Chapter 25

VIOLETS POV

"Luther? is that you?".




" Yes, it's me". He said with an awkward tone in his voice "I brought you breakfast, don't worry, I promise I didn't see anything ".I scoff. I hear him put down a tray on my bed ." By the way, this is Amanda, she's going to be your new maid".




"Good morning miss".




I stretch my hand towards the direction I hear her voice " Good morning, how do you do?". She shakes my hand nervously




"I'm okay, a bit nervous".




" I can tell". We both giggle "there's nothing to be nervous about, I hope we get along".







" Me too"




I hear Luther clap his hand "Alright then, I myself hope we all get along, I will leave you too now". Luther leaves the room leaving just me and Amanda.




"You are about to have your bath yah?". She asked




" Yes, I am".




"Do you need any assistance?".




I shake my head  "No I don't, but you can pick out an outfit for me ".




" Okay, then I will".




I take off my bathrobe and go to the shower. So far Amanda doesn't seem all that bad, she has a pleasant smell, she smells like fresh honey, literally. I miss my old maids, they were so nice and fun to be around, well everything's in the past now, the best thing to do is move forward.




I come out of the shower, Amanda helps me with a towel, she helps me dry my hair and put out underwear, even though I can do it on my own, she helps me put on my outfit, and she helps cover my bruises with makeup and touch my face a little bit.




When we were done, she helps me with my breakfast, she insisted on feeding it to me but I strongly declined, she had done more than enough.




It was pancakes, and it tasted so good, Luther knows how to cook, this is superb




"Are you finished?". Amanda asked with her soft tone




" Yes I am, thank you". She takes the tray




"You need water? juice?".




" No, I'm good".




"Do you like cookies?".




I awkwardly giggle " Uhm, yes I do".




"Chocolate Chip?".




" yes".




"I'll make some then, excuse me".She leaves my room. I let out a sigh, she must be those busybodies, people who can't stay without going something.




I walk towards my mini-library I have in my room and I bring out a book, it's been a while since I got lost in one of these fantasies.




I take one out, I use my hand to trace the Braille, this was my favourite book. The Princess Diaries, I remember always reading this, I made my father read it to me when I was little as well, I remember Pretty Little Liars, I overheard someone talking about it, and when I joined in their convo, they were talking about the movie, I only read the book, funny how most people don't know that most of these movies and series were based on books, and yes these books are re written in Braille so blind people like myself can also read it.




I come across a famous line  “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all. From now on you’ll be travelling the road between who you think you are and who you can be. The key is to allow yourself to make the journey.” — Prince Phillipe




I hear a knock on the door "Who is it?".




" it's me". I hear Amanda's voice




"Come in". She opens the door




" I brought cookies". She puts the tray on my bed




"Thank you" she gives me one, I take it and immediately have a bite "Oh, this is so good".




"I'm glad you like it, would you like to go for a walk?".




I smile " Sure, why not". I close the book and hand it to Amanda so she'll keep it back on the shelve




I hear her gasp "My daughter's favourite movie, oh my". I just smile.




We take a walk in the backyard




"Wow, this place is so big, and beautiful". Amanda said with an exciting tone




" I wish I can see how beautiful it is, but one thing I love about this place is the smell". I take a deep breath "The flowers make this place smell so heavenly".




" They are beautiful, it must have taken a lot of work to plant these many flowers around".




I smile "it was my sixth birthday present, it took years, but there's no flower you can imagine that isn't here, this backyard made covers of different magazines".




She sighs " I wish I could bring my daughter here, this place indeed looks so heavenly, the sculpture, the huge water fountain in the middle, the beautiful flowers all around, the numbers of butterflies, the lovely swing and that cute dream well".




I giggle "I spent all my quarters on that well, I'm sure anyone who digs it up would end up a millionaire". I laugh she awkwardly joins. I clear my throat " Why don't you bring your daughter here someday".




"I couldn't possibly do that, even if I wanted to".




" Why not?".




"She's dead, and so is my husband".




I gasp covering my mouth " oh my God, I'm so sorry".




"It's okay, I'm passed that. Your father must have loved you to do all these things for you, the privilege of being a rich man's child huh?".




I take her hand "I hope you know your daughter and husband are in a better place, I only wish for you to have a peaceful mind and heart".




"Thank you for the nice words".




