C H A P T E R 7: BITTERSWEET
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hello to all of you readers!=) Thank you for your support and for reading my story. I love you all and continue to REVIEW!!!!! Keep smiling like me! Ahem** hoho! And enjoy this chapter!!! More suspense coming up!! Love you all and yes Mr. Harrison will already be Darien!! READ and god bless to all of you out there!!!!!!!======00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Do you really believe me?" Serenity asked him with imploring eyes.
Mr. Harrison looked at the sad beautiful angel in front of him and stroked her cheek with his thumb. "Of course, I do." he said.
"You're Darien aren't you?"
He kissed her cheeks and whispered in her ear. "No, but I can pretend to be him if it makes you happy." He said gently.
Serenity sobbed and covered her face with her lithe hands.
"Serenity, look at me." Mr. Harrison said with a voice far deeper than his usual tone.
Serenity looked at him while tears continue to run down from her eyes.
Mr. Harrison sighed and hugged her tightly. "Ever since you have entered my home. I knew that something would happen and you know what? Something did and it made me realize a lot of things." he said.
Serenity wiped her face and sniffed. "What?" She asked while she gazed at his dark blue eyes.
"I realized that I have developed a tender feeling for a person and this is very special because I have never developed any kind of feeling for any person before." Mr. Harrison said tenderly.
Serenity's heart skipped a beat.
"This person is you, Serenity. I can't believe I'm falling in love with a Princess who is in love with her Prince. I am not the Prince and I have no right to replace the Prince." Mr. Harrison said sadly
"Bu...but you are the Prince, Mr. Harrison!" Serenity said and began to cry again. "You have amnesia but someday your memories will all come back to you. I had amnesia too and I recovered it."
Mr. Harrison sighed and continued to caress Serenity's shaking back.
"I must leave, Mr. Harrison. Beryl is going to kill me once and for all." Serenity said slowly and sadly.
"Then I'll come with you." Mr. Harrison said with a genteel smile tugging on his lips.
"No, I can't put you in danger again!" Serenity replied angrily.
"It's better to risk my life for you than stay here and spend my whole life with Beryl, am I right?" asked Mr. Harrison who was still smiling at her as if there was nothing to fear.
Serenity couldn't think of an answer to his question so she asked him a question she wanted to ask ever since. "Tell me about Beryl."
Mr. Harrison's smile faded and he frowned. "Do you really want to know, Serenity?" He asked her seriously.
"Yes." She chirped.
He paused for a while and stroked his chin while sitting cross-legged at her bed. "Well, Beryl is a famous countess and almost all the bachelor in France wants her but she is not the person she shows to the world." Mr. Harrison said mysteriously.
"Huh?" Serenity bit her lips and pondered. "Well?..." she asked him.
"Beryl is beautiful, alluring and provocative and she tries her best to be a kind person but when she is behind my back, she is a whoring bitch. She thinks I don't know her affairs with her boyfriends but I do." Mr. Harrison said dryly.
"Then why are you engaged with her?" Serenity asked angrily.
"She told me that we were already engaged before I had my amnesia and she even showed me newspapers about our engagement."
Serenity's eyes lightened up. "This is very good news!" She said happily.
"How is it good news?" Mr. Harrison asked while raising his brow.
"Unless my memory fails me, I remembered that Beryl tried to kill me because she was furious at me for breaking her engagement with the Prince." Serenity said with her chin held up high.
"What?!" asked Mr. Harrison while his eyes widened with shock and horror.
"Yes, she deceived you all this time." Serenity said. She then placed her hands on his shoulders and gave it a reassuring squeeze. "You have the right to love me, Mr. Harrison because you are Darien and from now on, I think you should be called Darien because that's really your name." Serenity said sincerely and lovingly.
"Serenity..." Mr. Harrison whispered tenderly. He then grabbed Serenity by the waist and kissed her passionately and for the first time, he did not ignore the aching feeling but he embraced it with hope and joy in his heart.
It was very early in the morning and the Harrison household was very busy packing their belongings.
Serenity wiped the sweat in her brow. She looked at Darien and smiled. "I'll make you remember." She said silently.
"It's almost time to go." Miss Robins said while fixing her hat.
"Miss Robins, are you sure that Beryl won't ever find us?" Serenity asked worriedly.
