Chapter 3 (part 5)
That evening at the Harrison's house in the dining room.
Sadie: and Jude she's not dining with us?
Victoria:she's not feeling well
Sadie:maybe it's her excitement about Chris arriving soon...mom what plans you have for me...I'm going to remain without husband or take the votes?
Victoria:have a little bit of patience I'm sure something will change
Sadie:and why anything will change, I will remain all my life here buried in this house
Victoria:your aunty Anna told me that when you were in the city there was someone interested in you and that he wants to ask you to marry him
Sadie:who an old man or someone hat no one wanted?...and if this is all because we don't have money I prefer to marry a sailor young and strong
Victoria:please stop it don't say crazy things...I'm sorry but I'm not feeling well
Sadie:mum...
In Jude's room she was lying on her bed wile thoughts came running in her head.
'why...why is this happening to me? Why am I feeling so sad a few days ago I was
unsure of my love for Chris and I still am, so why am I so angry with him? Maybe
because I wanted someone to love and the other way someone that loved me
back. Maybe I wanted to feel lucky like everyone was saying that I am but wait I
wasn't feeling myself luck I was just doing what others told me to do what they
planned for me. I was going to marry Chris only because it was planned for a long
time now. Maybe this was not a tragedy but destiny so I can find the man I love
the man I always dream about. I wish I can see his face one of these nights, I only
feel his gentle kisses and when he touch me I wish he can continue oh, my god
what am I saying I'm thinking like a whore. I was suppose to think about what
Chris did to me and that I hate him and I'm angry with him. But the thing is that I
don't hate him and I'm not angry with him or perhaps I am a little angry with him
because he humiliated me. How am I going to face everyone especially my friends
and my sister what will she say? Everyone will think that I did something to him so
that's why he change his mind or that I was not good enough for him so that's
why he rejected me. Yes that's what he did rejected me, what am I going to do
now I need a plan so I will not be seen as a victim or worst the cheater. May be I
have an idea I can always say that I wanted soothing else but what? I have to stop
it or I'm going crazy I better write a song so I don't think anymore.'
And that's what Jude did she wrote a song and let all her problems for the day
after.
In the dining room Sadie was still eating and called her servant to ask her some
questions.
Sadie:Carmen talk to me about Tommy
Carmen:sorry but why do you want to know about that man?
Sadie:(trying to sound innocently) just curios that all...was he born here?
Carmen:I don't know I'm not from here and I don't have friends here but at the port everyone knows him
Sadie:and it's true that he has a boat?
Carmen:yes, it's called 'the devil'
Sadie:'the devil' nice name for a boat...and tell me he has a woman?
Carmen:ah, I think you better say women. Every women in this town is crazy of him and they say that he had even rich women
Sadie:i can't believe it 'so it's not the first time that he lays eyes on a woman like me but who cares no one can resist him'
At Quest tavern, Quest is one of Tommy's friends and Tommy has a room that he
use as an office or sometime for women in Quest's tavern.
Tommy went to Quest's tavern as usual drinking with he's friends. His friends
were Speed, Kyle, Wally, Quest and sometime Darius would join them. Yes Darius
was like a father to him he took care of him after what happened at the mansion
he taught him how to read and write and other things a gentleman need to know
even if Tommy was not that good to obey him he was always running around but
Darius did a good job with him even if no one will tell you this.
Kyle:Tommy he's lawyer Fernandez
Tommy:hi, Kyle told you what we wanted?
Lawyer:yes
Tommy:good
Kyle:Mr Fernandez is a friend of the American marine and he reassure us that they will leave everything pass without problems
Lawyer:I was saying to your friend that it's better if you take the material in the early morning so that there will be less guards
Tommy:have you already agreed with your friend for the price?
Lawyer:for him it's ok but to be honest I don't think you're offering enough
Tommy:I can give you 5 more but only when the material is on the boat safe
Angelica another Tommy's friend or you can say she's more like a sister to him
came up to him.
Tommy:I come in a moment (he told Angelica)
Angelica:ok Tommy
Tommy:(he went back to the conversation) only in that moment do you accept?
Lawyer:don't you trust me?
Tommy:when all the material is on 'the devil' you will have your money
Lawyer:ok, we do how you want captain
Tommy:we're ok than but don't forget the most important thing there will be mo mercy for who betray me
Lawyer:there's no need to say it everyone knows you
The next morning at the Dutois mansion. Jude went to visit her aunty Anna and
she was sitting in the living room waiting for her.
Servant:Mrs Dutois will be here in a minute
Jude:thanks
In the meantime Sadie went to Tommy's house searching for him.
Sadie:hi, is someone here?...(no answer and she kept searching till she was in his bed room)...oh, sorry
Tommy was getting dressed. He was without shirt.
Tommy:don't worry, come in
Sadie:no, you're...
Tommy:if you're so shy I can put on a shirt
And that's what he did he put on a shirt but left the buttons open.
Sadie:'no, you were better without a shirt' the truth is that you haven't covered much
Tommy:don't tell me you never saw a man shirtless or unbuttoned?
Sadie:oh. Yes servants or other low persons but never a gentleman
Tommy:and who told you I'm a gentleman?...I can try to be one but I'm not one...don't worry I will never do something unrespectful...if you don't tell me to
Back at the Dutois mansion
Anna:Jude it's nice to see you how are you?
Jude:good and you?
Anna:good, it's a pleasure to see you here sit down
Jude:thanks
Anna:and Sadie:
Jude:good...I came here to talk to you about what Chris had decided. The call off of our engagement
Anna:I'm sure that for you it's very...
Jude:it was fine maybe even better
Anna:better?
Jude:yes, the thing is I was going to marry Chris but just because it was planned but now that he had called off the marriage I felt better. It's now a while that I was feeling strange to the fact of marrying Chris, don't take me wrong it's just I don't know him well and neither him. I care about him a lot but I wasn't sure if I loved him without seeing him, talking to him...I was just not sure can you understand what I'm saying?...I was thinking last night that I always had another vocation in me. Not to marry but to serve god
Anna:you're saying you want to be a nun? (Surprised)
Jude:yes