Daphne sat on her bed in her room reading the magazines and brochures Eunice had given her telling her everything about the dance studio where she would be learning.
She found herself engrossed and almost lost track of time.
"This really looks interesting, I wonder why I never focused on it before now "
"I was too busy fighting with weird cravings " she said out loud tossing the magazine to the side.
She lay down on her back and stared at her arms then her hands and her fingers and finally her nails then dropped her arms with a sigh.
"I hope things go well these few weeks " she thought
Just then she heard a knock on the door
"Come in " she said
"It's lunchtime Miss Daphne, "
"Oh those dreaded meals! Asher keeps glaring at me. Do you think he hates me Baileywick?"
"The young master has always been apprehensive when it comes to strangers, You should be glad he doesn't have a spy watching your every move ." He said with a smile
The family butler had become fond of Daphne as he got to watch her childlike quirks unfold firsthand as she did her best to impress the Van Gough family and they had soon become good friends.
"I better hurry then , Bye Bailewick " She said running off to the lunch room.
She found the table was empty and none was seated yet so she just took her seat and waited. After awhile the servants served the food and only set her table.
Where they avoiding her now ?
"Uhm.. where are the others ?" She asked one of the maids
"They had an emergency trip miss " she answered with her head bowed
"Oh okay " she wasn't sad or anything but she believed she would get bored.
She didn't bother with it anymore and decided to finish her meal quietly.
As she made her way to her bedroom she ran into Baileywick .
"Your Governess is here to see you Miss Daphne, She will escort you for your first dance class later " He said
"Already!?!? , I'm not dressed. Oh no she'll think I'm indecent" she said all at once in-between rushing into her room and picking a dress for herself.
She picked up a baby blue and a lavender dress, held them up then turned to Baileywick.
"Which one is more appropriate, the blue or the lavender?" She asked
"Well, the blue one has a lot of bows, ribbons, ruffles and fringe and it appeals to a childlike appearance. While the Lavender has simple floral patterns with minimal decorations it serious and has a subtle tone of respect in its aura make up.
"I'll go for the Lavender " she said
"It highlights your eyes , Good choice Miss Daphne.
I'll be right out the door when you're done " He said and left the room to let her change.
After changing Daphne looked in the mirror. Bailey wick was right . This dress did bring compliment her eyes. Daphne had always been fond of her Icy Lavender eyes that almost looked grey .
She had never seen anyone with the same eye color. And it drew attention to her a lot.
Some people said she was a witch that consumed souls hence the light color in her eyes while others said she was a siren like creature and staring at her eyes too long caused you to be under her control.
She just tried her best to ignore them and move on with her life.
She went downstairs with Bailey wick to meet her new Governess.
As she descended the stairs she saw a young lady seated on a sofa in the living room. She looked elegant . She wore a cream colored flowing gown that reached her shins . She had a small pair of heels with it and a small woollen Jacket to top it off and a small purse by her side.
She smiled and stood up when she saw Daphne.
"Your just as beautiful as they said " She said pinching one of Daphne's cheeks tenderly.
"And look at your eyes, just beautiful "
"I've heard a lot about you Daphne, My name is Emily Anderson and I will be your Governess from now on. I will teach you etiquette , calligraphy and Language classes , you will have online tutors for economics and statistics. And I can serve as a live-in counselor as well and bodyguard of some sort " she said with a chuckle
"I'm basically everything in one except a cook of course I'm bad at everything but cookies which are complimentary with every class and milestone achieved of course.
So , where would you like to start ?" She said with a smile