Montana the perfidious: Chapter 2
"Where did you go Lily? You know it was very rude of you. I had to introduce you to Kenny Anderwall, when he asked me about you, I just had to say, I have lost my daughter." Elizabeth stared at her daughter in stern fury.
"I apologize mother. I was just not well."
"But why did you run away."
"How do you know I ran away?" Lily required innocently.
"Well, that, young gentleman told me that, of course"
"No mother, you were following me." Lily bellowed, surprising her mother and herself, "What is with this thing about getting beaus and everything? You know something? I just do not care anymore. Maybe it's about time I leave. I will be going to my school in a month anyway. Maybe I'll go live with Katie. At least she has enough etiquette to respect my privacy." With that, Lily turned away and ran to her room. She dropped beside her bed and started to sob.
Life had given her everything any young girl could wish for, but still, Life was unfair.
"Lily, dear, I just wanted to apologize."
"It's all right mother."
"I do not want you to leave already."
"I am sorry mother, I packed last night. I shall be travelling through floo powder. I have already sent Katie an owl."
Her mother flinched at her magical words.
"But darling, what shall I tell everyone?" her mother asked her, "I mean"
"Mother, please, stop caring about what others would think. A girl disappeared from her house overnight. That's what they would think. Maybe you can even report to FBI, more popularity for the heartbroken mother." Lily finished bitterly.
"No, darling, that is not what I meant. There are some guests coming. I wanted you to be there with me. You know, mother and daughter hosting a party." She smiled fondly at her daughter who just frowned in return.
"Why don't you call Petunia, mother. She is your daughter as well, isn't she?"
Her mother stared at the floor and then lifted her eyes and gave Lily her most innocent looks, "petunia refused. I asked her to come too."
"Oh." Lily knew her mother was lying, "So, when is everyone coming?"
"Today. For brunch. I have already asked the cook to prepare the best."
"All right, then I shall leave in the evening." Lily replied dully, dropping on her bed.
"Lily, I also got you a dress as an apology. I if you would you wear it today, It would mean you have forgiven me" her mother pointed towards a package lying at the door.
"I will wear it. Thank you." Lily replied politely, marking it the end of their conversation.
When her mother left, she opened the package and stared at the dress. It was a pink mini strapless dress with diamonds engraved into it most beautifully. Lily threw it aside and laid back on the bed.
She missed everyone, her friends, even foes. She was the most envied girl at Hogwarts, and it was the common knowledge that she was very beautiful who had every single boy in Hogwarts mad after her. Except one.
Lily suddenly thought of James Potter, the only person in Hogwarts who didn't like her. He, in fact, hated her. Lily hated him too. Both of them were always fighting over little stuff, always quarrelling over nothing. He never saw her beauty and she never saw his charm, the charm through which he had gotten every girl at Hogwarts twisted around his finger.
Lily wished he was with her right now; she wanted to tell someone how much she hated them. But more than that, she needed to know that she was also hated by someone.
"Good afternoon, Lizzie." Lily was surprised to see Casper Montana there. Was he the guest? Then what was she doing there wearing almost nothing?
"And hello, Lily." Casper hurried forward, grabbed her hand and kissed it.
His hands were sweaty, Lily hated him.
"Hello."
"Why, Casper, how about a little brandy before brunch?"
"Nothing too strong, Lizzie, nothing too strong."
"Of course." Lizzie rang the bell and ordered the servant for brandy.
"So, Lily, in which school are you?"
"Hogwarts." Lily replied flatly, uncomfortable showing off her skin in front of him. The way he looked at her body made her feel dirty.
"Oh and where is it? Never heard of it."
"Foreign." Replied Lizzie quickly and hurried, "How is your wife Patricia?"
"She is well." He replied, "She wanted to meet you, and Lily." He turned his head towards the right to look at Lily who was seated there. He stared at her smooth white legs in an offensive way.
"So, you should have brought her along."
"She was not well." He replied, smoothly.
Lily knew he was lying. She always knew when some one was lying.
The servant brought in the brandy and Casper offered to serve it. He got up and walked towards the tray in the corner.
Lily glared at her mother and said, "I should get going, mother."
Her mother stared back innocently, "But Mr. Montana just got here, darling, and you can't leave me alone like this."
She gave her mother a filthy look and then turned away.
"Here you go, Lizzie dear, and this is for you Lily." Casper handed her the glass.
She was frustrated, she was mad. Though, unwilling to be served by him, she drank down in one gulp. And everything went black.
Lily woke up, completely naked, in her bed. She grabbed for covers. What was going on? What time was it?
She stared at the clock in front of her, her vision was hazy, it was 11:42 P.m. What was going on? Was not she just sitting downstairs with her mother and that Montana? Ouch! Her head hurt!
She tried to get up and once she was on her feet, she looked around for her clothes. Where was the dress she was wearing? Oh, there, tousled and thrown off at the corner of her bed.
Why was she naked? As if the realization just dawned upon her, she felt alarmed.
She rushed towards the mirror. Oh God! One look at herself, and she knew, she had been molested.
She heard voices outside, she knew she was in danger, and she also knew there was only one way out of it: Escapade.
Suddenly scared, she rushed towards her closet, grabbed a shawl, threw it over herself, threw open her large closet, grabbed the packed trunk from it and some powder lying in a bowl, and rushed towards the fireplace.
"Bines Mansion!" she threw down the floo powder and she sped towards who she was.