The Secret of Kingsway House by Jessica Lancaster

Author:Jessica Lancaster [Lancaster, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gemini House Publishing
Published: 2018-05-24T22:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

Turning on the spot in the darkness. The rug came from beneath my feet. I reached to grab for something, holding on to a side table, I kept my balance and bearings. It wasn’t the easiest thing to do while wearing heels.

The butler stood ahead of me.

“Yes,” I said, removing my grasp from the table against the wall. “Hello.”

“You’re not supposed to be here,” he said with a slow shake of his head.

I straightened my dress out, pulling it below my knees. “I was looking for the bathroom,” I said. “Some girl, in a white hat told me it was this way.”

“Girl. White hat. Peculiar,” he said, but his lips didn’t appear to move. “There’s a bathroom downstairs,” he said.

“Hello?” a soft voice spoke, my ears pricked at the sound.

I turned again. It came from the room with the orange light.

“Sorry, again,” I said. “Do you mind if I ask what happened?”

“Yes,” he said. “I do mind.”

“M—m—my n—n—name is Camilla,” a shout came.

My head turned in a shot, I slowly stepped back against the door. “Is she okay?” I asked.

“Who?” he replied, following me.

“The woman behind the door.”

His large strides quickly gained on mine.

My back was against the door. I moved my arm and hand around, trying to find the door handle, I saw the orange light between my feet on the floor. “Hello,” I said.

A muffled scream came. “H—hello.” She rattled the metal handle, twisting and turning it.

“Are you okay?”

“I—I—I,” she fell quiet.

I turned and wrestled with the handle. The butler watched from a couple feet away, his presence craning over me.

“Is she okay?” I paused to ask him.

“The doctor has helped her,” he replied.

Yanking the handle once again, I felt the force of the lock snap with a click. I pushed it, knocking something. On the ground was a hand, appearing from behind the door. “She’s on—”

“That’s enough,” the butler said, placing himself between me and the door, pulling it shut with a hard slam. “You’re not allowed to be here.”

“Len,” a concerned voice came from behind me.

“Anne,” he said.

I glanced to see the maid standing restlessly with one hand against the wall and another hand against her inflated chest. She gasped, creasing at her stomach to breathe.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, moving quickly to her side.

I turned once again to reach for the door handle, pushing it open. It was met with both their voices protesting, but I had to know if she was okay, and why it was a secret.

Once inside the room, I pushed the door shut.

Camilla was sat at a vanity dresser, looking at herself in the mirror. A smile on her face as she brushed her hair.

“You okay?” she asked, as I pressed my back against the door, hoping it would deter anyone opening it.

“Are you okay?” I asked, adjusting my glasses.

She chuckled. “Completely,” she said. “Sometimes it gets tiring, and I need a little break. You know, travelling with your family’s money is an extremely exhausting activity.”

A thud came at the door.

“But you—you were unconscious,” I said.

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