Chapter 2
Welcome to Garden Lodge
"Hello darling you must be Jeremiah." She said holding out her hand. I expanded my hand shaking hers with a small smile.
"Yes." i said in a low voice. We started to make our way to the baggage claim, pushing our way through the crowds.
"Which bag is yours Jeremiah?" Mary asked me.
"Um…. it's those duffel bags with the patches all over them." i said pointing at the bags. I reached out to grab it off the carousel. Then we made our way out to the parking lot, where i see a Rolls Royce pull up. Once inside i scoot over to the window and look out. Pressing play on cassette player i hear The Underture start to come over my headphones.
"So how was your flight?" Mary asked me. I looked up taking off my headphones.
"Good i guess, i slept most of the time though." i say
"Do you have a nickname?" she asked again.
"Jeri." i answer looking out the window watching the people passing by on the streets. Mary smiles.
"Ma'am we have to stop for gas." i hear a voice say.
"Allright Terri." Mary answers back to him.
"Who was that?" i ask not noticing someone in the front seat. The door shuts softly.
"That's Terri our driver." Mary stated calmly.
"Oh." i say. I hear the car door open once again and say Terri get in the car.
"How long until we get there?" i ask.
"About 20 minutes." Terri answered flatly.
"What are you listening to Jeri?" mary asked me.
"Alice Cooper." i said
"She likes rock and roll." Terri said quietly. I smiled , i knew that i would like Terri. 15 minutes later we arrived at a large house i assumed belonged to Mary.
"Jeri i must warn you Freddie will be very distant with you in the beginning but he will warm up to you in time, trust me." Mary said looking into my eyes. 'Trust me' she said that was a hard thing to do, it was very seldom that i trust people, i wish i could trust her i really did but it would be the hardest thing in the world.
"Alright." i said. I see my door open and Mary's too. Stepping out of the car i make my way to the trunk. Terri opens the trunk and reaches for my bags.
"I can carry one of those." i say. Terri looks at me and smiles. I reach to grab my backpack. I sling it over my shoulder. And start walking with the others towards the front door of the house. Mary opens the door and walks inside the rest of us following. Then a man with long curly black hair, a long nose and dark eyebrows comes out into the room. He seemed fimarl, like i had seen him before.
"Freddie this is Jeremiah, Ronnie and Leann's little girl, remember?"Mary said with a smile putting her hand on my shoulder, i immediately tensed up. Mary took her hand away from my shoulder looked at me and smiled.
"Yes, i do." Freddie answered flatly looking through the mail that one of the others handed to him.
"Phoebe will you show Jeremiah to her room?" Mary asked the man standing next to me.
"Yes Ma'am." Phoebe answered taking my duffel bags form Terri's hands.
"Come on, this way." Phoebe said already halfway up the extravagant staircase. I started walking up the stairs and followed him to a bedroom. He opened the door and set the duffel bags on the bed and said
"Across the hall those big double doors goes to freddie's room o.k.?" I looked behind me at the doors, then back at phoebe.
"Alright." i say. Phoebe smiles and says
"You say that a lot don't you?"
"Yah, that's all i would say for like a year once." i respond.
"I'll come and get you in about an hour for dinner." Phoebe said putting his hand on my shoulder. I tense up again, i hated when people do that. Phoebe notices and takes his hand away.
"Sorry." he says, rubbing the back of his head.
"It's alright." i say in a low voice. He leaves the room closing the door behind him.
The End Of Chapter 2