Project 63

Chapter 15 : Lady Andréa's past

Part 1

(No point of view)

Alone in her room, Pandore opens the book that Lady Andréa had hidden for years, inside ... Several pictures of them being younger, photos of disadvantaged places, or landscapes sad to see, we even see on a picture she is at the hospital and that she has two babies in her arms, and there are also many letters addressed to a particular man, and it was not Christophe ... Another named Joseph Mercore! It starts with the first page:

January 1st, 1980

Today, Andrea, 9 years old, passed my 9th New Year in a pitiful state. Born child prodigy in a despicable family, yes and I really think so. My family members are murderers. They take the life of others for people thirsting for revenge, I understand the suffering of these people who claim vengeance but ... Is murder a valid solution? Myself as a child I do not think so, there are other solutions I know. Even if we live in the most disgusting neighborhood of all France ... I live in Paris in the 15th, the district of millionaires but also the most quiet, except that sometimes, some family are despicable.

Even today, there has been delinquency in our neighborhood. Again these are only minor damage but ... what do these people do, destroy, rip off and treat different people as if they were inferior to the population. When I say "different" it is in a sense other than that of human belief ... I am the example.

I hope someday my parents will understand me. Because even if they are murderers ... I love them even if for the new year, they left me alone at home. Daddy, every time he comes back from missions, he brings me many toys so that I do not feel alone at home, when to Mom, she always brings me nice clothes so that I feel like a princess, and those clothes that 'she reports me are always red. She says that the red suits me well, and makes me even more beautiful and glamorous, although I'm still a little girl for them and also to be forgiven for their repetitive absence.

I am their red princess.

January 10, 1980

9 Days have passed since the new year, my parents are home for once and is already concerned about my birthday which is only March 14th. My parents have always been to the little care for me, in front of them I can only show my best smile and my behaved like a normal child, but when the door of my room is closed ... So I can revealed my true face that of a shut up girl who wants to free her heart from the stone that covers it. I am sad ... I do not like my present life, I want to be able to change things into goods!

Help different people, born with donations and who are rejected from society and even hunted. I was lucky enough to be born with the light on my side, a benevolent light that once managed to save a life. Yes, a little kitten who had been hit by a car, I managed to save him by using my secret gift. And this kitten I collected it. It's called Bichou, a little red tabby cat, who are my favorite cat breed, and as my parents accept almost anything for me to be happy, they have to accept my new little companion with the greatest of smiles.

I was glad that they accepted, after ... My parents are animal lovers, my father murdered a lot of people who were attacking animals, and my mother killed a lot of scientists who were illegally exploiting animals. animals. Also, they are fighting for the cause of different people, and I am happy with them because they are fighting against this cause of discrimination, and yet I despise them for killing those bad people. I am a monstrous child.

They do everything for me and the world, and I blame them because I am against murder.

But ... I love them.

March 14, 1980

Today is my long-awaited birthday, Mom prepared me for the occasion, dressing my best red dress with the ribbon that went with it, she combed my long black hair of which I am so proud, then decorated me with a rose on my hair and in the center of my chest, telling me that I was the prettiest princess in all Paris. The most beautiful ... Me, of all Paris, I can hardly believe it and yet I smiled when she said that to me. Mom wore that day her beautiful pink dress decorated with a white rose in her hair so black, and my father had dressed in his best suit, usually he puts it when he has to murder female targets, which is rare.

But he was so elegant in it that I did not say anything. This day was the most beautiful for me, they were there with me. I covered myself with attention and their love, that was all I wanted, to be able to have my family for me alone. And also, be able to reveal to them my gift. So I gave them a demonstration of my magic controlling the light and I told them about how I managed to save Bichou from certain death, maybe I should not have done it ...

They were so surprised and even applauded for performing such a miracle. But the same evening at the end of the party, I was in my room with Bichou and I was about to go to bed when, at that moment, my parents came back to the room and suddenly to cuddle me by telling me that they loved me, that they will never let anyone come near me, and to be very cautious now that he knew that I had this miraculous gift, and then my father said

- My little Andrea. Mom and I are going to leave tomorrow for a new mission of assassination, so I ask you not to leave the house during our absence, if something happened to you, your mother and I could not get away with it. recover. You would be a target of choice for those we seek to eliminate! You are too precious to be lost! He told me before hugging me.

Now I can not leave the house, all because of my gift and people who want me hard outside.

