15 Dukes threat- Part 2 (1/2)
Hearing the metal door creak, her uncle turned his head to find his missing niece standing there with a bag in her hand. Heidi was too shocked to move. She dreaded at the fact of what was going to happen as her uncle's eyes fell upon her who was standing barely a few feet away from where she was.
”Heidi! Oh dear, we have been looking for you all over the place!” she heard Uncle Raymond exclaim with relief in his voice. She looked at him confused and in fear while she clutched at her bag tightly.
”Uncle Raymond, the owner said she was- Oh you found her!” her brother Daniel said finding his uncle standing in front of Heidi.
”Daniel will you please get the carriage ready?” their uncle asked to which her brother nodded his head before giving a silent look towards her, ”Are you alright?” he asked her placing a hand over her back making her flinch. She did nothing but nod at his question. When they came to the entrance of the inn, both Heidi and her uncle met the lady at the inn.
”I knew this one was a runaway,” the lady commented knowingly to her husband who looked at them walk towards the carriage which Daniel had got prepared.
When Daniel got into the carriage, Heidi stopped at the door. She didn't want to go back. She wanted them to leave without her. Finally out of shock, she decided to speak and turned to look at her uncle,
”I don't want to go,” she said her voice quiet.
”What?” Uncle Raymond responded by bringing his neck forward as he thought he misheard her.
”I-I don't want to go back,” she repeated with a stutter but firm with her decision.
”My dear, what are you saying?” he smiled at her.
”I want to stay here for some time, uncle. I want a little air for myself. Please,” she pleaded him with her brown eyes.
”Do you even know what you are saying? I don't think you are in your right mind. It isn't safe for a single girl to walk and live alone. You must be homesick,” he placed his hand gently on her head but she didn't reply to him. She knew he wouldn't do anything in public but that didn't mean she wasn't scared. Too scared to even speak with his hand on her head, ”How about we go back home and discuss it, yes? Come on now.”
When he went to take her arm, she stepped back in denial. Seeing her unwillingness to get inside the carriage as he expected her to, he spoke in a low voice, his patience wearing thin.
”Don't cause a scene and get inside the carriage right now, Heidi. You don't want to cause trouble to people for your selfishness now, do you? Howard has been in quite a state since you left,” hearing this she felt her throat go dry.