Moonshine by Robin Trent

Author:Robin Trent [Trent, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781734923803
Publisher: Dark Muse Press LLC
Published: 2020-06-18T22:00:00+00:00

Wanting to escape her mother and everyone else in the household, Elizabeth returned to her room. She sat on the edge of her bed and slumped forward. The gloom of the day and the pitter-patter of rain on the roof only added to her loneliness. She had been racking her brain for days, trying to figure out what to do. She was out of her depth, and she knew it. The taunting of that creature was more than she could bear, and she kept losing her temper. Tears welled up in Elizabeth's eyes as she let the frustration she felt wash over her. She was all alone, had no one to turn to, and had a problem she didn't know how to solve.

A sound from the corner of the room brought her head up. It had been a shuffling sound, like someone rearranging their position. Elizabeth peered across the apartment where the damask chair sat. Its mahogany wood made the rose-colored fabric stand out. There was a shadow behind the chair. Elizabeth stared at it and wondered if the shadow was usually there, and she didn't pay attention to it, or was this something new? She got her answer when the shadow moved.

Elizabeth figured it was the small man from the attic. So he was spying on her, was he? Somehow, right at that moment, she realized she didn't care. Maybe she was crazy, or maybe things were happening beyond her control. Either way, there was no one else around, so what would it hurt? "If you're there, you can come out. I'm not going to hurt you, and you certainly can't be any worse than that thing in my child's crib." She spoke softly so no one else could hear.

Elizabeth waited for a response. Disappointingly, she didn't get one. "I don't suppose you could tell me what happened to my child? Do you know where she is?"

Silence. "I don't understand what I did to deserve this. Am I being punished? Because if you are punishing me, you should know that I am completely miserable. Does that make you happy?"

Titwell slouched his shoulders as he stood behind the chair. No, he wasn't happy. He was sick of watching the torturing of this woman.

"Can you at least answer me this? Is she ok? Is Euphemia safe? Is she happy? Or is she cold, starving, and scared? How is my little one?" A tear ran down her cheek unabated as emotion filled her voice.

The silence was deafening as she listened for an answer. She felt so hopeless. Finally, a knock on the door broke the quiet. "Mistress? It's Rebecca. Dinner is ready. Do you want me to bring it up to your room?"

Feeling a little foolish, Elizabeth straightened up on her bed, wiped the tears from her face, and tried to smile as she answered. "No, Rebecca. I will be down shortly." She then heard the servant make her retreat down the stairs.

Elizabeth stood to leave the room. "I am truly losing my mind," she muttered to herself.

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