episode 3

-"My dear",- he said as he walked slowly down the stairs closer to her,-"I welcome you to our home sweet home and hope that you will enjoy your visit." He finished smiling, as he got down from the stairs and shook Ashley's hand.

-"You must be mr.Hemlocks, my dad's cousin, it's an honor to meet you sir.",- Ashley replied

-"There's no need to be so formal dear, you can call me uncle, your father was like a brother to me. Now, it is quite late and you must be very tired. Unfortunately my son's are already asleep, so you'll meet them tomorrow. As for now, one of the servants will take you to your room."

Mr. Hemlocks waved at one of the servants, standing by the front door. Ashley could see that it was a girl with dark orange hair. She was about 17 wearing a black dress with a white apron tied into a nice bow on her waist. They went inside the dark mansion. One of the other servants gave the orange hair girl an oil lamp. Ashley could see that all the other servants were also holding oil lamps. Some of the oil lamps had floral imagery, while others had ornate lampshades with hanging tassels. They walked into a big room. Ashley couldn't see much, because it was too dark. In the far end of the big room was a grand staircase that lead to the second floor. They walked to in. Mr. Hemlocks stayed on the first floor and wished Ashley good night, while Ashley and the servant with beautiful orangs hair walked to the second floor. It wasn't just the first floor that was dark, for the second floor was no lighter. Ashley wondered why they just couldn't use some electricity and as if her companion read her mind, the orange hair girl suddenly said,-"Our electricity works in a way that in order to turn on one light you have to turn on all the rest, and since the mansion is so big, it wastes a lot of money to use so much electricity."

-"I see. By the way I'm Ashley. What's your name?"

-"Betty. Betty Freeman.",-said the orange hair girl. As Ashley and Betty made it down the long, dark corridor they had a very nice conversation. Ashley found out that this was Betty's summer job and that this was her second time here, and that she had an elder sister who discovered this job in the first place. She told Ashley that her elder sister worked here full time. Ashley on the other hand told Betty that both her parents worked in the media and that for the summer they had to leave for job related reasons. Ashley also said that since she couldn't be left alone she was going to stay with her distant family that she had never met before - her dad's cousin, mr. Hemlocks and his son's. It also turned out that Betty and Ashley had a lot of things in common, for instance they both liked the same band, movie genre and books. They both LOVED animals and hated romance novels and seafood, they also watched the same youtubers and tv shows. Ashley recommend some videos and movies for Betty to watch and Betty recommend some shows and tv series. Soon they reached Ashley's new room. They wished each other good night and Ashley went into her new room. She was exhausted. Her luggage and backpack was already in her room. She wanted to take out her phone, but then realized that she had forgotten her dark purple purse in the car. She face palmed herself for being so forgetful and at first wanted to call Betty, but then decided that it could wait until tomorrow. She took off her clothes and put on her pajamas, brushed her teeth and hair and collapsed onto the bed. She closed her eyes and smiled at the thought that she already made a friend.

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