bow at you?” I turned and asked Tabitha.
“ No,
he bowed at you”, she said shortly, not very pleased at
Solomon’s behavior.
Solomon looked sincere
but I couldn't help but wonder what kind of cruel joke he was
playing. The longer I looked at him the more I began to realize that
he really thought I was ‘bow’ worthy and that worried me.
I had to get away from these two as soon as possible. The only
problem was that I had no idea where I was…oh, yeah, and that
someone was trying to hunt me down!
The foyer of the house
was amazing. The ceiling was four stories high with a huge crystal
chandelier in the center. There was a large table under the
chandelier where a vase of red Calla Lilies sat. Calla Lilies were my
favorite flower, but I had never seen them in this color and was
drawn to touch them. Their petals were as soft as they looked and the
fresh smell of pollen rose to tickle my nose. As I stood near the
table admiring the flowers a door to our left opened and three
massive dogs stepped out.
I had never had a fear
of dogs, but these were more like horses. Their backs were about
waist high and their heads came up to my shoulders. They didn’t
walk too far out of the room before they stopped and sat down. Behind
them was a tall dignified man in a black tunic and matching linen
pants.
“ Good
Evening”, he said with a very strange accent. I thought it was
African but he looked as pale as Tabitha did.
“ My
name is Samuel and I am at your disposal. You must want to freshen
up”, he continued, extending a hand toward the massive
staircase to his left.
I fell in step behind
Samuel as he led the way. The stairs were large slabs of white marble
and it took me three strides to get from one to another. The hand
carved smooth cherry wood hand rail had lilies carved into the
spindles at intervals of three. It was simply breathtaking.
We continued up the
stairs until we reached the landing of what I was sure was the third
floor. We stopped in front of a pair of double doors and waited while
Samuel unlocked and opened them. The room beyond the doors was as
large as my entire house in New Mexico. There was a floor to ceiling
fireplace to the right and an assortment of comfortable furniture in
front of it. On the left side of the room was a kitchenette with
stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The floors of
the room were a deep brown hardwood that was so shiny that I would
have been able to see my reflection had the lighting not been so low.
This room was amazing.
Samuel had continued to
the far side of the room and pulled back the heavy draperies. The
moonlight revealed a four poster bed at the rear of the room. The
bed, being about two feet off of the ground, had a set of stairs on
the side for easy access. A deep red velvet coverlet and several
pillows in various shades of gold gave the room a relaxing and
welcoming feeling. On either side of the bed, there were antique side
tables holding identical ornate lamps.
The sound of claws on
the floor drew my attention to the three massive dogs entering the
room. They each took up sentry on the Persian rug in front of the
fire place. Samuel continued to ready the room for occupancy and had
opened a door leading to the most amazing bathroom I had ever seen in
my life. Just by looking at the sunken jetted tub made me feel a
little bit cleaner.
He started to fill
bathtub then turned around and left the room leaving me standing in
the middle of the massive room not knowing what to do. Certain that I
would wake up at any time and be back on the bus next to a sleeping
old lady, I closed my eyes and held my breath. I was snapped out of
my mental reverie by sudden movement. The three dogs were standing
with the hairs standing up on their backs, looking towards the large
windows at the rear of the room as if they sensed something out
there.
“ Solomon”,
Tabitha said, scaring me a little since I forgot they were there.
Solomon turned on his
heels and
“ No,
he bowed at you”, she said shortly, not very pleased at
Solomon’s behavior.
Solomon looked sincere
but I couldn't help but wonder what kind of cruel joke he was
playing. The longer I looked at him the more I began to realize that
he really thought I was ‘bow’ worthy and that worried me.
I had to get away from these two as soon as possible. The only
problem was that I had no idea where I was…oh, yeah, and that
someone was trying to hunt me down!
The foyer of the house
was amazing. The ceiling was four stories high with a huge crystal
chandelier in the center. There was a large table under the
chandelier where a vase of red Calla Lilies sat. Calla Lilies were my
favorite flower, but I had never seen them in this color and was
drawn to touch them. Their petals were as soft as they looked and the
fresh smell of pollen rose to tickle my nose. As I stood near the
table admiring the flowers a door to our left opened and three
massive dogs stepped out.
I had never had a fear
of dogs, but these were more like horses. Their backs were about
waist high and their heads came up to my shoulders. They didn’t
walk too far out of the room before they stopped and sat down. Behind
them was a tall dignified man in a black tunic and matching linen
pants.
“ Good
Evening”, he said with a very strange accent. I thought it was
African but he looked as pale as Tabitha did.
“ My
name is Samuel and I am at your disposal. You must want to freshen
up”, he continued, extending a hand toward the massive
staircase to his left.
I fell in step behind
Samuel as he led the way. The stairs were large slabs of white marble
and it took me three strides to get from one to another. The hand
carved smooth cherry wood hand rail had lilies carved into the
spindles at intervals of three. It was simply breathtaking.
We continued up the
stairs until we reached the landing of what I was sure was the third
floor. We stopped in front of a pair of double doors and waited while
Samuel unlocked and opened them. The room beyond the doors was as
large as my entire house in New Mexico. There was a floor to ceiling
fireplace to the right and an assortment of comfortable furniture in
front of it. On the left side of the room was a kitchenette with
stainless steel appliances and granite counter tops. The floors of
the room were a deep brown hardwood that was so shiny that I would
have been able to see my reflection had the lighting not been so low.
This room was amazing.
Samuel had continued to
the far side of the room and pulled back the heavy draperies. The
moonlight revealed a four poster bed at the rear of the room. The
bed, being about two feet off of the ground, had a set of stairs on
the side for easy access. A deep red velvet coverlet and several
pillows in various shades of gold gave the room a relaxing and
welcoming feeling. On either side of the bed, there were antique side
tables holding identical ornate lamps.
The sound of claws on
the floor drew my attention to the three massive dogs entering the
room. They each took up sentry on the Persian rug in front of the
fire place. Samuel continued to ready the room for occupancy and had
opened a door leading to the most amazing bathroom I had ever seen in
my life. Just by looking at the sunken jetted tub made me feel a
little bit cleaner.
He started to fill
bathtub then turned around and left the room leaving me standing in
the middle of the massive room not knowing what to do. Certain that I
would wake up at any time and be back on the bus next to a sleeping
old lady, I closed my eyes and held my breath. I was snapped out of
my mental reverie by sudden movement. The three dogs were standing
with the hairs standing up on their backs, looking towards the large
windows at the rear of the room as if they sensed something out
there.
“ Solomon”,
Tabitha said, scaring me a little since I forgot they were there.
Solomon turned on his
heels and