CHAPTER 2

The next day, my dad traveled early in the morning so there was no one to force me to school. I hop on my bed happily. I covered myself with my blanket to continue my precious sleep but nature had not unfolded itself fully. It is written that I will go to school that day and also take part in the school quiz that I'm running away from. Uncle Jude came into my room with a maid.

"Why is she still sleeping?"

"she refused to wake up Sir"

"you could have dragged her up from the bed"

:Please pardon me, Sir" she said bowing

"That's ok"

I heard everything they were saying, but I pretended that I'm still sleeping until he walked up to my bed and tapped me. I opened my eyes

"sleepy, sleepy," he said smiling 

"Uncle Jude?"

"Good Morning Princess"

"You come so early. don't tell me that you did not sleep at your house"

"I did Princess so get up and prepare for school"

"No Uncle Jude, I don't want to go. I'm not that okay"

"don't be a lazy Princess, be like your Mom who was always fervent in all things. She's always ready. She never felt reluctant."

"Why did she die if she did not feel reluctant?"

"she died for you to be alive "

"Is she Jesus Christ?"

"This is not time for questions and answers ok? Now get up" He dragged me up from the bed

"hush!!! you are hurting me, Uncle Jude"

"oh, I'm sorry Princess " He let go of my hands

"Not only sorry Uncle Jude, but you also have to make it up to me " 

"I will make it up to you but unless you go to school" 

"yes, I will uncle "

"So what did you want?"

"take me to the zoo, when I return from school"

"ok, my Princess. That's a deal"

"deal"

I went straight to my bathroom to take a shower. After that, I dressed up and went downstairs for breakfast with my uncle. After that, my driver dropped me off at school. When I arrived at school, the quiz had already started. All eyes were on me when I entered the class.

"Christabel, why did you choose to come late today when you know that we are having a quiz this morning?"

"I'm sorry Mrs. Kathryn. I had a bad night" I told her without looking at her face. I walked straight to my seat.

After the quiz, my best friend came up to me smiling

"Are you ok?" she asked me

"Yes, I'm fine. Thanks for asking though"

"Nightmare?"

"sought off"

"We won the quiz again"

"yeah, we always do"

Uncle Jude was not around when I came back from school. After changing my clothes, my food was served to me.

"Uncle Jude will return soon. He went to an urgent meeting. I know that you are worried" one of the maids said to me.

"Will he return before nightfall"

"yeah, he will be back before six so eat your food"

"I will eat but not this food on the table"

"What did you want for lunch?" I know that she's not happy but she pretends that she is.

"sour cream with a hot dog"

"it will be set before 30 minutes" She took the food that she prepared before away from the table. I watched her leave without saying anything to her. I know that what I did is wrong, after wasting her precious time in the kitchen preparing the food I once requested before going to school. If Dad is around, he will not say anything but the look on his face will tell me that he is not happy with what I did. I waited for the food for 30 minutes before it was served to me.

"thank you"

"you are welcome ma'am"

"I'm sorry for what I did earlier " She looked at me and smiled which shows that I'm forgiven

"It's ok ma'am, it's nothing. I'm always at your service"

"Tell me, Clara. I'm I arrogant? rude,? Be honest with me. I want to know what people say about me"

"No, you are not ma'am. You are the softest-hearted girl I have ever seen on this earth. who treated everyone equally. We all love you" She pets my back and leaves.

I was so happy about her comments and I hope she's sincere with me. I thought that I'm like other rich kids who are always arrogant and rude, and who have no respect for those who are in the lower class. That's bad of them. They lack good manners. Thank God I wasn't trained like that.

Uncle Jude arrived two hours later. More than I expected. He bought many things for me just to make me happy.

"Uncle Jude, this is too much. I can't finish it"

"It doesn't matter to me as long as you are happy." He said to me, smiling.

"It's okay uncle. You know if it is Dad, he's no longer coming back today. 

" Let's not talk about your Dad. You know that I can be your Dad if you are not happy with your Dad."

"hahaha! He will have a heart attack"

The rest of the day or will I say the evening was full of fun. Uncle Jude tried his best to make sure that I'm happy.