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Chapter Eleven
Esmerelda
Sybil was not normally one to enjoy the sound of her alarm going of in the morning, but today when she heard it she beamed and jumped out of the bed as quick as she could, feeling giddy with excitement she went to dress and wash, wanting to do it as quick as she could.
The performance at Cackles was actually the next day, but Esmerelda was arriving today. Sybil had no idea how but Esmerelda had asked Miss Drill if she could stay over to catch up with her sisters and somehow the woman managed to convince Miss Cackle to let her have a sleepover. Sybil didn't know and didn't ask how she had done it, but she had and she was so excited.
After she had dressed and washed, she rushed down the corridors quickly, wanting to get to the front door for her sisters arrival. Climbing down the stairs that led to the said door she saw a familiar blonde ponytail in front of her, and she knew Ethel was waiting for Esmerelda too.
"Morning Ethel" Sybil said causing Ethel to turn around and smile at her, she was to happy today to pretend to not be happy about Esmerelda visiting.
"Hey Sybs, she should be here soon" Ethel replied, staring at the clock on the wall like her life depended on it. Sybil was glad everyone was going to have breakfast because it meant they will have some privacy without big crowds gathered.
"Esmie is never late, so most definitely" Sybil replied going to stand next to her sister.
She had no idea why but she felt nervous, it was silly. She loved Esmerelda and she was happy to see her but she supposed she was just worried that her sister would be down like she was a few months ago, or she would say the wrong thing, but she was more excited than anything.
"You nervous too?" Ethel asked sending Sybil out of her thoughts. Sybil suspected Ethel was feeling the same and nodded.
"Yes, it is silly really" Sybil said knowing being nervous about seeing their amazing big sister was strange but she was sure it would go away once she was here.
Just then there was a knock at the door and the sisters ran to it quickly, unable to wait to see their sister. Ethel got there first and opened it with a beaming smile which then fell as she saw who it was.
"Oh it's you" Ethel said glaring at Enid. Enid was holding her cat and broomstick so had needed to be let in as she couldn't open the door with her hands full, the girl smirked and looked at Ethel.
"How kind of you to open the door for me Ethel" Enid said before walking off. Ethel glared after her as she closed the door and Sybil stood in front of her, not wanting her good mood to vanish over this.
"Don't let her upset you Ethel, it is going to be a good day" Sybil told her wanting her sister to remain happy. Ethel sighed but turned away from Enid knowing today, fighting with Mildred and her friends was not her priority. It was seeing her sister and catching up.
There loud knock on the door made the girls jump and come back to reality. Sybil hoped that it was their sister this time and not someone else with no free hands wanting to be let in. The youngest girl opened it, and caught a glimpse of blonde hair, with that she opened the door wider and beamed as she saw this time it was indeed who they had being waiting for.
"ESMIE" Sybil and Ethel shouted in unison and Esmie stepped in the door before taking both girls into her arms, giving them both hugs at the same time. One girl in each arm, that was why she was grateful not to have more than two sisters or she couldn't do that.
"ETHIE, SYBIE" Esmerelda said smiling, equally happy to see her little sisters. The three girls hugged for a while until they pulled away and just smiled at each other.
"I am so glad to see you both" Esmerelda told them, having missed her little sisters so much in her absence.
"Us too, we missed you" Ethel told her going in for another hug. It had being to long since they had seen each other, she just wanted to be with her. She didn't care if someone walked past and laughed at her in that moment.
"I missed you too" Esmerelda replied, squeezing her sisters some more before bending down to pick up the duffel bag she had dropped in her excitement, with her night-time supplies in.
"I still can't believe Miss Drill convinced the teachers to let you stay, how did she do it?" Sybil asked as her sisters and her started to walk up the stairs.
"I haven't a clue but remind me to find her and thank her" Esmie replied and the girls were just heading up the stairs when Miss Hardbroom appeared in front of them, making them all jump.
"Ahhh Esmerelda" the woman said, looking less than pleased to see her ex-pupil.
"Well met Miss Hardbroom" the girl said touching her forehead and gesturing to her, trying to be poilte.
"Miss Cackle has told me that you will be in the spare room tonight" the woman told her and Esmerelda nodded.
"Thank you Miss Hardbroom" Esmerelda replied, thanking her for the information. She wasn't stupid she hadn't expected to be allowed to share with her sisters and had expected to be put someone else.
"And I also want to inform you that as you are here you will be under the rules of the school, so I don't want any trouble" Miss Hardbroom went on, talking in a deadly voice.
Esmerelda didn't understand, she wasn't one to get into trouble so she didn't know why HB assumed she was but she only nodded, just wanting to stay on her good side as she was here.
"There won't be any" Esmerelda replied with a nod, Miss Hardbroom turned her attention to the younger girls.
"I am aware Miss Cackle has given you permission to miss lessons but I still expect you both to turn up to mine or you will be punished" she told them not letting them skip for such a stupid reason as hanging out with their sister. The younger two nodded, knowing after their protesting arguing would probably see them thrown out a window.
"Yes Miss" Ethel said and the woman nodded and disappeared, leaving the girls alone again.
"That is one thing I don't miss about Cackles" Esmerelda said as they kept climbing the stairs and reached the top.
"Sadly she has not got more tolerable" Ethel replied walking down the corridors so that Esmie could put her bag down. The girls knew HB would expect them to turn up to class even if they broke every bone in the body, she would probably want them to roll the bed in.
They arrived to the spare room and made their way inside. Sybil started to cough as she went in, the dust getting in her throat, she always was a bit sensitive to dust.
"You would think they would use a cleaning spell on this place, it probably hasn't being used since Grandma Jo came here" Ethel said dramtically as she looked at the dust around the room, and wondered when it had last being used and by whom.
"That takes to much effort for HB" Esmerelda replied putting her bag on the bed. It would do for one night, she didn't want to leave her sisters again.
"You aren't going to be sleeping here anyway so it doesn't really matter" Ethel told her sister. Esmerelda looked at Sybil who shrugged and then back at Ethel confused.
"We are having a proper sleepover obviously, you two can come in my room, like we used to at home" Ethel told her sisters smiling.
"Ethel we can't...if HB sees" Sybil replied, worried about what the women would do to them.
"I don't care about that irritating woman, she is just a spoilsport, after lights out you two can sneak in my room, come on it will be like old times" Ethel replied looking at her sisters hoping they were keen.
"Ethie….do you want to be kicked out of the perfomance again?" Esmerelda asked, having a bad feeling they would be caught.
"It is worth a shot, and if HB complains I will tell her that this room was to dusty so we had to move you, come on Esmie, live a little" Ethel said, trying to convince them.
Esmie looked at Sybil who smiled and Esmerelda decided she didn't care if they got caught, it had being months, they needed some sister time.
"Sounds perfect Ethie" Esmerelda replied, giving the girls another big hug.