Chapter 2 - Elizabeth Knightley

"Hello…"

"Sam, it's Jackie. I'm wondering if Elizabeth is homes right now." Jackie asked sounding so anxious on the phone.

"The Young Miss has not come home since last winter vacation. Is there something wrong?" Sam asked who is Elizabeth's caretaker.

Jackie was hesitant for a moment until she directly told the person on the other end, "I haven't seen her for 3 days now, I've also asked around and none of our friends have seen her as well."

The woman could not believe what she just heard as she drops the phone from the shocked she just received. Her mind completely went blank as she speculates on the possible reason to why the girl suddenly disappeared.

"Hello…"

"Hello, Sam…"

Sam quickly picked up the phone from the ground and answered, "Miss Jackie don't worry, I'll go and look for her now, please don't inform the Master."

"I won't... But, call me once you find her," Jackie said as she ended the call.

After the call, Sam did not inform anyone about what she just found out. Instead, she grabs her coat and asked one of the drivers to take her somewhere.

Sam was restless inside the car as he ponders on where the young girl could be?

'Young Miss I hope you're there.'

...

After a few hours drive

Out of nowhere, in a private forest which was vast and verdant. It was covered with beautiful yew, pine, and hazel trees, which gives off a strong scent in the air. Near the lake was a small cottage, it was one of the many cottages in the private land.

Sam quickly got down the car and headed inside the cottage. Inside was a vast piece of artworks and unfinished canvass, an old piano, and violin.

When Sam steps inside the cottage she noticed right away the canvas on the board, she went ahead and check it out. "The paint is still fresh."

She quickly storms out and headed down to the lake. There she saw the young girl she was looking for, squatting by the edge of the pier wrapping herself in a blanket.

"Miss…"

Sam yelled as she run to the young girl.

The girl turned around when she heard the familiar voice calling for her, she saw who was behind her, and soon her tears started falling down her face without her realizing it and said; "I was stupid…"

Sam saw how broken the young girl was, her heart was aching as she saw the tears rolling down her face. Never in all her years being with the child has she seen the girl like this before. She stops and decided not to approach the girl. For she knew from the start that this would happen, even her parents expected this would happen as well, yet they never stop her from doing what she wanted to do and instead supported her.

'The Lady and Lord knew this would happen, we all hope that someday your eyes would be opened. I've prepared myself for this day but why is it still so painful?'

"Stop crying already and get up, you have been gone for too long and have missed loads of your class. Your finally an a.d.u.l.t and here you are acting like a child. We did not raise you to be a weak-minded girl and you know you are not weak. You are better than this and you know that..."

The girl was overwhelmed by hearing all the words' Sam just mentioned, her body moved on its own as she wipes her tears away.

"So... stop acting as if they have the rights to bully you. Get up already and act like a lady. You are the only daughter of the Knightley family, why must you cry for such a lousy person..."

The girl did not know how to respond to Sam's words which were filled with disappointment towards her, never had she seen Sam so furious in all her life.

Elizabeth looked at Sam and could not help it but laugh.

The woman was stunned when she saw the girl giggling which made her confuse about what could be so funny.

"Sam, go clear the cottage for me, I'm heading back..." Elizabeth got up and walked closer to Sam as she softly added, "Thank you,"

...

It was alright late that evening when Elizabeth arrived at the train station.

As people walked out of the station, they were all disturbed when they heard a girl's voice scream.

"B*tch"

Everyone looked around to see who she was referring to and notice her stare was directed towards the girl behind them. They all started getting their phones out to take a picture in case a fight was about to happen. But unexpectedly what they witness was different from what they expected.

The young girl who yelled earlier face turned red as tears rolled down her face, "I told you he was a j*rk…"

The people then wonder how the other person would respond.

"I know," she replied in a soft tone as tears rolled down her face as well.

Seeing how things ended, people continued heading their way as they realize what was going on.

...

As the night deepens, two drunk girls were sat together on the floor.

"Jackie, how can I be so stupid?" Elizabeth drunk from the bottle of wine not caring how much she was drinking.

"Well… (hiccup) love is a foolish thing anyways… (hiccup)." She replied as she continued to drown herself as well. "That jerk, hah, does he know who you are?" She drunk another glass of wine and snicker and added, "If he knew who you are, he won't dare sleep with that sl*t. But men like him are always into that sort of thing."

"Jackie, I think you had enough wine..." Elizabeth said noticing the girl was talking rubbish.

Jackie scowled at the girl who tries to take the wine away from her, but her grip was still strong enough which made Elizabeth gave up. "My dear Elizabeth Knightley, let me enjoy these okay babes, we have a few more days left… So let me okay? Plus, I'm celebrating your freedom from that a**hole."

Elizabeth was amazed by Jackie's ridiculous remarks and ponder on things...

'Jackie's right… I am finally free from this blind game of love. For more than a year I was foolish and blinded for nothing.'

As they both continued to forget everything with the help of alcohol, it was not long when they both doze off.

...

It was daybreak when Elizabeth woke up and notice the girl asleep beside her. She got up and grab a blanker, to cover the girl resting on the floor.

Elizabeth then slowly and quite cleaned the place up. Once she completed her tasked, she grabs the pillows from her bed and the blanket as she slept next to the girl on the floor.

"Elizabeth Knightley, what happened yesterday is history and tomorrow is a mystery. So move on..." She said as she drifted back to sleep.