The ghost of my past

CHAPTER 2

After my bath, I went on with my daily yard duties, and then at lunchtime, I went to the kitchen where I knew my wonderful mother had made me something to eat. When I entered the housemaids were running around like headless chickens for some reason, "Mother I'm here for lunch," I said walking into the kitchen, "Oh, honey I've been so busy I didn't realize its lunchtime already," she said not even looking at me as she was busy barking out orders and moving around the kitchen. "It's ok I'll just make a sandwich as I can see you're clearly busy" and with that said I went on with making sandwich.

I had finished eating with my mother not even giving me a second of her time, it made wonder if there was a party or something in the manor happening that I wasn't aware of. The curiosity was eating at me so without holding it back I asked, "so mother is there a party happening tonight?", "you can say something like that honey, listen I can't explain much but the Stones are expecting a visit from the Willows family" she answered. 

Now it all made sense, the Willows were one of the richest families around with companies all over the country, I mean the Stones are rich but that's because of family money but the Willows there were rich like RICH and they keep getting rich no wonder the Stones are trying to impress them so much. To avoid being a nuisance I decided to go back to the garden. And there she was, my Loreal, picking up flowers in the garden, the sun shone on her hair making her look like an angel as usual. Oh why do you have to be so tempting my love, its already hard loving you from a distance but here you are just within my grasp tempting me to profess my undying love for you. How I wish to just smell your wonderful scent and just line your beautiful body with my hands. "Hello Victor, I thought you were done here," her angelic voice broke through my thoughts, "uhmm n-no no problem ma'am, uhhh i didn't mean to disturb you I shall leave you to your flower picking" I babbled, way to go Victor the first time you speak to her you fumble, I mentally face palmed myself. After embarrassing myself, I made a turn to leave but then she spoke up stopping me in my tracks, "no it's ok, actually this is the first time we've ever spoken and right now I really need someone of my age to talk to if you don't mind", it took me a minute for her words to finally sink in and when they did I just didn't know what to do, but with the innocent look she was giving me I knew what I had to do "I'm not permitted to speak to you ma'am but you look like you could use someone to talk to, so I'm all ears, miss". Her face just brightened when she smiled, pushing me deeper into the well of love I was already in.

"I'm sure you might have noticed how busy the house is and are aware of the reason," she said earning a nod from me as a response, so she continued, "I'm so nervous and excited, I mean it is not every day that you get to get arranged to be married to the man of your dreams right, I don't know how to behave what if he doesn't like me or what if I say something ridiculous that will make him think I'm not a worthy bride," she was babbling. Wait who is getting married, is my Loreal getting married? "Married? You're getting married?" I had realized I'd said that out loud until she responded, "why I am getting married, to Richard one of the youngest Willow boys and I couldn't be happier" and she no doubt looked happy for if she smiled even wider her beautiful face would break. How dare they give away my Loreal and how dare she be this happy about marrying someone either than me. She was supposed to be mine, no scratch that she IS MINE. The audacity they all had, I was enraged I felt betrayed in the worst way ever and with that, I stood up from the chair and walked away for her. They wouldn't get away with this she WILL be mine no matter what.......