The woman laughed loudly. "Why should you worry? We're going to rent an apartment in England and I also had our names changed." Miss Robins said proudly.
"What? How did you do it in just a short period of time?" Serenity asked with eyes wide open. It was like a dream come true.
"Well, let's just say I have connections." Miss Robins said and wiggled her brow towards Serenity.
"The carriage has arrived. It's time to go, Ladies." Mr. Harrison said.
Serenity stood up and hugged Mr. Harrison tightly. "Thank you for everything, Darien!" She said happily.
Mr. Harrison stared at Serenity and kissed her forehead. "The pleasure is mine, Princess." He whispered in her ear.
Miss Robins watched the couple and sighed loudly. "This is such a perfect picture. Am I dreaming?"
"Let's go. There's no time for delay." Mr. Harrison announced and grabbed the suitcases. Miss Robins winked at Serenity and she laughed then, they followed Mr. Harrison.
They rode the big white carriage and were headed towards the train station. The Chauffeur said that it would be a 1 hour ride. Time flew by quickly and they were heading towards a new life. Maybe a better one or so they thought...
During their ride, Serenity watched the scenery outside the carriage. There were so many peasants selling something. There were also very many young woman selling their bodies to survive.
Serenity closed her eyes and remembered Lita. She clenched her hands and looked away. "Could I ever see her again?" She asked herself.
"What?" Mr. Harrison asked her.
Serenity stared at him for a minute and blinked. "Oh, you heard me." She said surprisedly. "I was just wondering if I could ever see my friend again."
"Of course you could if you find her." Mr. Harrison said simply.
Serenity smiled gently and she shook her head. "It's not that simple, Darien. It's just too complicated to fathom." She said sadly.
Mr. Harrison sighed. "You're always thinking of sad things when we are happy, Serenity." He complained.
"I'm sorry. I promise that I won't do it again." Serenity said and she smiled at him.
"One day, I'll find Lita and make it up to her." Serenity said to herself and with that thought. She slept in Mr. Harrison's shoulder.
"Mr. Harrison, are you really the Prince Darien?" Miss Robins asked later on when Serenity was already asleep.
He looked at the old lady and grinned. "I think so, Miss Robins."
"You two are really destined for each other, aren't you? You two could fall inlove with each other again and again." Miss Robins laughed silently.
He smiled and he lingered his gaze on Serenity's beautiful doll-like face. "Yes, that is true." He muttered.
"I wonder how Serenity and I fell in love?" He asked Miss Robins.
The old lady giggled childishly. "You foolish boy! How would I know?"
Mr. Harrison laughed and looked at the scenery. Suddenly his vision began to blur and a lost memory played before his eyes.
Flashback...
"Oof!" The golden haired girl stared at him with her big blue aquamarine eyes and said. "I...I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hit you."
He took the black hood away from his face and smiled at her. "No, I'm sorry. You must be hurt?" He asked.
The girl blushed. "No, I'm...good, err..fine! I'm quiet okay." She stuttered.
"Are you sure?" He asked. He looked at her dirty old ragged clothing. She was a peasant but she was so innocent that he was afraid that some men might take advantage of her. "Where are you parents?"
She looked down at her dirty feet. "I...I don't have one. I'm only an orphan." She said quietly.
"Well then, you should go back to the orphanage. It's dangerous to go out at this time." He said and he grabbed the girl's wrist. "Where is your orphanage? I'll take you there."
"Nu...no! Bu..but I can't go back there! Please!" The girl begged. She was already crying and she was trying to pull her wrist free from his grasp.
He spotted an orphanage center and he told the crying girl. "Please, I'm doing what is best for you."
He knocked the door a couple of times and a thin, stern-looking middle aged woman answered the door. "Prince Darien?" She gasped.
"Is she one of yours?" He asked the woman.
The woman looked at the girl he was holding and placed her hand on her hips. "Serenity! How many times have I told you not to run away?" She hissed. "What did she do, Your Highness?"
He smiled at the pretty girl. "No, she didn't do anything. I've come to return her before she invites harm to herself." He said.
"Thank you, your highness." The woman said and she bowed to him. She hit Serenity's shoulder lightly and Serenity bowed to him as well.
"I'll be leaving now, goodnight." He said and then he began to leave. The woman closed the door and he opened a window and climbed inside the orphanage center.
