Chapter 22
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Caroline and Meara stared at the pretty little items in the room as William entered the room.
Caroline and Meara continued to look at all of the little items until William cleared his throat causing Meara and Caroline to jump with fright. A strange smile crept over William's face as he looked at the two girls, both of whom were blushing.
"Hello" said William to both of the girls
"Hi" said Caroline, Meara continued to stare at William until Caroline nudged her in the ribs "Oh Yeah, Hi" said Meara weakly.
"Please have a seat" said William as he stared at Caroline intently
"So.. Why. or perhaps, for what reason do I owe this visit" said William knowingly
"We.. ummm. she wanted to welcome you to the ummm. neighbourhood" said Caroline hesitantly. For once in her life, she was at a loss for words.
"How neighbourly of you" said William as an awkward silence filled the room.
Suddenly, a loud barking sound and the crash of glass sounded throughout the house.
Caroline and Meara rushed to the broken window to see Robert sprawled on the floor, nursing an open wound with a black Rotweiller barking at his head.
"A friend of yours?" said William with scorn as he looked at the mischievous imp who laid on his lawn.
"Never seen him before in my life" said Caroline with a dark look on her face.
"Well that was nice" said Robert with his Irish brogue flaring as Meara helped him up.
"This is Robert Wood, a.. ummm.. friend of mine" said Meara stressing the 'friend' portion of the sentence.
"Nice to meet you" said William plainly
Meara looked at the wound on Robert's hand and said almost sympathetically to William:
"Have you any plasters?"
William looked at Robert and smiled.
"Certainly, let me show you the way"
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Meara followed William, without a look in Robert's direction, up the stairs and down a winding hallway to a cold, damp, corridor, where William opened a door and entered a small room.
In the room, there was an array of hospital products, ranging from bandages to dragon's blood.
Meara stared at all of the products and picked out the closest package of bandages she could find.
"Thank you very much, William" said Meara as she turned. William was gone.
Meara looked down the long corridor and said out loud:
"William?" There was no reply.
Meara proceeded to retrace her steps as she looked cautiously about the hallway. She walked through the twisting corridor and she walked up the staircase.
"This certainly is a creepy house" said Meara as she stared at the photos of long-deceased family members. They seemed to loom at her, their dark eyes blazing.
Meara continued to walk around the house, almost in a daze, until she reached the parlour. Meara, however, did not see anyone.
"Hello?" said Meara hesitantly.
"Meara" said William's deep voice "Caroline has left with Robert".
"But I was going to.." said Meara
"Shhh." said William as he stared at Meara intently, his dark eyes burning into hers.
"Why don't you have a drink with me?" said William to Meara as he pulled her slowly into the kitchen. Meara seemed to be in a daze as she replied with an unusual:
"I love drinks"
"Yes" said William through his dark laughter as he pulled two glasses out of a cupboard. William moved over to a liquor cabinet and pulled out a bottle of dark liquid. He poured two glasses of the liquid and handed one to Meara. Meara drank it without hesitation. William, however, did not touch the liquid.
William walked over to Meara and pulled her closely to him, almost as though he was going to kiss her.
Meara's large, watery, blue eyes stared into his dark, stormy eyes. Suddenly, Meara's head snapped back, and the whites of her eyes were visible.
William waved his hand over Meara's face and said calmly:
"Dementio"
Meara's eyes returned to normal. She smiled at William and said in a deep, un-Meara like tone:
"Take me, master"
William smiled at Meara and said quietly:
"Meara, I have a little thing for you to do for me, but first, you must get rid of that meddling imp. Make sure that he is absolutely jealous of us, I need him to be jealous if this is to work."
"Yes, master" said Meara as she curtseyed.
Meara walked out of the room and out of the house. She crossed the green lawn and returned to her house. As she entered her bedroom she motioned for Robert to join her quickly.
"Robert, I have something to tell you" said Meara. Robert saw that there was a change in Meara's eyes.
"Why?" said Robert without Meara saying anything to him.
"I have found. someone.. more interesting" said Meara darkly. Her watery blue eyes were now burning like bright lumps of coal.
Meara turned away from Robert and walked back to her bedroom. Robert stared at her and in that final moment he made up his mind.
"I will not lose you Meara" said Robert quietly.
Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING OR WANT TO OWN ANYTHING THAT BELONGS TO J.K. ROWLING, WARNER BROTHERS STUDIOS, or ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. SO DON'T SUE YOUR FUTURE CARDIOLOGIST!
Caroline and Meara stared at the pretty little items in the room as William entered the room.
Caroline and Meara continued to look at all of the little items until William cleared his throat causing Meara and Caroline to jump with fright. A strange smile crept over William's face as he looked at the two girls, both of whom were blushing.
"Hello" said William to both of the girls
"Hi" said Caroline, Meara continued to stare at William until Caroline nudged her in the ribs "Oh Yeah, Hi" said Meara weakly.
"Please have a seat" said William as he stared at Caroline intently
"So.. Why. or perhaps, for what reason do I owe this visit" said William knowingly
"We.. ummm. she wanted to welcome you to the ummm. neighbourhood" said Caroline hesitantly. For once in her life, she was at a loss for words.
"How neighbourly of you" said William as an awkward silence filled the room.
Suddenly, a loud barking sound and the crash of glass sounded throughout the house.
Caroline and Meara rushed to the broken window to see Robert sprawled on the floor, nursing an open wound with a black Rotweiller barking at his head.
"A friend of yours?" said William with scorn as he looked at the mischievous imp who laid on his lawn.
"Never seen him before in my life" said Caroline with a dark look on her face.
"Well that was nice" said Robert with his Irish brogue flaring as Meara helped him up.
"This is Robert Wood, a.. ummm.. friend of mine" said Meara stressing the 'friend' portion of the sentence.
"Nice to meet you" said William plainly
Meara looked at the wound on Robert's hand and said almost sympathetically to William:
"Have you any plasters?"
William looked at Robert and smiled.
"Certainly, let me show you the way"
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Meara followed William, without a look in Robert's direction, up the stairs and down a winding hallway to a cold, damp, corridor, where William opened a door and entered a small room.
In the room, there was an array of hospital products, ranging from bandages to dragon's blood.
Meara stared at all of the products and picked out the closest package of bandages she could find.
"Thank you very much, William" said Meara as she turned. William was gone.
Meara looked down the long corridor and said out loud:
"William?" There was no reply.
Meara proceeded to retrace her steps as she looked cautiously about the hallway. She walked through the twisting corridor and she walked up the staircase.
"This certainly is a creepy house" said Meara as she stared at the photos of long-deceased family members. They seemed to loom at her, their dark eyes blazing.
Meara continued to walk around the house, almost in a daze, until she reached the parlour. Meara, however, did not see anyone.
"Hello?" said Meara hesitantly.
"Meara" said William's deep voice "Caroline has left with Robert".
"But I was going to.." said Meara
"Shhh." said William as he stared at Meara intently, his dark eyes burning into hers.
"Why don't you have a drink with me?" said William to Meara as he pulled her slowly into the kitchen. Meara seemed to be in a daze as she replied with an unusual:
"I love drinks"
"Yes" said William through his dark laughter as he pulled two glasses out of a cupboard. William moved over to a liquor cabinet and pulled out a bottle of dark liquid. He poured two glasses of the liquid and handed one to Meara. Meara drank it without hesitation. William, however, did not touch the liquid.
William walked over to Meara and pulled her closely to him, almost as though he was going to kiss her.
Meara's large, watery, blue eyes stared into his dark, stormy eyes. Suddenly, Meara's head snapped back, and the whites of her eyes were visible.
William waved his hand over Meara's face and said calmly:
"Dementio"
Meara's eyes returned to normal. She smiled at William and said in a deep, un-Meara like tone:
"Take me, master"
William smiled at Meara and said quietly:
"Meara, I have a little thing for you to do for me, but first, you must get rid of that meddling imp. Make sure that he is absolutely jealous of us, I need him to be jealous if this is to work."
"Yes, master" said Meara as she curtseyed.
Meara walked out of the room and out of the house. She crossed the green lawn and returned to her house. As she entered her bedroom she motioned for Robert to join her quickly.
"Robert, I have something to tell you" said Meara. Robert saw that there was a change in Meara's eyes.
"Why?" said Robert without Meara saying anything to him.
"I have found. someone.. more interesting" said Meara darkly. Her watery blue eyes were now burning like bright lumps of coal.
Meara turned away from Robert and walked back to her bedroom. Robert stared at her and in that final moment he made up his mind.
"I will not lose you Meara" said Robert quietly.