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Chapter 5
Sunlight streamed through Liza's window. She opened her eyes and yawned hugely. She gasped when she saw how late it was. Nine o'clock! Never had she woken up so late in her life. She tore off her soggy shirt and breeches and haphazardly threw on a blouse and a skirt. She dashed out of the door and rushed down to the tavern. "Oh Ma, I'm so sorry I overslept, I.I couldn't sleep last night and no one woke me ."
"It's okay, dearie. For the love of Tora, go wash up. Anyway, there are hardly any customers."
"Thanks, Ma," Liza hugged her mother. "I'll help out at the kitchen."
Liza found Sally sitting by the window staring off into space with a dreamy smile on her face. "We can go visit Dan in the afternoon if there are fewer customers," Liza said, raising her eyebrows suggestively.
"Liza! You scared me," Sally's face turned as red as a tomato. "What made you think I wanted to visit Dan?" she remarked casually. Liza could see that Sally was excited at the prospect of seeing Dan.
Liza grinned, "I don't think. I just know." Sally blushed some more and the sisters left it at that. Each deep in her own thoughts. One was fantasizing about kissing Dan and the other, daydreaming about a certain stranger with mesmerizing blue eyes. Daphne, Liza's youngest sister at 14, often interrupted their train of thoughts with her constant chattering about her critical assessment of various customers at the tavern.
"Will you guys just look at that lady's dress? It is absolutely gorgeous. I'm going to buy it one day," Daphne gushed.
"It's a low cut, Daphne," Liza remarked dryly. She could also see the other men's eyes lingering on the woman.
Daphne pouted and stormed out of the kitchen. Sally winced, "Need you be so harsh? She's still young."
"That's the problem with you, Sal. Your soft-heartedness," Liza said
Just then, Liza's mother called out, "Girls, Dan's here." Sally face immediately reddened and Liza smiled knowingly. But the smile slipped off her face when she remembered the necklace and Dan's kiss. It should have been Sally, not me, she thought. The necklace! Liza groped her neck and gasped when she realized it was bare. Did she take it out the night before? She didn't remember doing that. But if she didn't, then where was it?
Liza dashed to her room, up the stairs in the kitchen and searched her whole room. Clothes were strewn on the ground and her room looked as if a tornado had swept pass. But there was still no necklace. Liza panicked, what would she say when Dan questioned her? Had it slipped off when she was running in the rain?
A sudden knock on the door froze Liza with apprehension. She opened the door slightly and slipped out, not allowing a glimpse of her room. It was Dan. His eyes lingered on her mouth before going to her neck which he noticed was bare. Disappointment shone in his eyes.
"So you're rejecting my offer, huh?" he muttered.
"No! Nothing like that. It's just . I thought . it would be safer to keep it for only special occasions," she lied, trying hard to be convincing.
Seeing that he still did not believed her he avoided her eyes, she impulsively planted a light kiss on his lips to cheer him up. When she started to pull away, Dan pushed her against the wall and kissed her harder. His tongue probed her lips and tried to make her open her mouth.
" Liza, are you ." Sally trailed off when she saw them kissing. Her eyes widened in shock as the couple guiltily jumped apart. Hurt registered in Sally's eyes and she gasped softly before fleeing down the stairs.
Liza stared mournfully after her sister and brought her trembling hands to her lips. What have I done? She thought miserably.
Chapter 5
Sunlight streamed through Liza's window. She opened her eyes and yawned hugely. She gasped when she saw how late it was. Nine o'clock! Never had she woken up so late in her life. She tore off her soggy shirt and breeches and haphazardly threw on a blouse and a skirt. She dashed out of the door and rushed down to the tavern. "Oh Ma, I'm so sorry I overslept, I.I couldn't sleep last night and no one woke me ."
"It's okay, dearie. For the love of Tora, go wash up. Anyway, there are hardly any customers."
"Thanks, Ma," Liza hugged her mother. "I'll help out at the kitchen."
Liza found Sally sitting by the window staring off into space with a dreamy smile on her face. "We can go visit Dan in the afternoon if there are fewer customers," Liza said, raising her eyebrows suggestively.
"Liza! You scared me," Sally's face turned as red as a tomato. "What made you think I wanted to visit Dan?" she remarked casually. Liza could see that Sally was excited at the prospect of seeing Dan.
Liza grinned, "I don't think. I just know." Sally blushed some more and the sisters left it at that. Each deep in her own thoughts. One was fantasizing about kissing Dan and the other, daydreaming about a certain stranger with mesmerizing blue eyes. Daphne, Liza's youngest sister at 14, often interrupted their train of thoughts with her constant chattering about her critical assessment of various customers at the tavern.
"Will you guys just look at that lady's dress? It is absolutely gorgeous. I'm going to buy it one day," Daphne gushed.
"It's a low cut, Daphne," Liza remarked dryly. She could also see the other men's eyes lingering on the woman.
Daphne pouted and stormed out of the kitchen. Sally winced, "Need you be so harsh? She's still young."
"That's the problem with you, Sal. Your soft-heartedness," Liza said
Just then, Liza's mother called out, "Girls, Dan's here." Sally face immediately reddened and Liza smiled knowingly. But the smile slipped off her face when she remembered the necklace and Dan's kiss. It should have been Sally, not me, she thought. The necklace! Liza groped her neck and gasped when she realized it was bare. Did she take it out the night before? She didn't remember doing that. But if she didn't, then where was it?
Liza dashed to her room, up the stairs in the kitchen and searched her whole room. Clothes were strewn on the ground and her room looked as if a tornado had swept pass. But there was still no necklace. Liza panicked, what would she say when Dan questioned her? Had it slipped off when she was running in the rain?
A sudden knock on the door froze Liza with apprehension. She opened the door slightly and slipped out, not allowing a glimpse of her room. It was Dan. His eyes lingered on her mouth before going to her neck which he noticed was bare. Disappointment shone in his eyes.
"So you're rejecting my offer, huh?" he muttered.
"No! Nothing like that. It's just . I thought . it would be safer to keep it for only special occasions," she lied, trying hard to be convincing.
Seeing that he still did not believed her he avoided her eyes, she impulsively planted a light kiss on his lips to cheer him up. When she started to pull away, Dan pushed her against the wall and kissed her harder. His tongue probed her lips and tried to make her open her mouth.
" Liza, are you ." Sally trailed off when she saw them kissing. Her eyes widened in shock as the couple guiltily jumped apart. Hurt registered in Sally's eyes and she gasped softly before fleeing down the stairs.
Liza stared mournfully after her sister and brought her trembling hands to her lips. What have I done? She thought miserably.