He wanted to know why the girl was so eager to run away.
"You little witch!" He heard the woman screamed. He followed the voice and peeped inside the room and watched the scene that was taking place.
Inside the wooden room, Serenity's hands were tied to her back and she was made to kneel in the floor scattered with salt and beside her was another girl with brown hair. The other girl was crying silently.
"You shamed me! You are an ungrateful witch! I shelter you, I give you bread and water and you shame me!" The woman screamed and began to hit Serenity with a long wood.
"No! Don't!" The brown-haired girl screamed.
"Oh! So you want a piece of the action too, missy?" The woman asked maliciously and began to hit the other girl too.
"Lita!" Serenity screamed. "Please, leave Lita alone! She has done nothing to you."
"She helped you escape! You think I am a fool, don't you? Mousy looking Miss Krutchet with a brain as small as a peanut! I know everything in this house, you little witch!" The woman screamed and began to hit Serenity with full force.
Serenity winced from the pain and closed her eyes.
"What is going on?" Darien asked angrily.
Miss Krutchet gasped with open eyes. "My Lord, I thought you left already." She trembled.
"I'm going to report you to the authorities." He said icily and he grabbed Serenity and Lita.
"As for you two." He said to them while they were on their way to the castle. "You're going to be my personal maids, okay? But you're not going to do much and I assure you that you won't receive any beatings from now on."
"Thank you." Serenity said gratefully and her friend followed her and bowed to him. "Thank you so much, Your Highness."
End of Flashback...
Mr. Harrison woke up. "Serenity." He said.
"Yes?" She asked him while she rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"I remembered now, how I met you and Lita." He said gently.
"You do?" She asked happily.
"Yes and boy am I glad I got you out of that Miss Krutchet's hands." Darien said with relief.
Serenity smiled. "You know, Miss krutchet reminds me of someone you and I particularly know of." She said with a lopsided grin.
"Beryl." Darien answered and they both laughed.
They arrived at a train station and Darien bought three tickets towards England. They were just in time because if they were a minute late, they would have missed the train.
They arrived in England late in the evening. They rode in Darien' car which was transported from France. They passed through a lonely street called Famie 8th street and a narrow road which was covered with sharp rocks and pebbles.
"This is quite bumpy." commented Miss Robins.
The apartment was peach-colored with a red roof. It had 3 bedrooms with a huge living room. There was also a garden filled with different varieties of roses.
Serenity entered the apartment and chose her room. "I like this one." She said pointing to an empty orange-peach colored oval shaped room.
"Why that is one gorgeous room, Serenity. I think this was really meant for you." Miss Robins said and she proceeded to the next room which was rather large.
"Oh my, this is quite large! I think this room is for Mr. Harrison." Miss Robins commented. She went to the other room and a frown was found in her brow.
"What's wrong, Miss Robins?" Darien asked worriedly.
"Why, this room is rather large too!" She answered.
Darien laughed. "Take any room, Miss Robins. I'm fine with any room here." He said and went downstairs so he can start unpacking.
Days went by and the three of them lived happily in their English apartment. Serenity and Darien visited the English castle and Darien was able to recover some of his old memories back. They were very happy but one day...
Serenity returned to the apartment. It was a chilly afternoon and the house was quiet and lonely. "I wonder where Miss Robins has gone to." She asked herself.
She couldn't ask Darien because he had business to attend to and he would be back by evening.
"So, this is quite a lovely place." A familiar voice commented icily.
Serenity turned her head and gasped. It was Beryl and she brought her gun with her just like the last time.
Flashback...
"Serenity, do you stay here often?" Beryl asked her when she thought she was all alone in the top most room of the castle.
"Oh, Beryl. No, I come here to think." She answered.
"Why do you still think anyway? You have a perfect life! A perfect husband! What more could you ask for?" Beryl asked hiding the silver object in her purse.
"No, I just reminisce my past." Serenity said while looking at Beryl's perfectly manicured fingernails.
"You know, I love my past but then you stole it from me." Beryl suddenly said with a hint of malice in her voice.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Serenity said confusedly.
Beryl suddenly took the gun from the purse and aimed it straight at her heart. "Now listen carefully. Stay put and close your eyes."
