No longer a Secret
An Hope Holmes Adventure Chapter I
Faith Robin
Months had passed since the incident that threatened the Holmes Family. Hopes' sixteenth birthday had passed. She was of a courting age now.
I had returned back to school with Miss Moriarty; aka Miss Sally Granger as she was still known at school.
"Granger, How in the world did you talk me into this?" I asked her somewhat annoyed at my appearance. Instead in my usual clothing I was dressed for the annual school social. Granger was arranging my hair in some elaborate bun or some whatnot. Usually I would avoid these socials and led somewhat of a recluse lifestyle. Instead I chose to further my personal studies. Studies that involved becoming, shall we say, more educated or more knowledgeable then most men would want their "future brides" to be. Granger had grown ecstatic over her preparation for her attendance. I suppose one could say that my lack of preparation caught my friends' attention.
When asked I gave her some excuse not to attend, however she called my bluff. Now here I sat in this restraining clothing almost dreading the scene that would be in an hour. Vibrations of Russell actually attending this social would spread throughout the school quicker that you could blink.
"Oh stop fussing Russell, it will be good for you to get out and meet some very interesting people." Granger said pinning my hair to my head.
"When I said I needed a hiatus from schoolwork, I didn't exactly say that I was going to the social, Granger." I said to her.
"Well this would be the perfect opportunity to flirt around," Granger said engrossed in her arranging of my hair.
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