Friday, February 4, 2011

Chapter 13 Teaser

I informed Mistress that I would head to the library after I had done the lunch dishes.


When I got the library and looked at my phone, I was surprised to see I had seven missed calls. As I looked at the list, there was one from Mum, one from my sister Alice and the biggest shock was the five from Emmett. While contemplating who to call back, my phone beeped to tell me that there was voice mail as well. The first two messages were both from Emmett, wondering where I was and why I wasn’t at home. I pondered how he knew I wasn’t at home, but I suspected he would tell me when I finally called him back. The next message was from my mother, letting me know that they were fine and to call her back when I could. The last message was from Alice, telling me to ring Emmett so he would stop bugging her about why I wasn’t answering the phone. I had a chuckle at that one, and then figured my first call should be to Emmett.

As I was about to call Emmett, it suddenly occurred to me that I was naked. It hadn’t really bothered me all morning, but now that I was going to be on the phone to my brother, it suddenly seemed wrong. I mean I knew he couldn’t see me through the phone, but I just didn’t think I was in the right frame of mind to talk to Emmett. Instead I sent him a quick text and let him know I was staying at a friend’s and would call him when I got home that afternoon.

After sending quick texts to both Alice and Mum, I grabbed a book and read for the rest of the hour.

Exactly an hour after Mistress had dismissed me I presented myself to her in the living room.