Esperanza Restaurant
"How do you like the food?" asked Lucas.
"It's delicious! It's so delicious!" I said with a big smile on my face.
"What a miracle? You finally smiled!" Lucas said happily.
Lady Jennifer (Princess Vanessa)...
Sir Lucas: Have you thought about where we will be staying at?
Lady Jennifer (Princess Vanessa) I haven't thought about that yet. Where we will be staying at, let's discuss it after we've done eating.
Lady Sarah: Are you looking for a place to stay?
Sarah appeared out of nowhere and surprised us in our discussion.
Sir Lucas: Do you know a place we could stay for the night?
"Yes, I know a good place you could lodge in if you're interested!" Sarah replied affirmatively.
"Take a seat and explain it to us in detail," I said while looking at her.
Sarah drew a chair and sat at our table to discuss the details of our lodging.
"You could stay in our village for the time being. My mother won't mind if you lodge at our house. We will be delighted to have you" Sarah said affirmatively.
"What do you say?" Lucas asked me.
"We don't wish to bother you by barging in on you like that", I said to Sarah.
"You won't bother us. We will be happy to have you" Mrs.Evangelina said while coming in our direction. "You can stay at our house!" Mrs.Evangelina said affirmatively.
"You convinced us. We will be in your care" Lucas replied.
"What's your name? I remember you haven't told us yet", Mrs. Evangelina said while looking at us.
"Oh, my apology! We forgot to introduce ourselves earlier. I'm Lucas! Nice to meet you!" Lucas said politely.
"I'm Jennifer! It's nice meeting you too!" I said politely.
"Now that it has been taken care of, we can continue to dine in peace," Lucas said while going back to eat.
After we have finished having our meal, we pay the bill. Lucas insisted on paying the bill, so I had no choice but to let him do as he pleases. We soon exit the Esperanza restaurant after that. While on our way to Sarah's village, I was thinking about my family and especially Ricardo. How was he doing? I should send him a letter to let him know how I'm doing. On that resolution, I continued walking and after several steps, we finally reached our destination.
"I present to you the rain village. The reason why it's called like that is that it rains a lot here in this village" Sarah said informatively.
"It's a nice village! Small but nice. It breathes happiness" I said.
"We'll like it here!" Lucas replied.
"Follow me! I'll show you my house" Sarah said while directing us to her house.
"Do you mind if I ask you a question?" Lucas asked Sarah suddenly.
"Of course! Ask away!" Sarah replied.
"Why were there only a few people in your restaurant?" Lucas asked Sarah questionably.
Luca's question made Sarah stop in her steps. I could feel the tension from where I was standing. Lucas asked a very sensitive question that was what I could understand by Sarah's behavior. She clearly didn't want to answer Luca's question which Lucas also noticed.
"It's none of my business! Sorry! Let's keep walking" Lucas said disappointed.
"I don't mind answering your question," Sarah said speechlessly.
"You do? I don't want to force you to answer my question. I understand that I asked a very sensitive question earlier. Don't force yourself!" said Lucas.
"As I said earlier, I don't mind answering your question. You'll stay in our village for a while, so you'll eventually get to know the truth. I prefer you to learn the truth from me than by any third party. The Esperanza Restaurant was the most famous restaurant there was until a few weeks ago" Sarah said informatively.
"Until a few weeks ago? Did something happen? Lucas asked Sarah questionably.
"Several weeks ago, a restaurant opened near the Esperanza. Since the new restaurant opened, things haven't been the same. Our sales dropped rapidly and our clients decreased by half. Last week, we lost even more clients. That's our family situation in a word" Sarah said informatively.
"Thank you very much for answering my question!" Lucas said smiling.
During our walk, Jennifer didn't emit a single word. She was spacing out and I couldn't guess what she was thinking about. Our whole walk was very quiet which got me a bit annoyed, I must admit. I was happy when we reached our final destination.
"We've reached our final destination. This is our house!" said Sarah.
Jennifer was still in the clouds and she didn't hear any of Sarah's words. I wondered what she has been thinking about this whole time. I had to do something to make her come back to reality.
"Jennifer, we've reached our destination. Jennifer? Jennifer? Earth to Jennifer!" I yelled out calling her name repeatedly.
My yelling had its effect as she reacted to my words which made me relieved.
"Sorry, Lucas! I didn't hear you calling me. I'm very sorry!"I told Lucas sadly.
"Welcome to my humble abode! Please, come inside!" said Sarah while going inside.
"Are you coming, Jennifer?" Lucas asked me questionably.
"...Yes!... I'm right behind you" I said while following Lucas inside Sarah's house.
"I hope you'll like it here! It's not big, but I hope it'll be to your liking" said Sarah.
"Thank you very much for your hospitality! You have done so much for us. Thank you for that!" I said while thanking Sarah for the immense help she provided us.
"Don't mention it! I wouldn't be here if not for you. Thanks again for saving my life. I have to go now. I have to go help out my mom around the restaurant. Make yourselves at home!" said Sarah while exiting the house.
"It's good here, don't you think?" asked Lucas questionably.
"Yes, it's perfect. We found a place to live in. What else could we ask for?" I said to Lucas while taking a seat.
"Now that we've solved our lodging situation, you'll have to tell me the truth?" Lucas said while approaching me.
"Tell you the truth? What truth? I'm not hiding anything from you", I told Lucas while avoiding his gaze.
"You won't make me believe that, Jennifer! I'm not an idiot. I can clearly see with my own eyes what's going on. Since we departed, you have been in a daze. You didn't hear me calling you. What have you been thinking about this entire time? I want the truth. Don't think about lying to me, Jennifer!" said Lucas seriously.
"I was thinking about what Sarah told us earlier," I said to Lucas.
"What about it?" Lucas asked questionably.
"I don't think she told us the whole truth. There's something more she didn't tell us" I told Lucas affirmatively.
"What could that be? Do you have any idea what it could be?" Lucas asked me questionably.
"I don't know what it could be! I'm certain of one thing though; whatever it is, it can't be anything good" I said worriedly.
"You got a point! What could she be hiding from us?" asked Lucas worriedly.
"That's what we'll have to find out, but before that let's rest a bit. What do you say?" I asked Lucas questionably.
"That's a fantastic idea! I'm a bit tired actually" said Lucas.
"I'll go rest now if you don't mind. See you in a bit!"I said while exiting the living room.
I visited the rooms one by one in the hope of finding an empty room and I managed to find a spare one. I entered the spare room and lay down on the bed tired. I was so tired that I slept in a meter of seconds.
Spare Room 2
"Was it all there was to it? Who's really Jennifer? Sometimes, she's caring but other times, she acts mysteriously. Who's the real Jennifer and is she really Jennifer? That's something I'll have to find out. Just like you have suspicions about Sarah, in the same way, I also have some suspicions about you" was I thinking while lying down on the bed.
The Esperanza Restaurant
"I'm back mom!" Sarah said while entering the restaurant.
"How are our guests?" Sarah's mom asked her daughter.
"They'll be fine, mom! They're very pleased with their new lodging. There won't be any problems" Sarah said to her mom.
"Good! I hope you didn't divulge anything to them" Sarah's mom asked her daughter worriedly.
"Don't worry, mom! I haven't said anything to them. Even though they saved my life from that man, I lied to them. I feel so horrible for lying like that", Sarah said sadly.
"Don't feel bad! It was for a greater cause. You had no choice but to act that way" said Sarah's mom.
"I know mom, but it still feels terrible to lie", Sarah replied sadly.