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Chapter 8 - Chapter eight - bad news

Carter Manor

Breakfast time

Dinning room

Lord Carter: -picks up the news paper-

Lady Carter: -is having a conversation with her daughters-

Bill: -reading a book-

Sophie: my Lord my Lady

Lord Carter: yes?

Sophie: Vincent as locked himself up in his room last night after receiving a letter his friends are very worried he might do something stupid

Bill: .....

Lord Carter: hum Bill go and try to get him to open the door

Bill: yes father Sophie take me there

Sophie: yes sir

Sophie guides Bill until the maids rooms

Sophie: -points to a door- his room is there sir

Bill: thank you you may go back to what you were doing

Sophie: -leaves-

Bill: -goes to the door- -knocks on the door- Vicent?

Vincent: S-sir?

Bill: yes it's me open the door

Vincent: yes sir -unlocks the door- -opens it- -as red puffy eyes and his still wearing his pijama- I-Im sorry for my app-apperance sir

Bill: can I come in?

Vincent: yes sir -lets him pass-

Bill: -closes the door- so why are you locked here since yesterday

Vincent: I hum -starts crying-

Bill: hum -sees a letter in the nightstand- -takes it and reads it-

Letter On:

Dear Vincent

Hi V, it's me your mom I'm sorry to tell you but your father as passed away last night...I'm sorry you couldn't say goodbye to him honey...Your sister still asks where are you she's the only one who as made me happy since then.

I miss you and love you

Mom

Letter Off:

Bill: so your father passed away....I'm sorry for your lost

Vincent: thank you sir but why are you here?

Bill: My father asked me to come here since you didn't opened the door to anyone

Vincent: I woke up a few minutes ago I didn't sleep this night and fell asleep a bit before the sunrise

Bill: I see well come here Vincent

Vincent: yes sir -goes to him-

Bill: -hugs him- now go to sleep

Vincent: yes sir

Bill: wait -puts a hand on his forehead- you have a fever c'mon your sleeping in my room now this place is too cold

Vincent: yes sir

Bill: I will carry you there you can sleep if you want to

Vincent: yes sir

Bill: -puts him on his arms-

Vincent: -falls asleep almost immediately-

Bill: " he sure is tired"

Bill goes back to the hallway

Lady Carter: Vincent what are you doing?

Bill: he's sick mother their rooms are to cold for winter

Lady Carter: I guess I will talk to your father about this but where are you taking him?

Bill: my room it's warm there

Lady Carter: "hes never been so worried about someone.....I guess he found the one" Bill honey

Bill: yes mother

Lady Carter: -whispers to him: I know about that but at least give me grandchildren will you-

Bill: -blushes- y-yes mother -goes to his room-

Lady Carter: "my son is weird...so am I what am I complainng about"

in Bill's room

Bill: -opens the bed- -puts him in it- -puts the covers on Vincent- -opens the door- Sophie!

Sophie: yes sir?

Bill: Cancel my classes today and ask miss Martin or miss Maxwell to do soup for me and their friend he's sick

Sophie: yes sir I will do it right away

in Lord Carter office

Lord Carter: so dear is Vincent back?

Lady Carter: he's sick...the maids rooms are too cold for winter besides before our maids got sick too because of that we need to do something about that

Lord Carter: I will see with Sophie what can I do...Also I sended a letter to Vincent mother something was off about him and now I know why

Lady Carter: why?

Lord Carter: it's simple hes a hermaphrodite

Lady Carter: honey I'm not a doctor like you what's that?

Lord Carter: an individual who produces both functional female and male gametes during his lifetime

Lady Carter: so he can have kids?

Lord Carter: He can but he would have to go through a complicated surgery...

Lady Carter: can you do that surgery?

Lord Carter: I would have to do some research first and it would take some moths but I guess I can try besides I know an animal I can use for test

Lady Carter: just make it work....Bill was worried about him a lot I don't want to have to put him thought more pain

Lord Carter: I know and I'm doing this for him I will talk with them later and send a letter to the queen too

Lady Carter: talk with them first now I wanna see my son bye honey -leaves the office-

Back to Bills room

Vincent: -wakes up- -sits in the bed- where am I? -runs his eyes-

Bill: in my room you have a fever

Vincent: right hum

Bill: theres soup if you want to eat it

Vincent: can you give me the bowl for me to eat?

Bill: I will give you the soup so you can eat it

Vincent: ok

Lord Carter: -knocks on the door- can I come in?

Bill: yes

Lord Carter: -opens the door- -enters the room- -closes the door- we need to talk boys

to be continued