CHAPTER TWENTY THREE

ANNA WENT TO HER ROOM SHE KEPT RECALLING HER MOMENT WITH MARIAM IN HER HEAD IT WAS A FEELING SHE HAD NEVER FELT BEFORE EXCEPT WHEN HER DAD WAS ALIVE .SHE WALKED TO A DRAWER AND BROUGHT OUT A PICTURE .SHE CARRESSED IT GENTLY WITH A CALM SMILE PLASTERED ON HER FACE.

"I TRULY WISH YOU WHERE HERE"ANNA SAID AND SAT ON THE BED STIL LOOKING AT THE PICTURE.SHE REMEMBERED VIVIDLY THE NIGHT HER DAD DIED IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY AND SHE HAD BEGGED HER PERSONAL MAID LUCY WHO SHE WAS ALSO CLOSE TO HER THEN TO HELP HER MAKE HER DAD'S FAVOURITE MEAL AND LUCY WAS HAPPY TO HELP. LUCY WAS ALSO SOMEONE ANNA WAS CLOSE TO, SHE WAS KIND ,BEAUTIFUL AND FUN TO BE WITH AND SOMEHOW IT FELT LIKE HER MUM WAS JEALOUS OF HER AND WOULD FIGHT WITH HER DAD EVERYDAY SAYING THAT HE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH HER AND THAT WAS NOT A LIE ANNA NOTICED THAT HER DAD SEEMED TO BE VERY FOND OF HER AND WAS ALWAYS HAPPY AND SMILING ANYTIME HE WAS WITH HER.

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LITTLE ANNA RAN CARELESSLY IN THE HOUSE ,SHE HAD WARM AND CHARMING SMILE PLASTERED ON HER FACE .A SMILE THAT NO ONE COULD RESIST EVERY MAIDSERVANT THAT PASSED WOULD SURELY COMPLIMENT HER BEAUTY

"OH WHAT A DAMSEL"

"SHE'S JUST LIKE AN ANGEL"

"HER SMILE IS SO INNOCENT AND CAPTIVATING".AND WITH EVERY COMPLIMENT THT CAME TO HER SHE WOUL APPRECIATE THEM WARMLY .ANNA KEPT RUNNING DOWN THE LARGE HALLWAY TILL SHE FELT SOMEONE HOLD HER

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?HAVEN'T WARNED YOU NOT TO RUN BUT WALK LIKA LADY"LUCY SCOLDED

"I'M JUST SO EXCITED IT'S PAPA'S BIRTHDAY TODAY"ANNA SMILED HOLDING LUCY'S HAND

"I KNOW ..BUT THAT'S NOT EXCUSE FOR RUNNING SO CARELESSSLY YOU COULD HAVE TRIPPED"LUCY SCOLDED AND HER BROW FURROWED

"I'M SORRY..WOULD YOU JOIN ME TO PREPARE PAPA'S FAVOURITE DISH?"ANNA ASKED

"YES LET'S GO"LUCY SAID AND THEY WALKED TO THE KITCHEN

"OKAY ..HERE WE ARE"LUCY SAIND AND PLACED ANNA ON THE TABLE 

"I'LL DO THE COOKING AND YOU'LL DO THE WATCHING AND HELP ME WITH LITTLE THINGS"LUCY SAID

"NOO...WHY CAN'T YOU BE THE ONE HELPING WITH LITTLE THINGS AND I DO THE COOKING"ANNA SAID AND POUTED HER LIPS

"YOU LITTLE PUNK"LUCY SAIDA AND HELD HER CHEEK LIGHTLY

"WE'LL WORK TOGETHER...AS ONE"ANNA SAID AND STOOD ON THE TABLE

"OKAY THEN LET'S GET COOKING HE COULD BE HOME ANY MINUTE"LUCY SAID.THEY BOTH ENJOYED EACH OTHER'S COMPANY ,LAUGHING AND GIGGLING AFTER FEW MINUTES THEY WERE DONE COOKING THEY DISHED THE FOOD AND DECORATED THE DINING WITH DIFFERENT FOOD AND DESERT

"PAPA WOULD BE SO HAPPY"ANNA EXCLAIMED

"OFCOURSE HE WILL"LUCY SAID AND JUST THEN THEY HEARD THE SOUND OF A CAR

"HIS BACK"ANNA SAID AND RAN OUT AND LUCY FOLLOWED BEHIND HER.ISA WALKED IN AND SAW ANNA AT THE ENTRANCE WITH HER EYES FILLED WITH JOY

"MAMA"ANNA EXCLAIMED AND RAN TO HER BUT SHE WWALKED OUT,SHE WASN'T SHOCKED HER MUM WAS ALWAYS LIKE THAT ,SHE IGNORED HE MUM AND WAITED FOR HER DAD BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF HIM 'LUCY WALKED TO ANNA 

"WHAT'S WRONG?"LUCY ASKEDD

"ISN'T PAPA COMING TODAY?"ANNA ASKED

"HE IS ..HE WOULD SOON BE BACK"LUCY SAID

"LET'S GO IN"LUCY ADDED AND TOOK HER INSIDE.SHE TOOK ANNA TO HER ROOM AND CONVINCED HER TO SLEEP THAT IF HER DAD RETURNED SHE WOULD INFORM

"DID ANYTHING HAPPEN TO PAPA"ANNA ASKED,LUCY SIGHED SHE COULDN'T TELL HER NOW 

"NO"LUCY REPLIED FIRMLY AFTER FEW MINUTES ANNA FELL ASLEEP AND ISA WALKED

"HER DAD IS DEAD"ISA SAID WITH NO EMOTIONS

"DON'T YOU FEEL SORROWFUL AT ALL?"LUCY ASKED

"THAT'S NONE OF YOUR BUISNESS..DON'T INFORM HER YET"ISA SAID

"IS PAPA TRULY DEAD?"ANNA LITTLE TREMBLING VOICE ASKED FROM BEHIND

"N.."LUCY WAS ABOUT TO DENY BUT ISA INTERRUPTED HER

"THERE'S NO NEED TO HIDE ANYMORE..YES YOUR DAD IS DEAD YOU WOULD BETTER GET OVER IT QUICK"ISA SAID HARSHLY AND LEFT.ANNA BURST INTO TEARS LUCY WALKED UP TO HER AND CONSOLED HER

"PAPA CAN'T GO NOW ..PLEASE TELL HIM TO RETURN "ANNA CRIED

"IT'S OKAY..IF YOU KEEP CRYING PAPA WON'T BE HAPPY WHEREVER HE IS..DON'T FORGET HE ALWAYS WANTS TO SEE YOU HAPPY"LUCY SAID

"I'LL MISS HIM"ANNA SAID

"SO WOULD I"LUCY SAID AND CONSOLED ANNA TILL SHE SLEPT.THE NEXT DAY ANNA WOKE UP BUT LUCY WAS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND SHE ASKED EVERYONE WHERE SHE WAS BUT NO ONE ABOUT HER WHERE ABOUT THAT WAS WHEN HER MISERABLE LIFE STARTED 

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