned country girl, don't speak to me like that, we are not In the same class "
" but even a country girl has the right to defend herself don't you think "? Sophia replied " and talking about class, you are right, you are out of my league and not even in your next life can you get there".
Tyler suddenly butt in " when people that know more than you are speaking, you should just zip up and listen, after all what else do you know than walking around in your mask to cover your ugly appearance "
Sophia curved her lips in an arc and replied...
" you seem to have problems with my appearance, but don't worry, I definitely don't look like you "
Tyler became enraged and he hollered, " who wants to look like you? nonsense "
Catherine, their mum decided to speak up..
" Alright that's enough, you guys maintain order, we are still eating " she said those words while glancing at Sophia as if she was trying to tell her, those words were for you. Sophia ignored the dramatic pair of siblings and continued her breakfast.
just when silence finally engulfed the room, Rachel's phone rang out disrupting the peace. " Hello... yes , I will be there soon, am having breakfast, expect me in the next 20 minutes ". she ended the call and beckoned one of the servant over.
" Estelle go to my room and bring my wrist watch it's on the dressing table, please hurry" . Estelle paused before asking,
" which exact one miss Eliss"?
" the one uncle Julian bought for me in my 25th birthday" Rachel replied then turned to stare smugly at Sophia, but Sophia was not even paying attention to her charades." hmf, such a pretender" Rachel mumbled in a low voice. ..
After 5 minutes, the servant came down to report not seeing the wrist watch
" mam, I have searched everywhere within your room but I can't find the watch ".
" I have never sent you on an errand and you deliver at once without stressing me, you are so incompetent " Rachel bashed her while stomping up the stairs . At this point the entire dining room was still, with no one uttering a sound . After 3 minutes Rachel came back to yell at the servant.
" Who entered my room this morning?"
the servant becoming panicked replied
" I didn't enter your room this morning miss Rachel except when you asked me to get your watch, I am tasked to do the grocery shopping today"
"Then call the others" she yelled.
Catherine had to speak up " what's going on Rachel?, why assembling the servants?
" The watch uncle Julian bought for me is missing, although I have other piece, I have to find that one, it's necessary " Rachel replied acting sad to incur sympathy from others.
one of the family members spoke up " yeah, I can remember the family patriarch gifting that watch to her on her birthday, who will dare do such a thing as stealing it, hm" she sighed wearily.
Immediately she finished speaking a roll of servants on duty that day entered the dining, making the space feel crampy and stuffy. Rachel began her interrogation without a care...
" Who cleaned my room today?"
" I did," one of the servant a little chubby lady answered
"Did you see my wrist watch, the one uncle Julian bought for me"?
" yes I did see it while cleaning your dressing table, it was right there on it, but after cleaning your room, I left immediately, I didn't touch anything miss Rachel" she answered..
"Who else "? she continued interrogating
" mam, I only came in the morning to notify you that breakfast was ready I didn't enter the room " another servant replied.
" so no one is agreeing to taking my watch nor telling me who took me? good, just good, call me the surveillance security guard." Moses who usually takes care of the surveillance footage rushed in after being summoned.
Rachel immediately instructed, " get me the surveillance footage from early this morning immediately"
" yes madam" Moses replied and began working on his laptop, but after a while he became panicked when he realised the footage had been deleted. he had to still himself and report the findings.
" the footage had been deleted miss Rachel "
" nonsense! you all can see , someone had deliberately orchestrated this theft by going as far as deleting the surveillance footage, we need to get to the bottom of this." Rachel pleaded with the others.
At this moment, Sophia dropped her utensils and wiped her lips before picking up her back pack to exit the dining, she had important matters to take care of for the day, and whatever drama is going on here has nothing to do with her. as she made her move . Myra suddenly spoke up.
"Of course we need to catch the thief, after all, we just had a new addition in our family yesterday, and such a situation has never happened prior to her arrival "
Sophia paused her steps, and refrained from moving further, then she slowly turned around to find everyone staring at her, with most of their looks full of disapprovement. She redirected her gaze towards Myra who felt chills from her gaze, inorder to cover her panicked self, she smugly continued...
" What? am I wrong to say that ?, everyone can attest, you are a new addition to the family."
Sophia smiled and walked towards them
" yeah , you are right, we have to find the thief, it's necessary" she realised that walking away without clearifying this issue will taint her name, since everyone is suspecting her now, thanks to the drama Queens.
She walked towards Moses
" what's the progress?"
Moses not taking her seriously, replied reluctantly, we can't find the thief since the footage has been deleted.
" why asking when you know yourself and your wrongs, trying to garner complement for assisting? " Myra said sarcastically.
At this point, Sophia had lost it..
" zip it, sometimes keeping quiet shows your sign of intelligence. don't run your mouth unnecessarily" she snapped.
Myra was stunned, Sophia's aura was frightening, isn't she just a village girl? she asked herself while shaking her head to get rid of her confusion. Tyler decided to butt in but Sophia caught him off
" And you too" she snapped, staring at him with a dark expression which made him to retreat involuntarily before regaining his composure .
" tsk, just admit it, and we would let this pass" he replied..
Rachel who was internally excited at how things were unfolding spoke up
" Sophia, I know uncle Julian is your dad, but that watch is already gifted to me, just return it okay,? you can ask him to buy you a new one, your dad is generous, you can ask everyone here ". immediately everybody started mumbling in acceptance to her words.
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