Chapter Five: The Curse

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Later that night, my family was drinking, but it seemed only me and Rick were not very drunk. He was trying to teach Evelyn how to fight, making me laugh.
I saw Jonathan was fast asleep, hugging the bottle, drawing a smile from me hen looking back at Rick and Evelyn.

"Hey, tough stuff, try a right hook.
Ball up your fist and put it... Put it up like that.
And then mean it. Hit it right here."

"Mean it! Okay."

She said, slurring her speech a little before punching forward but almost feel to the floor if Rick had not caught her while I stifled a giggle.

"Okay, it's time for another drink."

"Unlike my brother, Sir, I know when to say no."

I had to stop myself from laughing outright, Evelyn had no self-control once she took one sip of her drink, but Rick looked at her tenderly.

"And unlike your brother and sister, miss, you, I just don't get."

"I know. You're wondering what a place like me is doing in a girl like this."

I muffled my laugh in my bag, I could see Rick shaking slightly from trying not to.

"Yeah, something like that."

"Egypt is in my blood. You see, my father was a very, very famous explorer and he loved Egypt so much, he married my mother, who was an Egyptian and quite an adventurer herself?"

"I get your father and I get your mother, and...I get Jonathan and Regina to an extent, but... What are you doing here?"

"Look, I may not be an explorer or an adventurer or a treasure seeker or a g*n, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am."

She said while looking at him with an almost serious face.

"And what is that?"

"I........am a librarian.And I am going to kiss you, Mr. O'Connell."

My eyes widened because I had forgotten how brazen Evelyn was when she was drunk.

"Call me Rick."

"Rick."

They leaned forward thennshe passed out and I couldn't help but crack up loudly, Rick looked fustrated but had to stop the smile as he laid her down to sleep.

"Call me Rick,"

I said in a mocking tone to Rick, who shot me a dirty look, but I smiled at him.

"I am sorry to say, but she will not remember tomorrow."

"She might."

"She won't, but she does like you... a lot."

That made Rick turn his frown upside down before I laid down and went to sleep smiling at the peace before the chaos.

The next morning I woke up to a very hung over Evelyn and Jonathan, I made them some tea and coffee for Rick before going to our make shift shower and washed myself Once I came out I felt someone watching me when I called out.

"I can feel you starring. You might as well come out."

I said, putting up my underwear and then my dress as Beni came out from being an obelisk with a red face and a guilty expression, I looked unimpressed at him.

"Do you enjoy being a pervert?"

"I....I......sorry madame."

I looked at him, and he seemed a bit mortified.

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