Name: Richard Fochester
Age: 29
Bio: Richard came from a long line of wealthy land owners. Owning the largest Mansion in the north side of Britain, he seems to find him and his ward in need of a Governess. He's known to be anti-social and quite the Bachelor, but he always knows what he wants and the right path to take.
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Name: Jenuwel Gregory
Age: 10
Bio: Jenuwel had lost her mother in a fire when her house was caught on fire only when she was five years old. She was the only one who survived. And being in her father's best friend's care, she's become the master's favorite. Known to be a misfit and a rebel, Jenuwel has gone through countless governesses but is only trying to find someone who cares about her as much as the Master does.
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Name: Miriam Waller
Age: 25
Bio: Miriam is the eldest daughter the most sought after teachers in Britain. She was expected to follow in her parents footsteps but found more pleasure in caring after children, like her five brothers and sisters, and became a nurse. Her parents let their disappointment be known and pressured her into changing her profession. Soon after Miriam became a governess but only gathered some support from her family. After five years of being a governess, like her parents, she is highly sought after.
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Richard sighed as he placed the newspaper down and took a piece of parchment as he dipped his quill in the ink and began to write. He saw the add in the newspaper for a Governess and he was going to respond to it.

Little Jenuwel sat on the carpet of the library near the large fire while petting Richard's dog Spot, a nice-sized Dalmatian. "Jenuwel, we might find a new governess," he warned her.

Jenuwel's hand froze on the dog's fur as she then turned to Richard. "Why do I even need a Governess?" she complained.

"Well, do you want to go to boarding school?" Richard asked her while raising his eyebrows at her.

That made Jenuwel shut up right away.

After Richard had finished his letter, he sent one of the servants to send it as soon as possible. He wanted to hear from this Governess as soon as possible so he may quit worrying about Jenuwel.

((Okay, Sorry. :sweat:))

Meanwhile, in a small house in London, a woman was staring to wake up to the chimes of Big Ben. The woman wiped her grey eyes of sleep and sat on the edge of her bed with her back straight. She walked over to her vanity and brushed out her blonde hair before putting it into a bun. Her grey eyes stayed on her reflection for a moment before sighing and walking to the bathroom to wash her face and relieve herself. Then procedded downstairs to make herself some breakfast after dressing in a dark blue dress that buttoned over a pressed white shirt.

Miriam sat at her table sipping her morning tea as the morning post arrived with a letter from Richard Fochester. Her eyes stared at the name for a moment as she tried to recall as much information on him as she could. She knew that he was a wealthy man living a large mansion but why would he need a governess?? He was not married and had no children as she far as she could recall. The governess sipped her tea and opened the envelope to read his letter.

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Dear Mariam Waller,
I am in need of a Governess for my ward, Miss Jenuwel Gregory. I ask that you stay as long as you can with 60 pounds per annum.
-Richard Fochester
Post: Havenfield Hall

Upon the days of receiving any news on Miss Waller, maids ran after Jenuwel whenever she'd run off into the fields that were hidden behind Havenfield Hall. He sighed and rolled his eyes, not bothering to turn around and look out the window when he heard a "You can't catch me!" and a "Miss, Gregory! Please come back!" He just sat there in his study and chuckled. He found some of the trouble that Jenuwel got herself into quite funny.

Pouting with a childish angry face, Jenuwel ripped her hand from her nurse's hand. "I will not eat it," she screamed as she kicked the plate of supper out of the maid's hands.

The maid gasped and grabbed a firm hold of both of her wrists. "Miss, you better start behaving soon. The master will not here of this, y'know," she told her in a cold and stern voice.

"I don't care," Jenuwel told her in a mean voice.

Her eyes closed as she set the letter down and looked out the window at the sunrise over the park across the street from her house. Miriam finished her breakfast and cleaned her dishes before walking into her study and private library. She sat down at her modest oak desk and pulled out a piece of parchment, ink, and a quill. It was an old way of writing but she felt that important letters are best written the old fashioned way.

"Dear Mr. Richard Fochester,
I have given some thought to your letter and am herby responding to it with my own. Before I accept, I will have to meet your young ward, Jenuwel Gregory, to see if there is anything I can do for her. After meeting her, I will accept or declince your proposal. Please, choose a date, time, and place you would like to meet.

