Ms. Caroline Sobers

Chapter 9
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"What is wrong with you?!"
Valentina looked in between Bobbert and Francisco who were having a heated argument.
"Francisco please! Calm down!" She didn't care if she sounded desperate.
"You shut your mouth girl! Have you no shame?!" Never in her years had she seen Francisco so angry.
"I love him Francisco!"
She whimpered and looked to Bobbert for support.
He just stood there frozen in fear,his brown eyes were that once held childish warmth were now clouded.

Valentina wondered how she ever allowed things to get so out of hand with Bobbert.
She was supposed to have been very careful not to allow anyone to sense that there was something fishy going on between them.
Everything just went horrendously wrong.

The day had began like any other day, Valentina was up early to find that her personal maid was already awake and was waiting by her side to carry out her every wishes.
She had smiled because something deep down told her that the day ahead was going to be a very eventful one.

She chose a light blue cotton blouse and a pair of black slacks. She asked Caroline for the pearl earrings that her mama had given to her long ago; they were very beautiful indeed but she only wore them on very rare occasions. Seeing as her brother despised the woman for running away with another man, she kept the earrings hidden so that Francisco would never come in contact with them...they would just allow him to throw another one of his tantrums.
She allowed some spirals of her hair to fall lose and tied the rest into a neatly done bun. She'd go natural today, just for him.
Caroline helped her with her black flats and she knew that she was ready to meet the one she loved.

"Now Caroline can you please summerise what the letter said once more?"

Caroline sighed and softly laughed at her love sick mistress.
Valentina had gotten a letter from Mr. Bobbert Dyer stating that he missed her dearly and was dying to wrap his arms around her and devour her lips.
Caroline giggled at the thought of Bobbert literally devouring her, as stupid as it sounded.

Her mistress giggled and sighed.
"Oh Car! I love him so much"
Caroline looked at her mistress in awe. They say that love does strange things to you and Caroline was beginning to believe it was true.
Valentina's eyes shone with something that seemed to be so deep that even the ocean would be jealous.
The maid knew her mistress wasn't a morning person but after not seeing Bobby for days, sake knew that she herself would be as happy and peppy as possible.

They both knew that meeting Bobby would be very risky which is why they both devised a plan.
Unfortunately, the plan was devised by two teenagers so it was rather clichéd.

"Do you think Bobby will like what I'm wearing Caroline?"
She quickly scanned her mistress' outfit and approved.
"Ma'am you need to go have your breakfast before you faint"
"I know but the buses and trucks in my stomach don't agree"
Caroline's friend laughed nervously. She was always like that whenever she knew she was going to see Bobby. She really hoped that in the end, Valentina's heart would not get broken because Caroline knew she could never risk seeing her friend in pain.

Breakfast seemed to be uneventful.

Valentina sat at the dining table and waited for her breakfast, while she waited, her step mother invited her to lunch with her little rich friends who always seemed to have time for a good gossip even though they had children waiting at home for them.

She was sick and tired of them. But instead of giving her step mother a sarcastic comment,knowing that nothing could ruin her day,not even her step mother.

"I'm sorry dear mother but I have to stay home today because of special reasons", She chewed on her lip, trying to find an appropriate lie.

"Reasons?" Why couldn't the woman just leave it at that?!