Sisters 4
Back at the fortress of Twelve Oaks, India was pacing the floor of the
library, worried out of her mind as to where her cousin had got to, also a
little annoyed that she had gone off on the first morning they'd spend to
together for a long time.
She had sent Ashley and Charles out straight after breakfast, which had eased her worry a little. But when Charles had come back and shrugged his shoulders, the worry had started again.
She glanced out of the French windows over looking the lawn but there was still no sign of the two.
She looked at Charles irritated at his complete lack of concern and scowled.
If truth be it Charles knew perfectly well that Melanie would be all right and thought India silly for worrying so. It was the limit for India, however, when Charles gave a small chuckle at an amusing passage from the book that he was reading.
Suddenly the weight of a cushion hit Charles in the face, he looked up stunned as he saw that India was the culprit.
Honey giggled at his expression.
"What was that for!?" he cried.
"Aren't you in the least bit worried as to where your sister and my brother maybe!?" India stormed "It doesn't worry you in the slightest that Melanie has been gone since before daybreak and Ashley since after Breakfast??"
Charles sighed impatiently, "Of course it does, but there is very little we can do, and I can't see pacing the floor or throwing cushions at me are going to help the matter much!" he retorted.
"Anything could have happened to her for all we know!" she snapped back.
"I'm sure Ash."Charles began.
"And you are just sat there!"
Continuing on in this vein the site of the two concerned walking arm in arm across the lawn laughing and chatting went unnoticed by the two squabbling cousins.
"I'm pretty certain (although afraid to say for fear of more pillow beating) India, that Melly has not been eaten by a.." cutting himself off he pointed out of the window in triumph and for the rest of the day India almost wished Melanie had been eaten.
She had sent Ashley and Charles out straight after breakfast, which had eased her worry a little. But when Charles had come back and shrugged his shoulders, the worry had started again.
She glanced out of the French windows over looking the lawn but there was still no sign of the two.
She looked at Charles irritated at his complete lack of concern and scowled.
If truth be it Charles knew perfectly well that Melanie would be all right and thought India silly for worrying so. It was the limit for India, however, when Charles gave a small chuckle at an amusing passage from the book that he was reading.
Suddenly the weight of a cushion hit Charles in the face, he looked up stunned as he saw that India was the culprit.
Honey giggled at his expression.
"What was that for!?" he cried.
"Aren't you in the least bit worried as to where your sister and my brother maybe!?" India stormed "It doesn't worry you in the slightest that Melanie has been gone since before daybreak and Ashley since after Breakfast??"
Charles sighed impatiently, "Of course it does, but there is very little we can do, and I can't see pacing the floor or throwing cushions at me are going to help the matter much!" he retorted.
"Anything could have happened to her for all we know!" she snapped back.
"I'm sure Ash."Charles began.
"And you are just sat there!"
Continuing on in this vein the site of the two concerned walking arm in arm across the lawn laughing and chatting went unnoticed by the two squabbling cousins.
"I'm pretty certain (although afraid to say for fear of more pillow beating) India, that Melly has not been eaten by a.." cutting himself off he pointed out of the window in triumph and for the rest of the day India almost wished Melanie had been eaten.