Celebrations (2)

[A couple of seconds later.]

Blake found himself standing outside Katherine's room. He pursed his lips together as he contemplated going inside. If it was only Katherine who was in there, he wouldn't have given it a single thought. Instead, he would have stormed right inside after knocking at the door for once. 

That was how things had been for him since he was a child. He was finding it a little awkward to get used to these changes. But he knew that he had to, sooner or later. 

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Leave! We are busy at the moment. Tell Uncle Robert that we don't need anything." Katherine's authoritative voice made its way to the other side of the room.