The flower named Lilly

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter17 – Family's past

Overa couple of months Lily was safe in Locksley Manor. His loyal servantbecame his first servant of the house even she was unable to giveorders. No other Sir Guy let cook and serve his food. No other wasallowed near his wealth. Lily had to learn how to count and read. Shewrote and counted his business while with every passing month hespent less time at his own estate.

Theservant missed her hero but with every day she found herself a familyinstead. Alan came to see her often and had dinner with her andsometimes John. "You know John had a family in the village once.His wife's name was Alice and his son was John named after our friendlittle John here"

"Theyare gone" John was grumpy and Lily touched his hand but did not tryto get to know more. She respected the only friends she had andenjoyed the few times they came to visit her like an older brotherand a father she no longer had.

WhenJohn and Alan left her this day John as usually slapped the back ofAlan's head while Lily watched them leave. She remembered the timewhen she had a home and lived happily with her father and her twoolder brothers who used to protect her.

Ifthey would have known how to stop the men from taking her they wouldhave given her life to protect the youngest of them from the fatethat had happened to her.

Lilycried thinking of the last time she opened her mouth to speak. Hermind played a trick on her and let her imagine she screamed herbrother's name but no one came to help her when she had beenenslaved.

Theservant broke down to the ground and cried even more. It was herhero's hands to help her up when the sun had already gone down. "I...I didn't know it would hurt you"

Confusedshe looked over her shoulder to see him before he guided her insidethe house. "One of the others must have told you. I forgot to do itmyself but... Marian... that she accepted my..."

Lilytouched his hands and kissed them but his words she could not stand.Sir Guy wasn't her family like Alan and John. He meant even more toher and she couldn't tell.