April 15, 1980

A month has passed already, my parents still have not come home, not even a client asked to be avenged by my family has come knocked at the door. I am very worried ... I did not even have a single phone call, only a letter sent since March 30 saying:

Pandore sees a letter stuck on the sheet underneath the paragraph, curious to learn more about this already intimidating story, she unfolds the letter revealing its content.

My dear little Andrea.

We have arrived at the place where our target is, I can only talk about it to you my little girl, my enemy is the PDG of Organization 63 in the United States.

Mr. Joseph Mercore.

He is a person abusing the businesses and property of different people like you to resell them and stole the money from this sale. He must not learn that you exist. Stay smart at home, several times we will send you supplies and we will send staff to take care of you until we come back. Be well behaved, work well to earn a living, use your gift to do only good deeds and wait for my flea.

Do not become like us. Who are murderers?

But if ever ... We do not come home, know that all our fortune, the house and the goods will be for you and your children later. Because your mother and I are convinced that one day you will become the mother of beautiful children in which the blood of our lineage flows. I already send you a small advance of 600 dollars, so you can offer you small gifts and a big plush plus. Fortune is high, but you are still too young to benefit, you will not be able to use our fortune until you are older.

I believe in you.

We love you and we miss you a lot. Your father and your mother

That's what the letter was saying, Pandore has tears in her eyes as she reads it, then she looks around and outside, thinking that probably ... The White Manor was erected with the fortune of Lady Andrea, but at that moment, Pandore did not imagine for one moment that Lady Andrea was part of a family of assassin, Pandore rubs his face then lies down in bed by pressing the book of Lady Andrea against her thinking of what she could have lived, where could she be? Where did she go? That's what she's wondering, and she can not sleep now, so she decides to send a message to Allan asking if he needs help, he accepts any follow-up and Pandore is dress up as a cook leaving the book on her bed, then leave her room.

(Internal point of view: Pandore)

Outside, there is only Spandel who enjoys the outdoors and Jack and Anna who takes care of their garden, they are gay when they do their activities. It's nice to see them smiling despite the departure of Lady Andrea but deep down they are worried.

- Hey Pandore! Gleefully calls me Spandel in the distance greeting me, I smile at him as he approaches me to give me a hug

- How are you ? Are you better, your wounds have recovered? He asks me while examining me, I give him a hug in my turn by answering him

- Do not worry, I'm fine Spandel, but here I have to go and help Allan in the kitchen, but ... Tonight are you available? I ask him, he nods curiously

- Huh ... Yes I would be available, I don't have too much work tonight, so of course you can come to see me, I'll wait for you. He answers with a smile, I kiss him on the cheek to thank him, then I go back to work. He who has a gift more mystical than others, he will help me. And who else could help me ... I think for a long time among the people of White Manor, then I remember someone who has always stretched out my hand since I arrived here and who has an infallible memory. ..

Valerian Hope. He can enlighten me and answer my questions. And Mister Christophe too.

The evening is finally over, I can go back to my room. Fortunately the service was not too hard today. It's more pleasant when there are not many people, I change in the locker room of the restaurant then go to the clinic at the small street to the amusement park, I knock on the door of the clinical. Nobody opens and it seems closed

- Hey Pandore! What brings you here? Call me Evangeline by putting her beautiful milky white hair back, I smiled at her

- Oh Hello Evangeline, it's been a while since I had not seen you! I had come to see Spandel.

- Yes, that's right, I had a lot of work to do these days because I will soon be organizing a new fashion show, but this time it will be a parade for men's clothes so it takes more time "she giggles and nervously scratches her head". Anyway glad to see you're better since! Oh ? You're looking for Spandel, he did not come to work today because he took a lot of advance right now, if you want to see him he has to be in his room upstairs. She explains to me with a smile.

I smile at her turn and I'm about to leave when Evangeline catches me by the hand

- Wait a moment! Why are you so in a hurry? You who is never in a hurry, something is wrong Pandore? She asks me worried, I start to panic internally, she who is already the cousin of Kirron and Valerian and if I put it in the history when she has so much concern, I will blame me for giving him more problems.

- Oh no I have nothing, don't worry, I just promised to find Spandel after work, that's all! I lie to her so as not to worry, I see her frowning and then she trains me in her shop by telling me.

- You come with me anyway! I try to find a way out by telling her that I'm fine, that I do not want to disturb her but she makes me sit in her chair and she sits down in front of me and stares at me

- Pandore, I think that between you and me we can say it, you have attracted a lot of problems to the White Manor and especially to yourself, so now I tell you frankly, do not try to lie to me because I hate it, tell me the truth! What do you have ?! I'm a little lost, I don't want to lie to her, Evangeline is so kind and with the pressure she carries on her shoulders ...