I smile at her " And you're right, I guess it is a privilege".We take a seat on the swings "The last time I stepped foot here was with my father, it was the day I told him about my husband, and told him how much I wanted to marry him, I made a wish on the well that day too, I wished that my father was going to give us his blessing, and I was going to have my happily ever after with him".




" You are married?".




I sigh "I was, but, well, it's complicated, I guess you don't watch the news much".




" I hardly follow social media".




"Oh, I guess that's okay". We both sigh.
Suddenly I hear music playing
"What's going on?".




" I think it's coming from inside the house".




Amanda and I quickly go back to the house




"That's weird, all the lights are off". Amanda said grabing a hold of me




I hear Amanda suddenly gasp, she walks away from me. I smell something like candles




I hear music start playing




'It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice? Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you




" What's going on?". I ask curiously , I feel someone suddenly wrap his hand around my waist,  it was Luther. "What's happening?" I whisper




He whispers back "Just go with it". He leads me to a slow dance




'Well, I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can go No one will know, oh, come on girl Who cares if we're trashed, got a pocket full of cash we can blow Shots of patron and it's on, girl Don't say no, no, no, no, no Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah And we'll go, go, go, go, go If you're ready like I'm ready 'Cause it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice? Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you, oh'.




I whisper " Really, of all songs, it had to be Marry You by Bruno Mars".




"I ran out of options, it's literally the only marry me song I know".




I chuckle " So much for effor, You do know its 2 pm right? so how does the song fit the mood or the dance step?".




He angrily whispers back "enough about the song, don't kill the vibe".




I giggle "You are really bad at this"









'Cause, it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice? Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you Just say I do Tell me right now, baby Tell me right now, baby, baby Just say I do Tell me right now, baby Tell me right now, baby, baby, oh It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice? Who cares, baby, I think I wanna marry you












The song was finally over, he takes my hand, I could feel his hot breath on my face, my hands go down, I can tell he went down on his knee




I suddenly get this weird feeling around me, like I was having goosebumps all over, I take in  deep breaths




"You were just a little girl when I first saw you, and watching you grow to become the beautiful woman you are today, has been such an honour, I wish not only to continue to watch you but to grow old with you, I want to wake up every morning looking at your beautiful face, I want to hold hands with you and go on long walks, I want to be by your side both in sickness and in health, I want-shit I'm going to wedding vows". We both giggle "anyway what I'm trying to say or rather ask is, will you marry me?".




My heart is beating so loud that I fear everyone in this room can hear it, I feel cold sweat, I feel butterflies, I don't know why but, something about what he said, is just-i should keep in mind this is all part of the plan, I should stay focus.




" What's on your mind? my leg is starting to hurt, don't tell me you are thinking about it now of all time".




I let out a little laugh "Yes-yes I will marry you". I smile at him, hoping he was doing the same




He puts a ring on my finger and gives me a hug




" Beautiful!" I hear someone exclaim "that should do it, people would go gaga".




"Who's that?". that voice didn't sound familiar




Luther replies "Relax, it's just my friend Gary, he's helping us live stream".




"Wait so the world saw your terrible proposal?".




Luther whines "it wasn't even that bad, Gary was my proposal bad?".




I hear Gary clear his throat " I will be leaving now, congratulations to you both". I hear the door shut




Luther yells "Traitor!"  I try to hold back my laugh







             
        JESSE'S POV




I walk into the house, I notice the maids were gathered together giggling about something. I wonder what could excite them enough that they wouldn't notice my presence.




I walk towards them to scold them, but then, I notice they were watching something on a phone, as I get closer the face got familiar.




"What's going on?". They all scatter getting caught off guard.




They hide the phone from me "Nothing sir, welcome home".




I glare at them " give me the phone now!".




After hesitating a little she hands me the phone, my eyes widen seeing Luther on one knee







'You were just a little girl when I first saw you, and watching you grow to become the beautiful woman you are today, has been such an honour, I wish not only to continue to watch you but to grow old with you, I want to wake up every morning looking at your beautiful face, I want to hold hands with you and go on long walks, I want to be by your side both in sickness and in health, I want-shit I'm going to wedding vows". They both giggle "anyway what I'm trying to say or rather ask is, will you marry me?'.




I shake my head. She sighed 'Yes-yes I will marry you".




The excitement on his face made my blood boil, even more, I take the phone and hit it against the wall.




" fuck!". I aggressively walk away.