A Gothic Lesson in Love by Curtis Bennett

Author:Curtis Bennett
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Golden Ram Publishing
Published: 2012-03-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“Well niece, how did it go tonight?” Audrey queried Irene upon her arrival back home. She had been watching television stretched out on her side on the sofa. On the coffee tabletop, the last slice of cheesecake sat on a small saucer half eaten.

“Oh, everything was just wonderful,” Irene answered beaming.

“I wasn’t expecting you back for another two hours,” she said rising up from the sofa. “Where did you two go for dinner?”

“He had already prepared dinner for me,” Irene replied. “We had roasted pheasant and two spectacular side dishes.”

“O-kaay,” Audrey responded drawing out the kay part of okay.

“I wished you could have been there for dinner, auntie.”

“I might have been had I known where he lived.”

“He lives close to the town of Wayne Brier.”

“Did you remember to find out his last name?”

“Oh my, I forgot to ask,” Irene said, unconvincingly, as she took a seat across from her aunt.

“And did Mr. Maurice approve of your appearance?”

“Yes, very much so. He said I looked stunning,” Irene replied crossing her arms at the wrists near her knees, which were crossed as well.

“And how dashing did your date look tonight? And don’t leave anything out.” Audrey said, pressing for specifics before adding, “Come to think of it, I haven’t a clue what Maurice looks like. So, what does he look like? Is he tall, short, handsome, perhaps even sexy looking like Tony Curtis?”

Caught off guard by her aunt’s unexpected questioning, and this particular question, she nearly panic for she had not prepared herself to be interrogated and to this degree. Sure, she knew that her aunt would be a tab curious but never did she expect an inquest. She had to think and think fast. The truth was that aside from the mysterious veil he wore over his head, she had no clue what the professor looked like.

“He’s just an average looking person, nothing to really gloat over,” Irene finally said. It was the best she could come up with.

Audrey raised an eyebrow. “You mean to tell me that you got all decked out, and your hair done for a man that is just your average looking person?”

“Auntie, we’re just friends, and besides, he asked me to wear something formal,” Irene explained. “Honestly, he’s really a very good friend. Besides, looks isn’t everything when it comes to friendship, not with me.”

“Honey, I’m just teasing you,” Audrey said walking over to where her niece sat and giving her a hug as Irene reciprocated. “But I still would like to meet this average looking Prince Charming someday.”

The two chuckled.

Though she had put on a good face, inside, Irene knew that her aunt’s sudden interest in meeting the professor was going to present some very unique situations if she did not move fast enough on unveiling the mystery behind the professor’s haunting attire and catching a glimpse of what he looked like. No matter how gruesome or hideous he might look once unveiled, she would have to find a way to convince him that he could still count on her being his friend and star pupil.

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