Will you marry me? Cont...Pt6
Suddenly Julius halted the car. Did he hear her correctly? Had she just said the Lansters were her aunt and uncle? There is no way that could be true! Julius had a hard time believing they would do this to a servant but to find out it was their own niece!
“Resena, are you telling the truth?”
Shocked, Resena felt a tinge of anger. “Why would I lie about something like that? I’d give anything for it not to be true.” At that moment she chose to believe his disbelief was merely because no one could fathom family being so cruel and not simply because he thought her to be a liar.
“Yes Mr. Spencer it’s very true, and I’ll be in a lot of trouble if I don’t get home soon so if you don’t mind?”
Julius had been in such shock he didn’t realize he’d stopped driving altogether.
“Oh, my apologies! Yes, let’s get you home!”
Driving down the road, Julius’ mind began to wonder. “How could her family treat her that way! Where are her parents? Should I ask her? No, there’s no way she would tell me all of that!” For now, he had decided it was best to keep all questions to himself. The girl had already been through enough for one day. As he pulled up to the gates of the estate, Julius pulled out his communicator, a device used to make calls and handed it to Resena. Puzzled, Resena was unsure what he wanted her to do with it.
“Um, Mr.…Julius, I don’t understand why you are handing me your communicator?”
“You have to come back to the cleaners in three days, right?”
“Y… Yes”.
“Then you’re going to need my help. There’s no way you can carry five bags of clothes to or from this place. I’ll come and pick you up.”
Resena could hardly believe her ears! Did he just volunteer to drive her back to the cleaners?! WHY?! What was going on?
“(Holding up her hand), Mr. Spen… Julius, that won’t be necessary!”
“Are we going to do this back and forth every time I offer assistance?”
“What?! No! I’m not trying to be difficult!”
“Good, then give me your number, that way I’ll know when to pick you up. I have a feeling your family may have issues with my giving you a ride, so I’ll make sure to park right here so they won’t see me. Is that okay?”
It was true, if her aunt or cousin saw someone helping her, they would be extremely angry, and though they wouldn’t show it in public; later on, they would punish her severely for embarrassing them. But that wasn’t the only issue.
“Julius, I can’t give you my communicator number.”
“Why not?”
“Because I don’t have a communicator number, I don’t even have a communicator.”
At that moment, Julius understood her reluctance and instantly felt bad for making her feel ashamed and embarrassed. This girl clearly was not being properly cared for and in that quick instance, he’d forced her to make that much obvious.
“2:30pm on Saturday.”
“What?”
“That’s the time I’ll be out here. 2:30pm and if Mrs. Femella isn’t ready, we’ll just hang out in the area until she is. Okay”
“Okay.”
Suddenly Resena started to panic in her mind. “Why did I agree so quickly?! What’s wrong with me! If they find out!” Just then, as if he could hear her thoughts, Julius answered Resena’s inner questions.
“There’s no need to panic either, I’ll make sure no one sees us.”
As he finished his sentence, Julius looked over and smiled at Resena. “He’s quite handsome.” Was all Resena could think of at that moment. Shaking her head as if to clear her thoughts, Resena began to exit the car.
“Um, I’m going to head to the house now. Could you unlock your door please?”
“Oh, yes! I’m sorry! (Why am I hesitant to let her out?).”
Rather than simply unlock it, Julius got out of the car and opened Resena’s door. As he helped her down, he couldn’t help but notice how frail the girl was. He made a mental note to also take her somewhere to eat.
“Have a good night Resena.”
Once her balance was stable, Resena turned around with the most interesting expression on her face… a smile. And to his surprise, Julius found it to be extremely beautiful.
“Good night, Julius! Thank you for everything!”
Suddenly, he found himself excited for Saturday.
As Resena walked up to the front door, she found herself excited for the first time in almost 9yrs. Someone wanted to help her and even spend time with her! Meeting Julius was one of the best experiences Resena had ever had! She wondered if there would be a way to find a better-looking dress than the ones she owned. Since her arrival, her aunt and cousin made it their duty to destroy all of the nice clothing and trinkets left to her by her parents. They relished making her dress in rags and old clothing. Maybe she could go to that thrift shop a few miles up with the little money she received from some of the servants. To eat on nights her aunt felt like lying about there being no more food, Resena started bartering chores in exchange for pay. She would take on some of the more difficult chores assigned to the servants as well as prep and cook some of the meals in exchange for money. The servants were all too happy to agree, especially because this allowed them to help Resena without breaking any rules, after all, there was no harm in paying her for her services. As she got closer to the entry way, Resena noticed a car in the driveway.