Serenity inhaled deeply and tried to ease the wild beating in her heart. She closed her eyes and felt Beryl tie her with a piece of hard fabric. Then her hands were also tied up but it did not feel like Beryl's hands. "Don't be gentle, Idiot!" Beryl hissed.
Someone was there and it was a man.
"Shut up!" The male tenor said. Serenity knew this person. This person was close to her.
"Danny?" She asked. There was no response and she knew that it was him. It was really him but what was his purpose to support Beryl?
End of Flashback...
Serenity looked at Beryl and ran away but as soon as her legs started to move. Beryl shot something near her. It looks like she missed her target but Serenity quivered. "She's really going to kill me this time!" She thought frantically.
"This time I want you to really die!" Beryl screamed. "Danny! Get over here!" She commanded.
Danny appeared behind the door and he looked at Serenity.
"Danny...please help me." Serenity cried.
Beryl stared at Serenity and laughed crazily. "What?! He's not going to help you crazy girl! He's going to kill you isn't that right, Danny?" She asked saucily.
Danny nodded and he slowly raised his gun.
Meanwhile...
Darien was in his new office with Miss Robins. "Mr. Jaques, what time are we going to go home? I'm afraid Samena will be in danger." Miss Robins said using their fake names in case someone was snooping around.
"I told her we'd arrive tonight." Darien answered.
Then a huge man stood in front of Darien and leaned towards his table.
"Your princess is in danger!" He said silently and then he left the room.
Miss Robins stared at Darien and they both ran out of the office going towards the apartment.
Darien ran as fast as he could therefore, leaving Miss Robins far behind. He couldn't lose, Serenity. She was his only joy.
He opened the door hurriedly and found Beryl and Danny pointing their guns towards Serenity. "Danny! Why?!" He asked his brother angrily.
"Kill her!!" Beryl screamed towards Danny.
Danny's hands were shaking and he pointed it towards Serenity. He fired but there was no bullet.
"You asshole! I'll do it!" Beryl screamed crazily.
Darien ran towards Serenity and Danny tried to grab Beryl's gun.
"BANG!!!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hehehheehehehe! Well there are a lots of questions, neh? Hehehehe! You've got to find it out in the next chapter called "Reasons." Don't forget to Review and once again I love you all and Fanfiction totally rocks man1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hello to all of you readers!=) Thank you for your support and for reading my story. I love you all and continue to REVIEW!!!!! Keep smiling like me! Ahem** hoho! And enjoy this chapter!!! More suspense coming up!! Love you all and yes Mr. Harrison will already be Darien!! READ and god bless to all of you out there!!!!!!!======00 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Do you really believe me?" Serenity asked him with imploring eyes.
Mr. Harrison looked at the sad beautiful angel in front of him and stroked her cheek with his thumb. "Of course, I do." he said.
"You're Darien aren't you?"
He kissed her cheeks and whispered in her ear. "No, but I can pretend to be him if it makes you happy." He said gently.
Serenity sobbed and covered her face with her lithe hands.
"Serenity, look at me." Mr. Harrison said with a voice far deeper than his usual tone.
Serenity looked at him while tears continue to run down from her eyes.
Mr. Harrison sighed and hugged her tightly. "Ever since you have entered my home. I knew that something would happen and you know what? Something did and it made me realize a lot of things." he said.
Serenity wiped her face and sniffed. "What?" She asked while she gazed at his dark blue eyes.
"I realized that I have developed a tender feeling for a person and this is very special because I have never developed any kind of feeling for any person before." Mr. Harrison said tenderly.
Serenity's heart skipped a beat.
"This person is you, Serenity. I can't believe I'm falling in love with a Princess who is in love with her Prince. I am not the Prince and I have no right to replace the Prince." Mr. Harrison said sadly
"Bu...but you are the Prince, Mr. Harrison!" Serenity said and began to cry again. "You have amnesia but someday your memories will all come back to you. I had amnesia too and I recovered it."
Mr. Harrison sighed and continued to caress Serenity's shaking back.
"I must leave, Mr. Harrison. Beryl is going to kill me once and for all." Serenity said slowly and sadly.
"Then I'll come with you." Mr. Harrison said with a genteel smile tugging on his lips.
"No, I can't put you in danger again!" Serenity replied angrily.
