Chapter 11: A hurt that is unbareable

An out raged Cassandra walked around her chamber while her 3 maids and 1 manservant stood before her uneasy. Cassandra changed into a dark blue robe that trailed around her as she walked back and fro. Her hair was pined up letting a few curls fall down. "I must go and see Holmes." She said to herself, thinking of a way to get to him.

"Mistress, you heard your step mother. You can't." Cassandra raised an eyebrow and looked at the maid.

"When do i ever listen to her pray tell me Kitty?" Kitty bowed her head and shook her head while the other maids gave Cassandra a grief stricken look.

"NO! Milady! You musn't sneak out, we will be punished, we might even lose our jobs." Cassandra watched as her youngest miad spoke and threw herself at her feet. Bewildered Cassandra watched as her man servant Frank tried to pick her up but the young maid would not let go. "Milady you must understand we are not as fortunate as you. I work to feed my 7 brothers and sisters. My mum does not work for she is bedridden. My father walked out on us a few years back. Please Milady if you have a heart! Do not venture out of your chambers today. Don't make your step mother and your father anymore anger... Please..." At last Frank was able to pick her up from the floor and have her stand in her position between Mandy her oldest maid and Kitty who has been with her after her mother's death. Frank was like her grandfather, he stayed with her transfering from the ownership of her late mother to her.

"You're name I don't seem to remember you." Casandra said loudly flinching herself at her harshness. Though she was angry as ever and the maid seemed like a good traget to vent out at.

"Um.. Umm..-" The maid stammered uneasily as she hiccuped from all that crying. Suddenly the door that led into her chambers opened letting in her step mother and step sister.

"Dismiss your servants." Catherine said coolily as she took a seat at Cassandra's sitting area.

"You're in my domain Mistress, and i will see fit when i dismiss my own servants or not. Stay here everyone, and serve my step family a glass of wine. They must be dying of thirst since it is a long way from their side of the manor to mine. ( It reallie wasn't, and Cassandra knew prefectly well that they were only across the room from her chambers. Saying that they were tried was an insult, saying that they were fat and lazy.) Rose Mary's eyes lit with anger and was about to retort when her mother held up her hand to stop her. She sat back down grumbling as the wine was served, neither drank it. All the while Cassandra stood before them eyeing them with distrust and hate.

"We are here to tell you that your father has forbidden you to meet with Sherlock Holmes ever again." Old news, Cassandra thought as she looked at her step mother. She was lounged on her cream chair imported from Egypt now it's a furinture with lies as was her step mother. A woman made of lies.

"And you have come to personally tell me? Oh how sweet of you. Now if you ever be so kind Catherine. Rose Mary. Leave my chambers you're not welcome here." Both women laughed at Cassandra Rose Mary looked at her mother who nodded. She quickly got up and slapped Cassandra who buckled down from the surprise attack. Mandy rushed toward her, but Catherine held back the servants.

"If you do not want to get fired you little filthly peasents then leave the chambers. NOW!" At that the door opened to the hallway and Lady Catherine's servants marched in accompanying the other servants out. Soon the door closed with a loud bang. Cassandra gave both the women standing before her the look of death.

"We told you to behave." Lady Catherine said coolily as she walked around the room inspecting random things. " I told you never to cross paths with me you filthy girl. Now look what you have done, your only defense... Your father? He doesn't even want to see you." The last of her words hit Cassandra like a ton of bricks thrown with full force at her.

"Get out." Rose Mary smiled menacingly while Catherine stopped walking and looked up her eyes like daggers.

"If i were you Cassandra. I would be more careful in treating your step mother with respect. I will leave you two to talk." At that her step mother left the chambers only leaving Rose Mary and Cassandra.

"Ha! I told you, you'll pay for what you said in the playhouse!" Rose Mary taunted her face giving off a really sour look. Cassandra send the look of death at her, and shook her head.

"What's wrong with you? Sherlock Holmes is my friend and i can't just have my step sister and her whorish friends throw themselves at him." Rose Mary's eyes widen at the small insult.

"Excuse me! But i do believe you came home at what?! 6 in the morning? What happened to you late into the night?"

"That is none of your busines." Rose Mary smiled and started to back to the door.

"You little whore!!! You went and had-" She was stopped short as Cassandra leaped over her couch and tackled her down. Both girls scramed with fury as they rolled around the ground. scratching, pulling and hitting each other at random. They got up still fighting banging into the door to send it flying opened. Cassandra grabbed a handful of Rose Mary's hair and pulled while Rose Mary Scratched at her. At that both girls felt a pull around their waist in seconds Cassandra was being held down by Frank. While Rose Mary was being held back by one of Cassandra's guards. Rose Mary looked awful her make up was smeared all over her face while her brown hair was disleveled and her dress torn and ripped. Cassandra looked crazy with her black hair all over the place and small scratches over her chest and arms.

"Guards. Escort my step sister out of my wing to her chambers." At that Rose Mary was marched toward her chambers throwing a hateful look at Cassandra who stood tall, knowing well enough that she was going to tell her mother what happened. Then... Cassandra was in for it.