"Jarett? Jarett! Where has this boy gone?" A lady said in frustration. She had been searching for him for a while now and had grown tired.
"If the boy is not here, we should get going. You know how he gets when you're late!" The croaky voice of a coachman who rode a carriage slowly next to her as she walked and searched for her brother, was heard and ignored. He was sick of following her as she searched for her brother.
The lady kept on wandering about the neighborhood, asking if anyone had seen her little brother, instead of an answer, she would get insulted by the females or hit on by the males. Kicking her feet, she sighed sadly. "I guess, I won't see him today." Deciding to see her mother one last time, before she left, she went back home.
As she got close to a small wooden house with thatched roofing, she noticed someone hurriedly step out. "Jarett?" She said.
"Avila? Avila!" He exclaimed and ran towards her. She opened her arms and welcomed him in a warm embrace. "Mom told me you had visited. I thought I missed my chance to see you." He pulled back and wiped a tear from his face. The coachman rolled his eyes at the siblings.
Avila smiled and hugged him even tighter, her shiny black hair fell over her shoulders and her brother. They stood like that for a while before getting interrupted by the annoying coachman. "Miss, you do remember where you're supposed to be, right?"
Avila then released herself from her brother's hold and ruffled up his laid-back hair a bit with her fingers. She wiped the tears that now uncontrollably fell down his eyes.
"Oh no, please don't cry. If I knew you would get like this, I wouldn't have come." She cupped his cheeks with her hands and stared at him through her hazel eyes. Her eyes were teary as well, but she wouldn't let them fall and smiled instead. "Look how tall you've gotten. In a few years, you might even be taller than I am."
"I miss you, mother misses you too. When will this end? When will you come home?" He asked with a heavy heart. He glanced at how beautifully adorned she was.
From her head to her feet she was covered in jewelry, her lips had a red tint to it which complemented her red dress. The dress had a v-neck that went beyond the limits of what would be considered decent. Her black coloured corset which was worn tightly did justice to not only her curves but also the shape of her bosoms.
"Very soon brother, very soon." She responded. "Don't think about me right now, I have good news for you."
"What news would be better than knowing you would be free from the clutches of Lord Alvin?"
"Well, I was hoping the news of the entrance exams of Darkmoon Academy coming up soon, would," she responded.
"Wait, really?! How do you know this?" He asked excitedly.
"Staying with Lord Alvin I get to hear a lot of news. Since it hasn't been announced yet, I thought I should tell you myself." She responded with a smile.
"This is great!" Jarett exclaimed. "You know, when I become a Wizard, I will make sure to punish Lord Alvin and everyone who did this to you."
"I'm sure you would." She ruffled up his hair with her fingers.
"Wait, what about Mother, who will stay with her when I leave? She's very ill, who will take care of her?" He asked with worry. Avila had thought about how her mother would live all by herself, especially now that she is unhealthy. She pleaded so much with her master to let her go home and see her family. It had been six years already and she wondered how they were faring.
She already made arrangements to get a maid for them to help out while she's away. It would take a lot of what she's saving to pay up the family's debt, but she would deal with it. She didn't mind working a few extra years as long as her family would be okay.
"Don't worry about that, I have everything sorted out. I have been given the grace of the week so I'll be here again tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that, you get what I mean. Just be a good boy and be with Mother. You are already doing an outstanding job here, so keep it up. I know you'll grow up to be a better man than my Master."
"Are you leaving already?" He asked as her tone of speaking suggested so. She nodded in response.
"I'm glad I get to see you again after so long." He enveloped her in a hug and she reciprocated it. "Who knows I might just work hard and get the money to pay off everything and you'll be free from that prison." He spoke and moved her hair a bit making the mark a little beyond her shoulder visible. Even if she is free from them, what man would want to get married to a prostitute?
Holding a cane in her hands to help her maintain balance and walk properly, the mother of the brother-sister duo stepped out of the house. Right now, it felt more like a home than it did before, her daughter had resurfaced after six years of being forcefully taken by those her late husband was a debtor to. Her lips curved upwards into a smile as she watched her children wrapped up in each other's embrace. Moving forward, she said, "I hope you don't mind me joining in."
"Oh, mother." Avila welcomed her into the hug, and Jarett did as well. The poor woman teared up instantly.
"Ahem.." The coachman pretended to clear his throat to gain their attention. "I apologize for my intrusion but I have watched this go on and it's really depressing. Ms Avila we are running late, we should get going." He spoke in his ever infuriating voice. Avila sometimes wished she could strangle him to death.
"Alright then, I'll leave you to enjoy your day." She moved away and walked towards the carriage. "Bye, mother and brother! Till tomorrow." She waved at them.
"In the mornings as well?" Jarett spoke relating the coachman's words with his sister's clothes.
"This?" She pointed at herself from top to bottom. "I am just going to a party, don't think too much of it." She smiled and put one foot on the carriage. "See you tomorrow, toodle-oo." She waved goodbye and got in the carriage.
The croaky coachman wasted no time and made the horses move taking Avila away from her family and back to her Master who liked to refer to himself as her owner.
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