"I will help you"
Smith slowly remove his hand from William's mouth, William is grateful that Smith is willing to help him but how?
"How can you help me when this house is full of butlers and cctvs?"
William looked deep into Smith eyes trying to search for the answer and to his surprise Smith smile at him and tapped his shoulder
"I've already think of the solution to your worries young master and if you are willing to hear it then please sit first I will tell you the detail"
William quickly sat down at his desk and watch Smith as he sat down across him "So the plan is?"
Smith cleared his throat and start to whisper trying to maintain his voice so that people from outside can't heard him, honestly it was funny to see a composed and calm Smith to act like this, William let out a chuckled and Smith looked at him with a questionable look
"Are you listening young master?"
Now its William turns to clearing his throat and gave Smith a grin showing that he doesn't even listen to him, "I knew it"
Smith pinched his nose bridge and let out a sigh as he continued speaking "As you know, this Friday master will has a meeting overseas for a week and on Saturday all cctvs in this house will undergo a maintenances for about 3 hours before it will be open back to operate like normal"
William thinks he knew where this is plan is going, before Smith can continued with his plan William interrupted "So what you are saying is that, while my father is away I will sneak out from this house while the cctvs are not operating?"
Smith nodded his head "But what about the butlers?" Smith smile again at his question
"You will leave this house at night, because I will do the night shift that night so the possibility for you to leave unnoticeable is pretty high"
William smile at Smith, maybe working for a mafia family can actually make someone thinks mafia himself, who knows right? William smiled and looked at Smith "Thank you, but why did you wanted to help me?"
Smith patted William shoulder lightly and smiled at him "Just think of this as me showing you my gratitude young master" Smith knew that his answer is not the one that William wanted to hear but he did this because he knew how much William wanted to get out of this mansion and have a life of his own without being supervised 24/7.
William just nodded his head after hearing Smith answer doesn't have the heart to keep asking, scared that if he keep asking Smith will take back his plan or rather their plan to let William escaped from this huge mansion.
"Young master, can you hear me?" William startled when Smith called for him "Yes?" Smith only sighed as he keep talking repeating back the words that he said before since William didn't heard him or listen to him.
"As I was saying, do you have any idea where you will be going after you get out of this house?"
William opened his mouth trying to give an answer before closing it back, as to anybody surprises, he actually didn't think that far! "Idiot" William mumbled to himself but enough to be heard by Smith, Smith chuckled and gave a piece of paper to William and signaling his eyes toward the paper, William looks at the neatly folded paper that has been ripped and open it.
At the paper, written an address to a house that William doesn't even know or care to know but he looked at Smith "Smith, whose house does this address belongs to?" Smith smiled, knowing that William probably feeling a little bit anxious regarding the address that Smith just gave him, scared that maybe Smith trying to fooled him into a trap, maybe.
"Don't worry young master, this address will bring you to a house that I bought a few years ago" William's eyes lighten up "So that means, Daniel will be there?" Smith nodded and slowly watching William's mouth slowly turned into a smiled, a real smiled
"Really! It's been years since I've met him" William holds both of Smith hands into his hands, gripped them tightly while looking at Smith eyes with a smile that has finally returned back to him for who knows how long "Yes young master you will meet Daniel back, so do me a favour and start packing some of your stuffs and please bring things that you need to bring so that you won't have any problems once you're out there"
William jumped from his chair, rushing towards his luggage, like a 7 years old kid who was given a candy, William smiled and hummed a song but once he realized something his smile slowly faded, the song that he happily humming before stopped and slowly he turned his back to meet with Smith who is standing near his desk with a sad eye. Smith who realized how his young master face slowly changed walked toward him and crouched in front of him "What's wrong young master?"
William held up his hands and hold Smith hands, his eyes that was sparkly before slowly become glassy "Why are you crying?" Smith try asking him again but instead he earned a soft sobbing sound "…you.." William mumbled a word under his tears and cracked voice "What is it young master?" William lifted up his head looking at Smith with tears streaming down from his cheeks and dropped to the floor "What will happen to you?"
William voice cracked and Smith smiled at him at the same time patted his head lightly "You don't have to worry about me William" William a bit startled when Smith suddenly called his name but he didn't care about that right now "No! I have to worry about you, what if, what if, fa-…" before William could continue, Smith hugged him "Nothing is going to happen to me William, for once have faith on me, can you do that?" William buried his head at Smith shoulder, sobbing.
