Caged

2. Home Sweet Home

I pulled up to the gate ringing the bell three times repeatedly then once long. My signature ring to alert everyone I was home.

I heard the click of the gate as it opened, I sped through up to the door seeing Ralph, my valet already outside. I stopped the car and grabbed my bag as Ralph came around to take my seat.

"Hey Ralph, how's it hanging?"

"Good as always miss Lynn." He smiled before driving off towards the garage.

I approached the grand doors just as it opened to reveal Mrs. Clemins, my Nanny since before I could remember.

"Hello deary, how was your day?"

"The usual, I think I'll go out tonight though."

Mrs. Clemins gave a slight scowl before nodding her head. "Alright deary I'll go run you a bath first, bubbles?" She smiled.

"Always" I returned her grin.

Just as she scurried off Alexander, my butler walked into the room.

"Hello little miss" he greeted as stone faced as ever. He had stuck with this nickname ever since I was a child and I had always found it endearing even though he was never one to smile unlike Mrs. Clemins who was almost always smiling.

"Hello Alexander, any news today?"

"None worth reporting ma'am" he frowned.

"Well that's to be expected Alexander, don't you think?" I smiled although I expect it to have come off as more of a grimace as I recalled the earlier checking of my phone.

"Would you like some tea miss, the earl grey you ordered from London came in this morning?"

I smiled for real this time "that'd be lovely Alexander."

"You best run up to the bath then. Mrs. Clemins must be expecting you, I'll have your tea delivered up to you."

"Thanks." I said before turning to walk up the marble stairs to my own personal floor, the third floor.

Once upstairs I walked down the long corridor to my room to the open door.

I walked in dropping my bag on the chaise lounge in the center of the room facing my floor to ceiling windows.

I quickly closed all the blinds and plopped onto my over sized bed as I began to unlace my sneakers.

Mrs. Clemins scurried out of my en suite and opened up the blinds once more.

"Your bath is ready deary get on in there. I suspect you'll want to pick out your own clothes for this evening?"

"I'm fine Mrs. Clemins you can leave me for the night, thank you."

Mrs. Clemins frowned at my dismissiveness.

"Fine, I'll go. I can see when I'm not wanted. I'll see you in the morning deary try to not stay out too late." She came over and planted a kiss on my cheek before scurrying off.

Although I wish she'd just retire to her room. I figured she probably went off to tidy something and make sure the maids were doing their jobs right.

She was nothing if not thorough.

I once again got up to close the blinds. I had always preferred the dark to that of the suns unyielding rays that seemed to display every flaw and secret a person had. Much to Mrs. Clemins dismay, as she had told me repeatedly I needed sunlight to circulate this room.

After shutting the blinds, I walked over to the door shutting and locking it. Not wanting anyone to come in while I got ready.

I jumped onto my bed grabbing my phone from my back pocket.