An Angel Fall

What the fuck happened there?

I slowly started to walk instead of running, I reached the field, our people were working and I couldn't see any familiar faces, of course, I left way too young to know anyone there.

People turned to see me with curiosity, "who is this girl?", I heard some whispers

The foreman pulled my arm too rudely as I walked another tree line, "this is private property and we have no time for tourists", he snarked at me.

I remained calm and smiled, "I'm Scarlett Ariana Archer, owner of this land, nice to meet you, and you are?", I questioned and the color of his face washed as he understood the mistake he made.

"I'm ... I'm ... ", He started to stutter.

"Did you forget your name?", I asked and lowered my sight to his hold on my arm and I added, "And apparently, you also forgot the concept of personal space or respect!", And he let go of my arm instantly.

"I'm sorry miss, I'm Tom, the foreman", he finally spoke.

"Well Tom, if you treat a stranger the way you did I don't want to imagine how you treat our people", I state.

"I'm so sorry miss, it is a hard day, but I promise I don't have as a practice this type of treatment", he replied nervously.

"I hope not, because if I find out you do, I will make sure that besides being fired, you can't find a job as a foreman anymore. I hope I was clear enough?", I threatened him.

I'm not usually mean, but he deserves it.

"Is lunchtime, why is everyone working instead of being eating?", I asked and he couldn't answer.

"Lunchtime!", I shouted and everyone smiled.

"Miss, would you like to join us?", A ma'am asked me and I smiled

"I don't want to take your food", I explained.

"I promise we have enough", she replied and I nodded.

I sat with them on the ground, eating rice lentils, and chicken, and someone offered me cheese, I ate a lot of different food, I thought I was going to get stomach sick but not, everything was great. I said goodbye to them with the promise of repeating lunch another time, and to the foreman, the warning that I'll be on top of his management of our people.

I started to walk back to the house, my jeans were dirty from the mud of the field, and as soon as I got into the manor my stepmom frowned, "Did you fall? What happened? Why are you so dirty? You have mud everywhere!", She told me disgusted and that made me smile.

"I was with our workers in the field, I ate with them in the ground like they apparently do, that is why I have dirt in my clothes", I explained to the happiness of the moment with them, "I think we can invest in a structure that works as a cafeteria, for they to eat comfortably", I explained

"Mmm, I think this is not the time to talk about this, let's wait for your father to discuss it, ok? Please get clean and ready, we will visit the Ledger manor", she announced

"I don't want to go", I told her while

She sighed, "Your father asked me to tell you to be ready, he has been very stressed and worried lately, please don't cause more distress for him", she requested me.

I close my eyes sighing as well, "ok, at what time we leave", I asked.

"At 5:30 pm to be there at 6:00", she informed me, I nodded and went upstairs to my room, I reached my door and closed feeling like a stranger in my room, my own house.