William knew that when his father found out that Smith is the one who let William go, he wouldn't think twice before who knows what will he do, William couldn't let Smith died not when he is alive. Smith shook his head and slowly pushed Smith body to look at the older man eyes "What if father found out that you are the one who let me go? What if he kills you?" William tears started to left his eyes again when he thinks of the consequences
Smith wiped William tears with his thumbs and smiled "I have already thought about that young master and trust me, I wouldn't die nor getting killed in your father's hand" William still doesn't believe him or rather he doesn't want to believe him "You don't know what is my father could be doing Smith, even I myself can't figure him out"
William chocked and Smith patted his back trying to help William to breath normally again.
"I am going to be okay; you're going to be okay; we're going to be okay, there is nothing for you to worried about William. Now go wash your face and pack your things, I will excuse myself for now" Smith get up and before he could reach the door, he could feel something tugging at his cloth, he looked down seeing one of William's hand holding the end of his cloth tightly into his grips, seems like he wouldn't let it go forever
Smith holds William's hand and pulled him up slowly and smiled "William, if you wanted me to be safe in Master Lewis hands you could at least think positive and hope for the best, shouldn't you?" William nodded his head and continued looking at his feet, Smith gave William a last warm and tight hug before letting go and continued walking, excusing himself from William's room
William walked slowly towards the big mirror in his room, observing his face, his cheeks that was white before becoming red, his brown eyes that was fully opened before half-closed feeling tired after crying a moment ago, William sighed as he walked towards the bathroom. Slowly he opened the bathroom doors and walks slowly towards the shower with his clothes still on his body.
"Should I leave this house? What if father kills Smith? What if…What if he killed all butlers in this house? Because of me" William cried again under the shower scared, anxious and worried if all of the people in this house were going to be killed because of him. William slaps both of his cheeks hard leaving a red mark on it and quickly he snapped out of his thought
"No, Smith said that everything is going to be okay, let's believe him" William tried to coax himself and continued showering, by the time he got out of the bathroom he looked at the clock that was attached to the wall, the clock shows 8 p.m., 30 minutes more until he leaves the house. William sighed, the giddy feeling he got from earlier now has been replaced with the feeling of anxious and scared, William heard the knocks on his doors and after that saw Lily with her brightest smile looking at him with foods at the tray on her right hand.
"Young master, this is your dinner and please finished it up this time" Lily put the tray in front of William and her face now filled with a worried expression, William chuckled before he took the tray from her hands and put it on his desk "I will, let me guess, Smith asked you to tell me that isn't he?"
Lily nodded her head and William smiled at her "Head butler Smith is worried about you, same as the other butlers in this house young master, you should eat more" This time William let out a laugh and he hugged Lily "Thank you and I'm sorry" William pushed Lily body's and looked at her face earning a questionable look on her face but she just nodded
"It's okay young master, and don't forget to eat, I will excuse myself" Lily excuses herself from William's bedroom, William looked at the food in front of him 'this will be the last time I will eat anything in this house' he thought and took a spoonful of the foods and finished it within 7 minutes
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William looked around outside of his bedroom, it was dark and only some lights were on, he looked at Smith beside him with a worried face, Smith on the other side that can feel William's eyes watching him turned his head and look at William's with a smiled
"We're going to be okay young masters, there's nothing to be worried about" Smith patted William's head lightly and assured him that everything is going to be okay "But-" Before William could say a word, Smith quickly put his index finger at William's mouth
"Nope, none of that thing is going to happened, now you have all of your luggage and I have this on my hands, do you want it?" William looked at Smith's hands and he could see a box or a cage in his hands, soon William's eyes lighten up and quickly took it from Smith's hands
"Vale!" William squealed as he sees his pet and smiled at Smith "Thank you" William hugged Smith and he patted William's back "Now, that's the smile I want to see, should we go?" William nodded his heads and soon the make their way to escaped the house, as soon as they were outside of the house, William pulled Smith into a tight hug and whisper
"Thank you and I'm sorry" the same word he said to Lily, he must say it now so that he will not regret it after, Smith smiled
"I hope you will be happy young master" with that William took another step, leaving that house before he turned around and looked at Smith "Good bye, Smith" William waved his hand towards Smith and Smith waved back to him
"Good bye, William"