ALORA EMBRY
The class continues without delay, learning arts and crafts, and etiquette, we do even receive dance lessons.
I look outside and it was snowing it's been three months since Damien go to Levan, we keep in touch and he said that maybe he will stay there for a year. Even my family was in Levan and I do not know what are they doing there and why they are not saying a word to me.
What is it that they are trying to hide?
"Lady Alora the Snow Ball was already coming do you have already a dress for the ball?"
"Yes, it will arrive next week. How about you?"
"They will deliver it later, that is why I'm excited."
"What about you Lady Felicity?"
"I think it will also arrive next week. Now that the Snow Ball was approaching there are many students who commissioned dress and suits."
"Yes, it's true that is why I also buy a dress for new year."
"Oh, now that you mentioned that boutiques will be crowded for sure." I listened to them and watch the snow fall.
"Excuse me, ladies, I'll just take a walk outside."
"Huh? but it was too cold outside."
"I'll be fine, just need to think maybe walking outside will be help."
"Don't catch a cold My Lady." I nod and smiled at them, as I walked on the snowy ground, I hugged myself and breathed.
I want to go home...
I continue to walk around and there I saw Sir Frederick; he was surprised when he saw me and immediately bowed his head.
"I greet the Lady of house Astley." I close my parasol and bow my head.
"Greeting to Sir Frederick, how are you, My lord?"
"I am doing great, I wish that the lady feel the same."
"Yes." he smiled awkwardly and when he breathed there a smoke came out of his mouth.
"What are you doing here outside, you will catch a cold if you do stay here longer."
"Just taking a walk, I'll be back inside once my mind is already clear."
"Then I will leave you now."
"Yes." We bow to each other and I opened my parasol again and walked past to him I just take about two steps when he talks.
"My Lady, would you allow me to join you?" I was shocked I didn't expect that. I thought after he does know that I am Astley a house that was not in good terms with them, he will now avoid me and...
"Sure, Sir Frederick."
"Thank you,"
His feelings for me will be gone.
"Do you have a problem?"
"None, it's just me missing home." we were silent as we walked slowly then we finally reach the garden, and there we sit on a bench.
"My Lady, I think you already know why I wished to join you."
"Yes, it was back then... in the library." I stared at the fountain that was already turned ice and everything was covered with snow.
"I still have feelings for you."
"I see, thank you but I wouldn't be able to love you back."
"Yes, I know. I know it since the day I saw the ring on your finger, and I knew that I don't stand a change in you when I saw how your eyes glow when you do look at him."
I feel my face heated even though it was cold outside. I held the parasol tightly and sigh.
"I do not know that," I said and another moment of silence.
I didn't know that he was watching me for a long time.
"May I know when did it start?"
"At first it was just a pure admiration, whenever I saw you smiling my heart pounded so fast."
"I respect your feelings for me even though I do keep the secret that I was from House Astley and the fact that our family's hostility towards each other."
"I didn't think bad of you when I found out that you are the Lady of Astley, promise so don't h-hate me."
I look at him and held his cold hands, when he looked at me, he was already on a verge of crying.
"You are so pure, your feelings for me are sincere that is why I am thankful and I'm sorry for saying this but this is for your own good. Please, forget those feelings I don't want to hurt a genuine person like you."
"My Lady..." and my eyes widened when he suddenly cried.
"My -" I tapped his shoulders and stood up and I pulled him into a hug. Under my small parasol, I was watching the glistening snow fell as he cried while hugging me.
This is why I can't bring myself to reject him again and again.
"You will forget me eventually and will meet a lady that would treat you well and will love you back. I will never hate Sir Frederick even though he was from the house of Eyron. You can now stop crying."
That is the last time I saw him and because Christmas was coming around, we go to the capital to buy gifts. My gift for the twins was a new sword it was a custom-made and has a crest of our family, and I didn't even bother to buy something for my brothers because I can't even think a suitable gift for them. They will understand that and my gift for Ellen was a perfume that was a trend these days to noble ladies.
"Let's go now."
"Yes, My Lady." It was another exhausting trip and when I arrive at the manor my younger brothers welcome me.
"It's good to see you again, My Lady."
"Thank you, Arlene. You two bring my luggage into my room and ready my bath, Arlene leads the way I will going to visit my pets."
"Yes, My Lady."
"I will just go to see how my pets do, so you two go back to your rooms. I will call you two if we are already going to eat dinner."
"Yes, sister." Arlene gets the lamp and we go underground there he opens the door it will lead us to the secret garden. I whistle and my pets immediately run into me.
"O my, did you miss me?" The pets that I'm raising are these cute lions Raj, Rui, and Ryz, my babies. Then I get the meat there and feed them, I pet them and after that, they immediately fall asleep. "I think they got smaller, feed them again when they wake up and double their food for about two weeks."
"Yes, My Lady." Arlene is the only one I allowed to go here so the workers' speculations are I was raising a beast that can eat a whole person. So, they were scared to go underground well, I think my babies can really eat a whole person. They hate scared rats even plastics persons, and the only person they listened to besides me and Arlene was my brothers.
I spent my free time reading in my room and when dinner came I told the maids to call the twins and Ellen. Then I saw how big her belly is, I immediately go to her and help her to walk.
"Next just eat in your room, sister."
"It's fine, it was also an exercise." I sighed and she smiled at me.
"If you say so."
"Haa." Then we started eating and Ellen didn't even finish her food because her belly suddenly got hurt.
"She will be fine after a good rest." I nod and said my thanks to the doctor. I asked the twins maybe they do know why are they doing there but they said no, even Ellen didn't know.
"This is the days that brother Kio shouldn't leave Ellen, just what they are doing in Levan?"
-IAmRoseee