Chapter 22 Noelle

A huge mansion having a garden larger than my city with fancy decor pieces at intervals.

Audum stops his car at the entrance staircase and I am way too taken aback by all the royality floating around that I can't even move my pinky.

"We're here. Get down" Audum knocks me.

I step out of the car and analyse the lush green environs around.

"Why are you acting like a three-year old?" Audum speaks from the stairs above.

I take a few steps forward but the catchy decor pieces keep disturbing me.

"Elle" Audum snaps his fingers into my face and I look up.

"What? Saw a ghost around?" He throws his petty jokes at me.

"Come" He says as we move inside the mansion.

My eyes roam across it's huge hall-way and the grand staircases. Everything in here seems pretty expensive. Where are we?

Before I could pose my question to Audum, a lady appears around the staircase,"Oh Hello there" she moves forward with an arrogant gesture.

Dressed in maroon velvet, she speaks,"How come here today?"

Audum takes a step or two forward and the lady with fancy necklace hugs him in the similar fashion as Zeroni did. Bloody royals!

Is she Zeroni's relative or something? Why isn't this dude right here speaking?!

"Oh Hi" she throws at me as she looks down my way. Her strong gaze make my nerves loose.

"Hello" I speak with utmost decency.

"Make your way through" she walks and Audum holds my hand and takes me along the way she leads.

We enter into a room lined along with luxury. I don't possess words to describe it. We all take a seat. The lady sits in a fancier chair and we sit on the sofa across it.

"Audum, darling, maybe you can go upstairs to change your clothes" she speaks with distaste.

"Why? What's wrong with these clothes?" I spit.

My nerves just want Audum to stay beside me or else I'll choke and bloody die.

She turns to me with a frown and as she's about to speak, Audum interrupts, "It's fine Rache, I am not of your high-handed taste anyway"

"Oh dear, you- she's again interrupted by a man in his fifties maybe, he's quite fit for his age.

He makes a fierce stare through his ivory glasses, "Hello Audum" he speaks.

"I guess I'll probably consider a change" Audum gets up. What the heck Audum. Why'd you leave my flustered soul stranded here?

Am I being too dramatic? Maybe. But I'm nervous okay?

"I'll see you in a moment, Rache" he knocks the ivory-glass man into his shoulder as he leaves.

My palms are getting sweaty. There's this awkward silence scattered all over the room with the royal lady seated in her royal chair and the ivory-glass man reflecting upon this mister's rude behavior!

He's an idiot. Why the hell did he bring me here?!

"Uhm Hi" I break the consuming silence and these two frown upon my existence.

"I am Noelle" I smile.

"Hi" the man speaks as he takes a step towards me and I out of respect, get up.

"I am Timothy" he passes a smile as he shakes hands with me.

"This is my wife, Patricia" he points towards the arrogant royal velvet seated up in her royal chair and she forces a smile on her face but is unbothered to speak any further.

"I am- he gets interrupted by Audum who comes dressed in a suit looking handsome than ever before, "May I have my guest" he knocks into him again and this once I speak for his actions, "We're talking, Audum" I make a rude remark.

"Oh well, you may continue then" he throws rudely into Timothy's face and leaves.

Timothy seems embarassed of Audum's actions. Who wouldn't be?!

To avoid awkwardness I say,

"It's really pretty in here"

Timothy passes a smile, "Maybe you should address him first, I don't want to spoil your visit" he tries to leave but I stop him. Audum cannot just hurt anybody around.

"No, it's not a problem" I hold Timothys' hand and he smiles.

"I will send Audum here" he leaves.

Patricia gets up and knocks my shoulder from my behind as she follows. Ugh. Bloody royal pest!

I sit down yet again awaiting Audum's return.