I'm not sure why I feel a little nervous right now. Seriously, what exactly do I have to worry about? Father already approved of the new arrangements. All I have to do is tell everybody else in the household about the rescheduled lunchtime.

I shouldn't feel so worried about telling Mother, Lorina, and the maid about the new lunch plans. It's the simplest task I've probably ever had to accomplish.

All I have to do is go up to each of them and say something like, "Father told me to tell you that we're going to have lunch earlier," anything like that to finally put my stomach to peace.

I'm still not sure why I feel nervous about asking such a simple question. It's not like Mother is going to question me about Lorina. Mother already found out that I promised something to her, and Mother didn't seem to care about what she made me pledge. So, Mother most likely won't question me any further.

I wonder why Mother doesn't care about what I promised to Lorina. Yes, I feel blessed that she didn't feel the need to question me incessantly about the promise, but at the same time I feel like I might regret something later. Did I dodge a bullet or did I just allow more time for a gun to be loaded?

Goodness, I wonder what Mother is going to talk about with Lorina. It can't be good; Mother really wasn't that thrilled that I swore secrecy to Lorina. Oh dear, why haven't I thought of this before?

Now I know why I'm worried. I completely let Mother's talk, she plans to have with Lorina, slip my mind. Will Lorina be mad at me?

I didn't exactly break my promise. I didn't tell Mother about the engagement. I just told her that I promised Lorina something. That's not breaking a promise, right?

Does telling somebody you made a promise count as breaking a promise? I didn't tell Mother what the promise was so I didn't actually break the promise, right? But Mother does know about the promise so is the promise sort of broken?

I really hope that I didn't mess stuff up by telling mother about the secret. I don't want Lorina to be mad at me. But, who knows how she's going to be after Mother has a little talk with her.

I hope Lorina doesn't blame me for anything. Lorina can be a very bitter person when she is mad, and I would hate for her to take it out on me.

I'm really letting my thoughts consume me. I've been so worried about this mess that I almost walked right by the living room. Well, if I want my stomach to finally be at peace then I better announce the new lunch plans.

"Lorina, did you make Alice promise something to you?" I hear Mother question from inside the room. I don't think I want to enter the room right now. In fact, I don't think I want to enter the room at all. This is not going to be good.

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Can anybody tell me what's wrong with the banjo? My friends said that they would disown me if I learned how to play the banjo. Seriously, what's wrong with the banjo?

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The process of putting knowledge into your brain during school hours leaves it strangely vacant for the remaining hours in the day . . . at least, that's how it is for me.