Captured

CHAPTER TEN

After lunch, we had decided to just have a small stroll, before we came back to our own cottages, after deciding to just continue our tour tomorrow.

Jonas just left after dropping me to my cottage, and I was just entered my cottage when someone knock on my door, and knowing that it might Jonas, I just open my door.

“Yes, Jona—” My words hanged when I saw one of the uniformed staff on my door.

“Ow!” I can’t help to utter out of my surprise with a awkward smile because I thought it was Jonas.

The female staff just smile as well before greeting me. “Good afternoon, Ma’am!”

“Good afternoon too! What I can do for you?” I greeted back and asked.

The female staff, smiled as she took something on the record book, she is carrying.

“I was asked to came and give you this, Ma’am.” The staff said with her warm smile remained plastered on her lips as she hand me the envelope she took from her record book.

“Oh…”

I can’t help to react, as I took the white square envelope she is handing me, and flip it to see who the sender is, but I saw none.

“Who is this came from? Can I ask?” I asked curiously to the staff, as I don’t see any indicated sender in the envelope.

“I don’t know, Ma’am. I was just asked to deliver it to you.” The staff answered politely.

So, I don’t have any choice but to nod my head with a smile, as I look to the staff.

“Okay, and thank you for this.” I said, thanking her.

“No, problem, Ma’am.” The staff replied.

After that. The staff excuse herself as she needs to go back to her work, and again, I thanked her and she did the same before going on her way, while I came back inside my cottage to open the envelope for it has as glued red circle seal, that I only saw in the royal movies.

“Who might you came from? Well… Let see.” I uttered taking the knife to remove the seal.

I carefully removed the seal, for it will be a waste if it will be ruin, for the envelope seems special, as I started to smell the rose scent which is my favorite scent,  coming from its content inside as soon a I lift the opening of the envelope and saw that it has a pink card.

“Okay.” I uttered again as I took the pink card, and unfold it.

The card, is an invitation for a valentine event three days from now, which made me remember that my birthday is also coming, for the event has the same date as my birthday, and at the same time my Mom’s death anniversary.

Yep, my Mom, died by giving birth to me, so I can’t really blame Dad, for being mad at me, a lot of unreasonable times, for even he doesn’t say it to me, he probably blaming me for my Mom’s death, because as what I heard from our maids that has been serving us even before I was born.  Dad isn’t all grumpy and get easily irritated before, in fact, he was the sweetest and the corniest person before, but he changed when my Mom died, and I was left to his care.

I grew up, never had Dad celebrate my birthday with me, because those time, he is busy drowning himself to his work and sometimes came home wasted.

But even my Dad is like that, I tried to understands him and loving him, for he is not that bad, and thinking if its not for his hard work, I would never had anything, that I have up to this day, though a lot of times I feel envious to others complete family, even they don’t have the fancy  things I had, but at the end of the day, I just made myself to think positive, that maybe one day, or someday, Dad will not going to hate me anymore.

It’s just my love for photography and what he wants me to do, made me choose to disobey him up until this moment. Though, I love Dad so much, but I can’t let him dictate my future, specially marriage that he wanted to happen.

I myself, hate hiding like this to him, but it is my future, is at stake. Because marrying doesn’t even entering my mind up to this age of mine, and he want me to do it, specially with someone I never met yet.

Reminding about that made me feel down in an instant, and I can’t help but to sigh, as I remember Dad.

“I don’t want to go.” I sigh and uttered, letting myself fall to my bed with the invitation card in my hand and close my eyes.

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A knock, on the door woke me up. I didn’t realize that I doze up after reminiscing things.

“Geez!” I muttered, as I still feel sleepy, but the knock on my cottage door wont stop.

“Wait a sec!” I shouted with my eyes is still half close, and thankfully, the knocking stop.

Still sleepy I force to lift myself on my bed. The whole cottage is already dark and the lamp post out is the only light that seaming through the window is the only light I have.

“Its already dark, how long did I sleep?” I asked to myself while yawning as I stood from my bed.

Still sleepy, I walk towards the door to check who is knocking on my door, but my eyes rolled after opening the door and see who disturbed me from my sleep.

“What?” I asked to Jonas grumpily.

“Psh!”

“Its already dark and yet your still sleeping? For your information, princess it already dinner time!” Jonas said   rolling his eyes.

“I don’t want to eat dinner. I’m still sleepy, so have a good night!” I said ending the conversation.

I was about to close the door again to came back to my sleep, when Jonas hand stop me the door from closing.

“What?” I asked showing him how sleepy I am.

I saw Jonas sigh before retreating his hand from stopping me to close the door.

“Fine, first give me the photo you took awhile ago.” Jonas said crossing his arms to his chest.

“Okay.” I replied, rolling my eyes and widen the door.

“Just get it in my camera, and I’ll go continue my sleep.” I said, turning my back to Jonas, after motioning him to follow me to enter my cottage.

“Oh my gosh! Why is it so dark in here?” I heard Jonas said, while I’m getting my camera in my bedside table.

“I’ll go to sleep again anyway, so I didn’t bother.” I replied on my way back to where is Jonas.

“Here! Your Vera’s picture is in here, just give it back to me tomorrow.” I said, now handing my camera to Jonas.

“Yay! Thanks!” Jonas said in glee as he took the camera on my hand.

His camera film had reach its limit awhile ago from taking pictures of the places we toured, so he asked me to take a picture of the waiter named Vera, with of course Vera’s permission.

And I forgot to send it to him after receiving the invitation envelope and end up dozing off.

“Now, can you go? Your disturbing my sleep.” I said after giving him what he wants.

“Sureness, sleeping beauty. Go and sleep even how long you wanted to sleep.” Jonas replied rolling his eyes on me again.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. Good night, sis.” I said, nodding, while motioning Jonas out of my cottage.

After kicking Jonas out of my cottage, I went straight back to my bed again.

I don’t know why sleep loves me tonight, but I like it. I really need a sleep tonight, because I haven’t have a proper sleep since I came here, because my insomnia is attacking.

But I was just closed my eyes when someone knock on my door.

“Argh! Jonas you b***h what is it again?!” I muttered  while getting myself up out of my bed again irritated.

I went toward the door again and is ready to nag Jonas, but when I opened the door, my irritation and sleepiness suddenly vanished, and changed into a surprise.

“Hi, Ave!” Gene greeted as soon as I opened the door.

“Gene.” I uttered.