4. A girl in a library

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• Playing Adults   8. Too shy

  Mrs Lawrence always tried her best to organize the service schedule in a way fair to all her girls. However, it was difficult to do so if half of the girls were unable to collaborate with her on certain things. Sophia, for instance refused to serve when Anthony Brightman was invited as she hated his guts and Rose had the tendency to break things when Oscar Thomson was around, since the man made her ridiculously nervous. That left her with two options: Elsa and Claire.These darling girls would not mind to serve two nights on a row, but Mrs Lawrence felt it would not be right to make them do so. So, she made up her mind and decided to send Rose to serve tonight. She would not risk impulsive Sophia to chop Master Anthony's head off.

• Playing Adults   7. The lonely child

  2nd memory : Christopher and Nick, age 18Nick was waiting for him right in front of the gate, arms crossed over his chest, a scowl on his face. “What the fuck were you doing, Topher?”“Where?” Christopher feigned innocence.

• Playing Adults   6. Peace and quiet

  The two next months were uneventful. Alyssa was grateful for that. She had expected tension when she returned from her trip but there was none. Christopher kept on coming in time for dinner and she kept being cold to him. It's been three years already and the man was stubborn as ever. He still thought he was in love with her and he still tried to charm her, hoping to win back her love.She did not know how to make him see that there was no chance to resurrect the past. At least not the past of them being a happy, naïve couple. 

• Playing Adults   5. The good doctor and the rest of the boys

  It was Sunday morning and she was sitting at the library as per usual. She was up very early like every other day and she had come straight to her favourite place. After all, it was her day off. Not only hers, but still. Christopher had given Mrs Lawrence permission to set the house rules and form the staff's schedule. The old woman had decided that Sunday should be a rest day for all of them, plus always two of the girls would not be needed in the afternoons so they could arrange it among themselves who was to sit and who had to serve.Elsa had been staying behind eve

• Playing Adults   4. A girl in a library

  1st memory : Elsa age 12She stopped on her tracks when she heard male voices from the garden. She frowned. ‘This son of theirs must be back’, she thought. She shrugged and she resumed walking. She had seen some photos of him from when he was her age and she was not impressed. She had not met him in person and she did not care to do so, that's why she took precautions not to be seen by him and his friends. However she took a glimpse of them, drinking beers in the late afternoon. Boys.She made her way soundlessly insid

• Playing Adults   3. The wrong wife

  “Is he gone?” Alyssa asked.Elsa nodded as she placed the tray on the side table. The other breathed a sigh of relief as she lifted herself from the bed to eat her breakfast. Elsa gazed at her in admiration. Alyssa had always been beautiful with her dark blond hair and blue grey eyes. And she had still that perfect porcelain white skin. She was almost thirty one but she did not look the part as she seemed to be much younger.When Elsa was still very young and naive prayed that would wake up looking like Alyssa, instead of her plain self. But nope. The mockin