"It's better to risk my life for you than stay here and spend my whole life with Beryl, am I right?" asked Mr. Harrison who was still smiling at her as if there was nothing to fear.
Serenity couldn't think of an answer to his question so she asked him a question she wanted to ask ever since. "Tell me about Beryl."
Mr. Harrison's smile faded and he frowned. "Do you really want to know, Serenity?" He asked her seriously.
"Yes." She chirped.
He paused for a while and stroked his chin while sitting cross-legged at her bed. "Well, Beryl is a famous countess and almost all the bachelor in France wants her but she is not the person she shows to the world." Mr. Harrison said mysteriously.
"Huh?" Serenity bit her lips and pondered. "Well?..." she asked him.
"Beryl is beautiful, alluring and provocative and she tries her best to be a kind person but when she is behind my back, she is a whoring bitch. She thinks I don't know her affairs with her boyfriends but I do." Mr. Harrison said dryly.
"Then why are you engaged with her?" Serenity asked angrily.
"She told me that we were already engaged before I had my amnesia and she even showed me newspapers about our engagement."
Serenity's eyes lightened up. "This is very good news!" She said happily.
"How is it good news?" Mr. Harrison asked while raising his brow.
"Unless my memory fails me, I remembered that Beryl tried to kill me because she was furious at me for breaking her engagement with the Prince." Serenity said with her chin held up high.
"What?!" asked Mr. Harrison while his eyes widened with shock and horror.
"Yes, she deceived you all this time." Serenity said. She then placed her hands on his shoulders and gave it a reassuring squeeze. "You have the right to love me, Mr. Harrison because you are Darien and from now on, I think you should be called Darien because that's really your name." Serenity said sincerely and lovingly.
"Serenity..." Mr. Harrison whispered tenderly. He then grabbed Serenity by the waist and kissed her passionately and for the first time, he did not ignore the aching feeling but he embraced it with hope and joy in his heart.
It was very early in the morning and the Harrison household was very busy packing their belongings.
Serenity wiped the sweat in her brow. She looked at Darien and smiled. "I'll make you remember." She said silently.
"It's almost time to go." Miss Robins said while fixing her hat.
"Miss Robins, are you sure that Beryl won't ever find us?" Serenity asked worriedly.
The woman laughed loudly. "Why should you worry? We're going to rent an apartment in England and I also had our names changed." Miss Robins said proudly.
"What? How did you do it in just a short period of time?" Serenity asked with eyes wide open. It was like a dream come true.
"Well, let's just say I have connections." Miss Robins said and wiggled her brow towards Serenity.
"The carriage has arrived. It's time to go, Ladies." Mr. Harrison said.
Serenity stood up and hugged Mr. Harrison tightly. "Thank you for everything, Darien!" She said happily.
Mr. Harrison stared at Serenity and kissed her forehead. "The pleasure is mine, Princess." He whispered in her ear.
Miss Robins watched the couple and sighed loudly. "This is such a perfect picture. Am I dreaming?"
"Let's go. There's no time for delay." Mr. Harrison announced and grabbed the suitcases. Miss Robins winked at Serenity and she laughed then, they followed Mr. Harrison.
They rode the big white carriage and were headed towards the train station. The Chauffeur said that it would be a 1 hour ride. Time flew by quickly and they were heading towards a new life. Maybe a better one or so they thought...
During their ride, Serenity watched the scenery outside the carriage. There were so many peasants selling something. There were also very many young woman selling their bodies to survive.
Serenity closed her eyes and remembered Lita. She clenched her hands and looked away. "Could I ever see her again?" She asked herself.
"What?" Mr. Harrison asked her.
Serenity stared at him for a minute and blinked. "Oh, you heard me." She said surprisedly. "I was just wondering if I could ever see my friend again."
"Of course you could if you find her." Mr. Harrison said simply.
Serenity smiled gently and she shook her head. "It's not that simple, Darien. It's just too complicated to fathom." She said sadly.
Mr. Harrison sighed. "You're always thinking of sad things when we are happy, Serenity." He complained.
"I'm sorry. I promise that I won't do it again." Serenity said and she smiled at him.
"One day, I'll find Lita and make it up to her." Serenity said to herself and with that thought. She slept in Mr. Harrison's shoulder.
