Must Read: The Kevlar

Episode 6 years ago

Must Read: The Kevlar

Merry christmas,Violet.” James whispered into her ear the next morning as they woke up making her giggle like a sixteen year old. “Merry christmas James” she replied and got off the bed to take her bath.

They both went down together to see the servants going busily with the
preparations for the christmas gathering.

Violet saw that none of the women were at the
breakfat table and quickly finished her meal then she went outside to search for them. She saw
them at the back of the mansion and wondered why she hadn’t gotten to see this side of the
land, she wasn’t surpursied that there was still acres filled with trees and the place where the
women were was really spacey and large which could contain many chairs and people. “Wow!
This is massive!” She exclaimed as she got to where they all stood supervising the decorations and preparations. “I know right?! I sweet-talked Kelvin into chopping down some more trees and making this space larger.” Mary said with smiles. “Wait, there would be many children underfoot running around, aren’t they going to want to wander into the woods?” Valeria asked
Mary. “Oh yikes! I didn’t think of that, we’ll get the men to build a sort of barricade at the entrance to the woods and since there would be adults loitering around the barricade the
children would be sent back to the middle of the gathering.” Mary pondered and mapped out
how the barricade would hold. The men were called to construct the barricade with them
grumping and complaining of being put to heavy labour but were really happy to have
something to do. The women divided themselves with Natalia and Violet incharge of seeing to
the preparations being done in the kitchen, Clara and Valeria going through the flower
arrangements and other decorations and Mary overseeing everything being done.

“Goodness! That was hectic but we came through.” Violet said as she trudge in to the house with the rest. ” We should all go and rest before the guests starts trooping in.” Mary suggested as she dumped herself on the nearby chair. “Come on sweetheart, let’s go up.” Kelvin cajoled
his wife and they all went up. Violet went straight to the bed as she and James entered the
room with James going to the bathroom to wash off his sweats. “Violet, aren’t you going to
wash off the sweats you’re in?” James said as he came out of the bathroom towelling his wet hair and smiled when he saw that she had slept off. He sat next to her sleeping form and
watched her as she slept touching her red hair softly. He started thinking about how she had
become part of the family even though it was through pretence, he winced as he thought about
the lie he had formed to his family and they wouldn’t be too happy about it when they find out he was using Violet. “Maybe it’s time for me to cut things off with her, this is already getting out of hand” he said to himself.

He himself is already forgetting that Violet isn’t his real fiancee, she
is too good for him to be putting her through this farce of an engagement, running his hands
through his hair nervously as he paced to and fro around the room. “Why are you wearing the
carpet out?” Violet asked in a sleep induced voice. “What?” James asked in confusion. “You’re
making me dizzy with your pacing. What’s wrong? You don’t look so well” She asked with worry in her voice sitting up on the bed to look at him fully. “I’m fine, you don’t need to worry about me. I’m going down, some guests should be in by now.” He answered in a gruff voice and left
the room in haste. Violet frowned in confusion as to what was wrong with him and shrugged it
off then she got up from the bed to freshen up for the gathering.