ELEVEN

"What happened to her? Where is she" Mary asked with her gaze focused on Emma's face.

Her heart beat even faster in anticipation of the information she was about to get.

"Poor child — she really suffered".

"What happened to her?" Mary asked again impatiently.

Emma was about to open her mouth to say something when the door burst open.

Both Mary and Emma turned around in shock to see who it was that had the guts to barge into Emma's room with that muck noise, and no dear at all.

"Have you no respect at all young man?" Emma asked a bit jokingly.

"I'm sorry grandma, I was in a bit too much if a hurry to give you your earrings" his gazed remained on Mary while he spoke to his grandmother.

Mary on the other hand tried to avoid his gaze, she wondered if he had the idea of what she was trying to do.

"Meanwhile I would need to steal Mary for some time" he announced not taking just gaze off her while she tried to looked every other place but at him. "Mary do I have