"Mr. Harrison, are you really the Prince Darien?" Miss Robins asked later on when Serenity was already asleep.
He looked at the old lady and grinned. "I think so, Miss Robins."
"You two are really destined for each other, aren't you? You two could fall inlove with each other again and again." Miss Robins laughed silently.
He smiled and he lingered his gaze on Serenity's beautiful doll-like face. "Yes, that is true." He muttered.
"I wonder how Serenity and I fell in love?" He asked Miss Robins.
The old lady giggled childishly. "You foolish boy! How would I know?"
Mr. Harrison laughed and looked at the scenery. Suddenly his vision began to blur and a lost memory played before his eyes.
Flashback...
"Oof!" The golden haired girl stared at him with her big blue aquamarine eyes and said. "I...I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hit you."
He took the black hood away from his face and smiled at her. "No, I'm sorry. You must be hurt?" He asked.
The girl blushed. "No, I'm...good, err..fine! I'm quiet okay." She stuttered.
"Are you sure?" He asked. He looked at her dirty old ragged clothing. She was a peasant but she was so innocent that he was afraid that some men might take advantage of her. "Where are you parents?"
She looked down at her dirty feet. "I...I don't have one. I'm only an orphan." She said quietly.
"Well then, you should go back to the orphanage. It's dangerous to go out at this time." He said and he grabbed the girl's wrist. "Where is your orphanage? I'll take you there."
"Nu...no! Bu..but I can't go back there! Please!" The girl begged. She was already crying and she was trying to pull her wrist free from his grasp.
He spotted an orphanage center and he told the crying girl. "Please, I'm doing what is best for you."
He knocked the door a couple of times and a thin, stern-looking middle aged woman answered the door. "Prince Darien?" She gasped.
"Is she one of yours?" He asked the woman.
The woman looked at the girl he was holding and placed her hand on her hips. "Serenity! How many times have I told you not to run away?" She hissed. "What did she do, Your Highness?"
He smiled at the pretty girl. "No, she didn't do anything. I've come to return her before she invites harm to herself." He said.
"Thank you, your highness." The woman said and she bowed to him. She hit Serenity's shoulder lightly and Serenity bowed to him as well.
"I'll be leaving now, goodnight." He said and then he began to leave. The woman closed the door and he opened a window and climbed inside the orphanage center.
He wanted to know why the girl was so eager to run away.
"You little witch!" He heard the woman screamed. He followed the voice and peeped inside the room and watched the scene that was taking place.
Inside the wooden room, Serenity's hands were tied to her back and she was made to kneel in the floor scattered with salt and beside her was another girl with brown hair. The other girl was crying silently.
"You shamed me! You are an ungrateful witch! I shelter you, I give you bread and water and you shame me!" The woman screamed and began to hit Serenity with a long wood.
"No! Don't!" The brown-haired girl screamed.
"Oh! So you want a piece of the action too, missy?" The woman asked maliciously and began to hit the other girl too.
"Lita!" Serenity screamed. "Please, leave Lita alone! She has done nothing to you."
"She helped you escape! You think I am a fool, don't you? Mousy looking Miss Krutchet with a brain as small as a peanut! I know everything in this house, you little witch!" The woman screamed and began to hit Serenity with full force.
Serenity winced from the pain and closed her eyes.
"What is going on?" Darien asked angrily.
Miss Krutchet gasped with open eyes. "My Lord, I thought you left already." She trembled.
"I'm going to report you to the authorities." He said icily and he grabbed Serenity and Lita.
"As for you two." He said to them while they were on their way to the castle. "You're going to be my personal maids, okay? But you're not going to do much and I assure you that you won't receive any beatings from now on."
"Thank you." Serenity said gratefully and her friend followed her and bowed to him. "Thank you so much, Your Highness."
End of Flashback...
Mr. Harrison woke up. "Serenity." He said.
"Yes?" She asked him while she rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"I remembered now, how I met you and Lita." He said gently.
"You do?" She asked happily.
"Yes and boy am I glad I got you out of that Miss Krutchet's hands." Darien said with relief.
Serenity smiled. "You know, Miss krutchet reminds me of someone you and I particularly know of." She said with a lopsided grin.
"Beryl." Darien answered and they both laughed.
They arrived at a train station and Darien bought three tickets towards England. They were just in time because if they were a minute late, they would have missed the train.
