Uninvited guest

The next day I spent the afternoon with Walter in the living room, enjoying tea with him. Walter asked me how my graduation went the day before, "I noticed you came home earlier than expected yesterday. Did something happen at the ball?"

"Not really. Dan and I just had enough of the ball after a while, neither of us enjoy dancing, and I never socialised much with the other students in my class other than Tasha while she was still there, so there wasn't anything for us to do."

"Well, now you have your coming-of-age ceremony in 3 years. I look forward to seeing you officially become an adult, but I will miss you being small enough to fit in my arms."

"You still say that every year...I haven't fit in your arms since I was 7."

While Walter and I were talking, a maid came into the room, "Miss, there's a guest here for you."

I couldn't help but sigh, "Tasha should know by now that she can just come in. I don't understand why she sometimes feels the need to knock first."

"It's not miss