Chapter 9. Fall

ISABEL

“A girlfriend? Mavis does not have a girlfriend unless he has a secret one.” Jessie said, responding to my question. His response caused everyone on the table to laugh.

“Does he sleep out?” I asked Jessie again, hoping that he would finish answering my queries before Mavis showed up for breakfast.

“Sometimes yeah, he sleeps out. I guess it’s mostly when he has a party to attend or when he’s depressed, he stays away to cool off.”

Mavis stood by the entrance and hawked, “Someone wants to know more about me, sounds interesting.” Speak of the devil, and the devil arrives. He joined us and sat opposite me. “So, have you any more questions?” he asked, gesturing for Jessie to pass the tea mug.

“I still do, I couldn’t find some of the answers on Google.” I teased and he smiled.

“They must have been very sensitive questions then,” I looked up and caught his lovely eyes staring at me.

“Does anyone need anything else?” Jane, the cook asked as so