Myra and the Arcadian Lord

22. Mannequin - part 2

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The next day, around ten in the morning, Mrs Swanson did arrive at the Warburton mansion to pick up Amyra. So that they can head to the Horlicks street for shopping together.

Myra was roaming around restlessly in her room, thinking of a way to refuse accompanying Lady Florence politely.

"Shall I lay down on the bed and pretend to be sick?" she asked herself, fidgeting her hands.

"Or should I just go and say that I don't feel like joining her?", immediately she shook her head dismissing the idea. "No, no!..I can't do that. It'll be rude"

Before she could make her mind up, on what to do. Someone knocked the room door. Exhaling loudly, Myra opened the door. The maid who went by the name Rachel, was standing by the door. She curtsied sightly and said, "Miss, Mrs Swanson is here".

Hearing that Myra's shoulders slumped. 'What to do now?'

If only the lord hadn't agreed to let her accompany the Lady in the first place, she thought. Amyra had no money even to afford a single meal, then how is she going to go around shopping?

Before she could think of an excuse, the maid curtsied once again and left. Myra chewed her inner cheeks, and sat on the bed trying to find a way out.

When a small voice inside her head spoke out.

'Who said, that you will have to buy something?' said the voice 'you can just follow Lady Florence around without buying anything for yourself'.

A small smile crept on her face, why hadn't she thought this way before?. That way she won't disappoint the Lady and she won't be bored staying idle at home.

Feeling reassured, she quickly glanced at herself in the mirror, fixing her hair before walking out to greet Mrs. Swanson.

Florence was waiting for Amyra in the drawing room. When caught sight of the girl entering the room, she stood up.

"Ah.. There you are!", exclaimed lady Florence walking towards her. Her skirts brooming the floor as she walked. "What took you soo long?" she asked with a smile on her face and Myra smiled back sheepishly.

"Let's go, we have a lot to do!" Florence said interlinking her arms with Myra's and Myra gave her a hesitant nod.

"Alvin?" Lady Florence called out and the butler showed up out of nowhere and bowed slightly.

"Alvin! Is our carriage ready?"

"Yes Mrs Swanson" he said, leading both of them out. A carriage was waiting at the door front.

Once they were seated inside, the coachman manoeuvred the carriage around the cupid water feature that was in front of the mansion, riding away.

As they rode through the busy streets of Arcardia, Myra was looking out of the window lost in her own thoughts.

"Ah! Amyra" called Florence out of the blue, which had Amyra snap out of her thoughts to look at her.

Mrs. Swanson pulled something out from her purse. "Theo, informed me to give this to you", she said holding a small rectangular shaped card in her hands.

Myra looked at the card in Florence's hands that was extended towards her, curiously.

"Go on, take it" Lady Florence urged her.