Never Not Married

Who He Is

Edward loves how intimidating he is to her.He could see she wasn’t comfortable being in the same space with him.Helena clears her throat,trying to find words.

“Um__I will like Alice to stay here with me,I need no other maid”Edward just stares at her without showing a particular emotion for her to know even if her words matters.

“Can’t you live without her”Edward said out of the blue.Helena isn’t sure of what to say next.She just stood,kept her gaze on the bed rather than the person on it.

“I chose you__Helena because you wouldn’t hesitate on commands,I know you would be wondering why I chose you and that’s because you tend to do what I tell you to because you have been faithful since birth__are you perhaps thinking of quitting”Helena just stared.She has no words to utter just because of her nervousness.

“I wouldn’t like to spend a minute discussing nothing of a talk in the nearer future__Iris will take you to your room and she will be the one responsible for everything and I figure you should know,Every silly decisions you make is going to affect your maid..just like the way you come into my door”Edward still kept his gaze on her.He sees she wasn’t going to say anything so he decides to do what he knew she would react to.

Helena watches as he stands from his bed and begins to undress.She was so surprised a gentleman would do that in front of a lady but then she recalls what Alice had told her about wedding nights.Helena raced out of the room.She held her chest to maybe stop her rapid beating heart.She completely forgets the reason she was there at the first place,she could only recall the law she has to follow.

Helena wasn’t happy with the outcome of her long trip to her husband’s room.Mrs Dougenis had purposely instructed Iris to take her to the room so he could find fault in her on her first day with him.’That old wench’Helena cursed.

Iris came running.She knew she’s expecting a feed on her journey.

Iris took her to her room,there she met Alice seated on the bed,anxiously waiting for her Miss.

“Thank you”Helena said to Iris who was wondering how Alice could be so close with her.It’s more like they are two best friends rather than the Miss and the maid relation.

“I couldn’t say a word__I couldn’t tell him I needed you more than anyone else,Am sorry Alice,your Miss hadn’t been good from the start”Helena hugs Alice.She has decided she wouldn’t quit so easily,she wants to find a way to fight her nervousness.

“It’s okay Miss__I mean Madam Pollock”Alice chuckles.

“I wouldn’t want any trouble because of me,this is the moment have been waiting for all my life,so sad I am not going to be part of it anymore”Alice begins to shed tears.Helena joins in the moment,finding joy in making a memory with Alice before her absence.

Edward was seated on his bed,holding on to a book with a feather blue pen. He adjusted his glasses,putting down a important thing he need not miss.

Edward recalls the moments he had watch his father doing the same thing he was doing.It wasn’t a happy memory nor a sad one.His father wasn’t good to him,his only comfort then was his childhood friend who is now married to his enemy brother,Arnold.

Edward hates recalling the memories of the past because nothing changes.

His beloved childhood friend had ended up marrying his brother because they had been betrothed from birth and that leaves him sad,losing his beloved to the person he hates the most.

Amber was just in her eighth year on earth while Edward was in his tenth year.Whenever Edward feels sad or lonely,he goes to the lake not so far away from the house.There was a garden nearby the lake and Amber loves flowers so she goes there too.Amber had comforted him most times,he sees her as his guardian Angel which was eventually stolen by his Step brother.

He removes his glasses to rub his face.He had told himself thousands times to stop thinking about his past memories,it hurts him if he does.

Trying to think of something else,Helena’s image pops into his head.He recalls the way she felt around him,its insecurity.He loves it though,the feeling of being the only one who people obey and dare not disobey.Then,he starts to think of her,being in the same space with him,going to do all he had imagined to do with her but he had lose the opportunity.He wasn’t the type to force himself on women unlike his stepbrother.He hates to think of it so he dumps the book he was noting on and slumps on the bed.

Sleeping is his dose to clear his emotions.The good thing life had ever offered him was a good night sleep.Holding on to his dirty thoughts of his bride,he slept like he never did before.