Chapter 16
Lizzy wakes when Mrs. Smith pokes her in the chest with a broom. Mrs. Smith stumbles backwards hitting Lizzy dresser with a mirror on top. The mirror falls to the ground breaking in to a million pieces. Lizzy falls out of her bed and Mrs. Smith finally saw her swollen stomach. "Get down there and make breakfast, or your fired and I will tell about the child."
"You know what, this bad mood of yours is getting on my last nerve; I know who you really are. You are no better then me." Lizzy says as she gets up off the floor. Every part of her body is sore. "And please tell Mrs. Martin because it's William's. So go and do what you want. I do not care any more!"
"Do you mean you and William are a couple?" Mrs. Smiths says with shock in her voice. "No, I love him and he says he loves me but he has not come for me." Lizzy says with tears in her eyes.
"That is because he is getting ready for the banquet tonight. Maybe he will come after that. You know Mr. Smith was my employer's son too. He fell for me and asked to marry me." Lizzy can't believe her ears; they got married like upper class people. She listens as Mrs. Smith tells her the love story of her and her husband.
At the Smoking Club for Men
William and the other gentleman are sitting around smoking cigars and drinking Brady. "Ok, son who have you chosen?" Mr. Waits asks. "I am going to tell everyone at the Grand City Ball and dinner tomorrow night."
Will was still wondering who to pick for his wife. He had tried numerous times to find out what happen to Lizzy. He been hearing rumors that she was sold to a family in the America's. Will swore today he would get some answers about Lizzy. He will demand his mother to tell him the truth.
Mrs. Martin was laying out William clothes for tonight, a fine suit for a fine occasion. She hears her name being called, so she goes to the top of the stairs. "I am here William," she sates with ice dripping off her voice. She had finally got away last night without answering his questions.
"Mom, I need to speak to you," he says as he leads her down the stairs and into the parlor. "I demand to know were Lizzy is right now or I will not go any further with this plan of yours. You chose my wife, you demand we stay here and you will not tell me where Lizzy has gone." William was getting angrier by the minute Last night she got away but not now.
"I am so sorry to have to tell you that Mr. and Mrs. Smith left two days ago with Lizzy. She asked to go, so I let her." Mrs. Martin thought that William would just buy her lies, not this time.
"Where did they go?" Will asked her. "To the America's I think." She was getting away with it.
"I don't believe you; she never came to retrieve her things. I know she would have said good bye to me." Will started to the stairs; "I will play your game Mom for now." He went up stairs to get ready for tonight.