The next morning was the worst ,waking up to the sound of ringing bells
Grringggg!.! Grringggg!!There was someone ringing a bell and I really wanted to kill that person.
Sunlight filled the room and I shut my eyes as quickly as I opened it. Someone forgot to close the curtains last night and that someone was me seeing as I had a nightmare and I couldn't resist sitting out in the balcony.
Groaning, I sat up remembering the talk I had last night , realization hit me. I was finally going to find out how we could help in bringing the girls back and realization hit me again. I was hungry , if I wasn't careful I was going to end up being the world's fattest woman.
As I showered and got ready with Cecil I wondered where James and I stood . No I wasn't like those creepy girls who fell in love after the first talk , I didn't even have a crush on him . Fine I knew he was handsome, freaking gorgeous and all that but he still kinda sits somewhere as kidnapper in my head . I just wondered if we were kinda friends now , would we talk? Was I supposed to be nice to him now ? Why was I even thinking about this !
My outfit for the day was nothing spectacular. It's a cute sundress that's way to short for what I would normally wear but I really have no choice and I had decided to replait my hair in two rows . This was my go to hairstyle for when I really couldn't be bothered to put an effort into looking nice .
Yes , I am black and my hair is natural and not relaxed and taking care of it has always been a pain but I love my hair ,the texture , the volume and the fact that it screams 'black woman '.
Cecil's outfit is a cute sundress too and I had the feeling all the girls would be in cute sundresses too. Great . I'm definitely going to get blinded by being in the same place with so much colorful dresses.
Both of us were finally ready to head down for breakfast. I mean i've been ready for ages but Cecil decided to spend some extra time doing her hair. I've always known I was different. I put food first then looks next which means until I eat I'm not really concerned about how I look because if I don't eat I might as well die and who's gonna care how I look when I'm dead huh ? Yes I'm exaggerating ,but still. This was why everyone who really knew me was sure that I would become obese by the time I was 20. I was no where near fat but I still have three years to 20 so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Apparently only two other girls were here before Cecil and I but yet the foyer seemed to be crowded. There was about more than a handful of guys , some ladies and we girls. I didn't know who most of these people were but I knew I would find out.
Remembering where the dining room was from last night I head there with Cecil trailing behind me. There's a door that I'm guessing leads to the kitchen and I poke my head through out of curiosity and I'm met with Heaven.
The kitchen was huge and beautiful,filled with chefs and what nots bustling around with some dis or the other. The gentle cling! Clang! Of metal against metal brought a smile to my face and the aroma that wafted towards me gave me butterflies. I was and will always be in love with food.
Cecil's head poked in beside me and I sent a happy grin her way . Tugging me out from the kitchen she said
"Come on , let them do their thing " pulling me to a seat at the huge rectangular table, she sat and I sat beside her.
"I wasn't even doing anything, just looking. Besides they didn't seem to mind that we were there" glancing around I search for a particular black head .
" Yes but still we don't want to look like creeps and ...hey who are you looking for ?" Cecil turns her head around the room wandering who I was searching for.
Turning around quickly I push down my desire to see James and focus on Cecil.
" Girl ,they kidnapped us. They're the creeps. And I wasn't looking for anyone, I'm just trying to get a good view of the place and the people" I say .
I'm not really a good liar but you wouldn't know unless you've known me for a while and you notice the twitch my nose does whenever I lie. Damn you nose! Thankfully Cecil didn't know that and she ate my words up. I felt bad a little but I wasn't about to start explaining who I was looking forand why , I knew she would turn it into something that it isn't besides I've only known her a day and I don't really know anything about her or anyone else here .
"Everyone, come to the table. Breakfast is ready" Margaret says and I realize she's in a sundress too, great!. She does look pretty and motherly and I realize there's an air of authority around her . Was she the boss? Or the bosses wife ? If so where was her husband??.
Cecil and I were seated at the end of a side of the table,at the head Margaret pulled the chair out and sat so she was on my right , Cecil on my left and the chair opposite mine was vacant. I had a guess who would be sitting there and I tried to contain my eagerness.
Just before the food was brought in by the servants or helps the chair opposite mine was pulled out . I forced myself to keep looking at Cecil who was saying something I wasn't really listening to .
"Are you even listening to me ?" She asks finally noticing my distracted gaze.
"I'm sorry Cecil but without food I'm like an empty case" I sigh and she laughs. I shoot her a glare that says you're laughing at my misery ? Seriously? And she shoots me an apologetic look back and I smile. We were conversing with our eyes now , there was no way we wouldn't end up as best friends .
After all the food is placed on the table,no one moves and I wonder out of desperate curiosity what the hell is going on. What were they waiting for?? If I started eating would I embarrass myself? Why do I suddenly care about embarrassing myself anyway?
It was probably only ten seconds but it felt like an hour already and I clear my throat loudly hoping to remove whatever daze was upon them. And immediately all eyes fall on me , squirming in my seat I shoot Margaret a helpless glance and she smiles .
" Everyone, please eat" she says and I dive in.
After getting enough food in my system to process normally ,I look at James and I see that he was already looking at me . Grateful for my dark skin that wouldn't let me look like a tomato I move my eyes to the rest of the table and decide to study the rest of the people at the table.
There were different people from different tribes,traditions and countries. White ,blacks and browns. Some forced to be here, others by choice. Under different circumstances I would love to admire how peaceful and together the whole thing looked .
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"I can't believe they have a ballroom" Cecil says in awe.
After breakfast we were all asked to move to the ballroom so that we could be talked to. I wish we used the dining because at Lea we could sit ,ugh I am so lazy but I was excited to hear the plan.
"This is a freaking massion, these people kidnap teenage girls , honestly I'm not surprised". I say and I instantly feel bad for what I said about the kidnapping girls but I just couldn't help it. I had a giddy feeling in my stomach, excited to see what the girls thought about our whole situation.
You know that feeling you get when you know something everyone else doesn't? Yeah that ! But wait.... What if James had an episode with some other girl before and after me ? Scowling I looked around at the faces of the people around me ,trying to see if I'd get any smug looks . Mary Jane! Get your shit together!
After waiting around a while James and Lady Margaret came out from a door to the side of the ballroom. When he started to talk I couldn't help but smile . He sounded nothing like the unsure young man I spoke to last night. If anything he sounded like a leader and I felt proud.
I stared at him as he spoke and even when lady Margaret spoke I still stared at him , hoping that he'd at least glance at me but somehow his eyes never crossed mine. I don't even understand how I went from utterly detesting him to suddenly feeling like we could be friends. I guess seeing someone at their weak points do that to you.I had drowned them out but I suddenly found interest when James spoke and said
" So the plan we came up with is".....Read the next chapter for the plan. Hehe. Inserts evil laughter.
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