Ms Shadows

Chapter 12.

ELINOR

Second day in this building...

A cute, short maid has led me to my new bedroom. Her name is Maria and she's Hispanic. She's really kind and sweet, personally responsible for everything I might need... She also wears an apron. It looks even better on her cute, delicate waist. Not that it's needed in my opinion, but as Veronica insists, she has to obey...

My new bedroom, is warm and comfortable. With white, feet-sinking carpet and wooden furniture. My bed is soft and in queen size, it offers me a good, nights' sleep. The many doors and windows in the room, are white and wooden, providing natural light in the room, providing mornings fresh and hopeful.

I own a desk, a wardrobe filled with warm, convenient clothes, a personal bathroom, all kinds of products for hair, face and showers and last but not least, a small table with two chairs, Victorian style.

After I took a shower and prepared myself properly, I walked outside my bedroom and went to Veronica's study again. Last night, after talking with her, she told me that she needed me for something and that I had to visit her, once I wake up.

When I arrived at her study, after her guards let me enter, I found her sitting on a comfortable, leather armchair, facing the fireplace, while she was purring some tea in a delicate cup. "Come here." She said and I walked closer to her. "Have a seat."

I sat on the armchair next to hers. Between us stood a coffee table on which was the tea set. She poured some tea in the other cup. "Here," she pushed the cup closer to me "try it."

"Thank you" I accepted her offer and took a sip. It's taste was strange. Different from everything I've ever tried and pleasant. But I wasn't a tea fan anyway...

"As you may have already noticed, it's a rare flavoured of tea. It's found only in the highest tops of the Chinese mountains. I send my men twice a year to collect it for me. It's really healthy." She explained.

"Yeah I've noticed. It's delicious, thank you." I answered. "But, really... What did you want to talk about?"

"Oh, it's nothing really..." She smiled after she raised a little the tone of her voice. "It's just... A favour I want from you..."

"Oh... What is it?"

"I... Just... Need you to find that Chemist, who is concealed from all the government papers... The one that only high class police officers were allowed to meet." She crossed her legs. "You know... I've done my little research on him. When Costello started ruling this land, he destroyed every paper that belonged to the police... But he... Um... " she tapped her chin "What is this word... Forgot to hide the papers about that chemist. They weren't really important... Just letters, in which the police asked him to prepare some... Unique and extra dangerous potions... He had to stay a secret, so the police wouldn't let his existence be revealed and as a result, the letters weren't really specific about the place where he lives."

"I don't know anything about it!" I said a little louder than I should. My whole body was intense and my mind started making up some scenarios, of what could have happened, if I told her where the chemist lives. He was a secret weapon. The whole country would be in great danger if somebody used his abilities in making deathly elixirs. I had to protect us from him, from her. She wouldn't use it for good, that was for sure...