They arrived in England late in the evening. They rode in Darien' car which was transported from France. They passed through a lonely street called Famie 8th street and a narrow road which was covered with sharp rocks and pebbles.
"This is quite bumpy." commented Miss Robins.
The apartment was peach-colored with a red roof. It had 3 bedrooms with a huge living room. There was also a garden filled with different varieties of roses.
Serenity entered the apartment and chose her room. "I like this one." She said pointing to an empty orange-peach colored oval shaped room.
"Why that is one gorgeous room, Serenity. I think this was really meant for you." Miss Robins said and she proceeded to the next room which was rather large.
"Oh my, this is quite large! I think this room is for Mr. Harrison." Miss Robins commented. She went to the other room and a frown was found in her brow.
"What's wrong, Miss Robins?" Darien asked worriedly.
"Why, this room is rather large too!" She answered.
Darien laughed. "Take any room, Miss Robins. I'm fine with any room here." He said and went downstairs so he can start unpacking.
Days went by and the three of them lived happily in their English apartment. Serenity and Darien visited the English castle and Darien was able to recover some of his old memories back. They were very happy but one day...
Serenity returned to the apartment. It was a chilly afternoon and the house was quiet and lonely. "I wonder where Miss Robins has gone to." She asked herself.
She couldn't ask Darien because he had business to attend to and he would be back by evening.
"So, this is quite a lovely place." A familiar voice commented icily.
Serenity turned her head and gasped. It was Beryl and she brought her gun with her just like the last time.
Flashback...
"Serenity, do you stay here often?" Beryl asked her when she thought she was all alone in the top most room of the castle.
"Oh, Beryl. No, I come here to think." She answered.
"Why do you still think anyway? You have a perfect life! A perfect husband! What more could you ask for?" Beryl asked hiding the silver object in her purse.
"No, I just reminisce my past." Serenity said while looking at Beryl's perfectly manicured fingernails.
"You know, I love my past but then you stole it from me." Beryl suddenly said with a hint of malice in her voice.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Serenity said confusedly.
Beryl suddenly took the gun from the purse and aimed it straight at her heart. "Now listen carefully. Stay put and close your eyes."
Serenity inhaled deeply and tried to ease the wild beating in her heart. She closed her eyes and felt Beryl tie her with a piece of hard fabric. Then her hands were also tied up but it did not feel like Beryl's hands. "Don't be gentle, Idiot!" Beryl hissed.
Someone was there and it was a man.
"Shut up!" The male tenor said. Serenity knew this person. This person was close to her.
"Danny?" She asked. There was no response and she knew that it was him. It was really him but what was his purpose to support Beryl?
End of Flashback...
Serenity looked at Beryl and ran away but as soon as her legs started to move. Beryl shot something near her. It looks like she missed her target but Serenity quivered. "She's really going to kill me this time!" She thought frantically.
"This time I want you to really die!" Beryl screamed. "Danny! Get over here!" She commanded.
Danny appeared behind the door and he looked at Serenity.
"Danny...please help me." Serenity cried.
Beryl stared at Serenity and laughed crazily. "What?! He's not going to help you crazy girl! He's going to kill you isn't that right, Danny?" She asked saucily.
Danny nodded and he slowly raised his gun.
Meanwhile...
Darien was in his new office with Miss Robins. "Mr. Jaques, what time are we going to go home? I'm afraid Samena will be in danger." Miss Robins said using their fake names in case someone was snooping around.
"I told her we'd arrive tonight." Darien answered.
Then a huge man stood in front of Darien and leaned towards his table.
"Your princess is in danger!" He said silently and then he left the room.
Miss Robins stared at Darien and they both ran out of the office going towards the apartment.
Darien ran as fast as he could therefore, leaving Miss Robins far behind. He couldn't lose, Serenity. She was his only joy.
He opened the door hurriedly and found Beryl and Danny pointing their guns towards Serenity. "Danny! Why?!" He asked his brother angrily.
"Kill her!!" Beryl screamed towards Danny.
Danny's hands were shaking and he pointed it towards Serenity. He fired but there was no bullet.
"You asshole! I'll do it!" Beryl screamed crazily.
Darien ran towards Serenity and Danny tried to grab Beryl's gun.
"BANG!!!"
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