Chapter 26: One Touch: One Kiss

Thomas was raking the leaves in the back of the villa’s gardens. He had been here just over a week but since the warning from Amelia he didn’t see her again. There appear to be no sign of the Mistress too. The driver just told him to keep the grounds in the back neat.

He stops a moment reaching for the water. While he was drinking, he suddenly heard the noise of giggling. He stops drinking looking for the reason for the sound. He finally noticed them. A couple of servant girls looking at him from between rose bushes.

“Hello,” he said carefully.

The girls laughed and disappeared again.

He shrugged his shoulders before going back to work. After a moment he heard the giggling again. He stops looking up when he now noticed two has turned into four girls. He suddenly smiled making the girls disappeared again. He quickly realized it was a kind of game for them.

“Don’t get them in trouble,” another speaks from somewhere else. He looked around but see no one.

“Where are you?” he asked softly.