I don't have the right to lie to her.

I lower my eyes and explain myself

- Let's say I've been wondering about Lady Andrea since I found a picture of her with two babies in her arms in her office, and I wanted to learn more about her past (I show her the picture)! I tell her, if I told her that I had found Lady Andrea's book, she would ask me to give it back to Kirron, Evangeline sighs, handing me the picture.

- Pandore, you should not meddle with things that don't look at you, myself intrigues me but Lady Andrea has strictly forbidden us to go search his office. I understand that you are sad since his departure, but stop wanting everything settled because all alone you will never succeed. And it's not to be pessimistic Pandore, I say it for your good. Stop interfering in this business, Lady Andrea will come back, she will never let us down. I have known her for much longer than you, we all believe in her, do the same, if one day she wants to reveal her past, she will do it herself. That's all ! You understood ? She said to me firmly and at the same time in a sensitive and gentle tone.

I don't know what to think. I just want to discover the origin of this photo, which is Lady Andrea and especially the deep relationship she talks with me. I like this need to know all that. So I prefer not to answer anything and just acquiesce, she nods then she looks at the time

- Oh ? It's already late, you'd better go find Spandel now, he's waiting for you for a while. She said to me, I thank her then hurry to return to the White Manor where Spandel is waiting for me, I go upstairs and arrive at his room. I toque, then I hear his voice on the other side of the door

- Come in it's open! I take my breath then open the door, I see a tidy room with a large black bed for two people, white lace curtains, a beautiful old cabinet, a beautiful golden chandelier, a desk filled with paperwork about the well-ranked medicine in filing cabinets, a small chinchilla shelter and at the end of the bathroom, Spandel is in the office

- Oh, hello Pandore ! I was waiting for you, I beg you to come and settle down. Spandel greets me with a smile, I smile then comes to sit on his bed next to him

- You have a big room say so, all this space for you it's great. I think my room is smaller than yours, you're lucky. I say looking at his room. Spandel blushes, rubbing his head nervously

- Thank you very much, it's nice but ... normally I share my room with someone.

- Oh? And ... who is this person, if I can ask you? I ask for fear of being indiscreet, Spandel lowers his eyes while curling up on himself, he looks so sad so I start to panic

- Ahhhh but you do not have to tell me if you do not want to, ,, I do not force you at all, actually ... I wanted to know if you knew that Lady Andrea was a mother of two children? When I asked this question and at the same time showed the picture, I saw Spandel's eyes widen and then his face darkened.

- Pandore ... If you want to know, yes Lady Andrea had two children, unfortunately she lost them, the two disappeared suddenly. And one of them lived with me. I remembered it a few days ago now. Spandel told me in a cold, dark, sad tone

- Oh I see ... excuse me for reminding you that. I apologize, feeling guilty for probably recalling him, so I put my hand on his shoulder, excusing myself, grabbing my hand and squeezing it gently.

- It's nothing, it's just that I remembered it, the day I saw you for the first time. You have so much the same head that she, the same smile, the same depth in the eyes, the same stubborn character, but not the same degree of sadism or tolerance or the same hair, nor also the same forms of the eyes but I have the impression to see her again. Her name was Helen Scarsheld, she was a bright, intelligent, powerful and protective girl, she was the White Manor doctor and also one of the most powerful fighters, she even surpassed Kirsten who is the most powerful fighter in the world. White Manor currently, she's the girl I'm in love with, I've always worked by her side at the clinic, but before she suddenly disappears one day ... I intended ... to ask her in marriage ! He confessed to me and show me a wedding's ring, I felt like a twinge in my heart all of a sudden, then I feel like hot tears running down my cheeks.

And when Spandel raised his head to me, he panicked and caught me by the cheeks

- Pandore ? What's wrong ? What do you have ? He asks me in a frightened tone, I ask him why then when he releases my cheeks, I see that his fingers are stained with blood, I start to tremble strongly then touches my cheeks and find myself with blood on my fingers Spandel brings me a mirror and I see with horror ... that my tears are blood.

That's all for Chapter 15 of Project 63, it's been a long time since I had not done a chapter on this story, I missed it, and I think it's this story that I I will try to finish first, although I like this story. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, if so, do not hesitate to tell me in comment, it will make me very happy, I make you big kisses and tell you very quickly to a new chapter. Kisses to all.