Thank you,
Miriam Waller
191 Sussex Square

Richard smiled a little, glad that Mariam was keen enough for consideration. Then Jenuwel peaked over his desk. "Did she say no?" he asked, hopeful.

Richard sighed and chuckled as he looked up at Jenuwel and tapped her nose with his finger. "She says she wants to meet you first before she says yes or no," he told her as he got out a fresh parchment and began to write back.

Jenuwel turned around and glared at her surroundings. She was so sick of Governesses. She was going to have to plan up something clever to make this Mariam Waller say no.

Dear Mariam Waller,
I am glad to know that you are willing to see. Friday at noon would be most helpful. I hope to see you then.

You are most welcome,
Richard Fochester
Havenfield Hall

He sighed and crossed his fingers as he closed the letter and handed it to his maid, murmuring a polite 'thank you'.

She smiled as she read his reply and looked out at the park across the way. "Tomorrow at noon then." Miriam stood from her table and rinsed her dishes from breakfast before walking up the stairs to pack her bag for the trip to Havenfield Hall. Her blue eyes went over the garments she would pack for the train ride and then the carriage that would finish her journey to house of her potential student and employer. "I wonder what they will be like." The governess thought of her past students and employers, trying to figure out the child before she met her. "I guess we'll see tomorrow." Miriam said to herself as she sat there on her bed.

Richard sighed as he walked around the gardens for a little bit before the sun would hide behind the thick stone walls of Havenfield Hall. He placed his hands behind his back and pondered. What would happen if Miss Waller never accepts the position she's asked to be in? What if he'll actually have to send Jenuwel to Boarding school where they beat and starve you?

Richard just sighed, remembering that he was expecting Miss Waller from here on in.

Jenuwel sat in her room on her window seat and watched her master walk in circles in the garden. She loved him so much, wishing he was her blood so that he could be her true father, but she just doesn't want a Governess. She didn't want to go to boarding school either. She hated this.

Miriam woke the next morning earlier than normal because she had a train to catch. Her routine of brushing out her hair, dressing, and eating breakfast was faster because she had to bath before she dressed. Not to mention she had an early train to catch. The ride on the train wouldn't take long to get to the town where Mister Fochester resided but she didn't want to be late. She hated being late more than anything.

After arriving to her train ride's destination, Miriam paid for a carriage ride to the estate of Mister Fochester and his young ward. Her eyes closed as she tried to calm herself because for some reason she was very nervous.

Richard looked at Mrs Hanley, the house keeper, as she peered through the door that led out into the garden from the house. "Sir, she's here," she told him. "Do you want me to give her some tea and a light supper?" she asked him.

Richard looked at her and just nodded. Somehow, he was excited to see what would this Miss Waller actually look like. Would she be pretty, beautiful, perfect, ugle, imperfect...?

Her eyes went to the house as the carriage came to a stop and took a deep breath as the door opened for her. Miriam stood and stepped down to exit the carriage as she looked up at the house. She made sure that her blonde bun was still in place as she patted her dress to reomve any lint from her dress. The governess took her bag and walked up the front steps.

"Hullo, Miss...Waller is it? I'm Mrs. Hanely, the house keeper," Mrs. Hanely said as she showed Miss Waller into the parlor just as the maid came hurrying in with a tray of hot tea and sandwiches. Before the maid set the tray down, Mrs. Hanely motioned for the maid to wait. "Uh, are you hungry my dear? If you are, we can send the maid for some food for you," she then said with a warm and endearing smile.

She looked at the woman and smiled as they lead her into the parlor. "Hello, Mrs. Hanely. I am not starving, Miss Hanely. The sandwhiches will do fine." Miriam said as she started to prepare her tea the way she liked it. Her eyes closed before she scanned the room and waited for Mister Fochester to arrive in the room.

Richard quickly walked from the gardens through the back door, past the the library, and down the hall to the parlor where Mrs. Hanely said she'd be.

Then he walked into the door to the parlor and saw Miss Waller. His heard skipped a beat at the very sight of her. Beautiful blue eyes with the perfect shade of blonde hair. Her face structure was brilliant and just her stature was perfect.

"Mrs. Hanely...Miss Waller," Richard addressed. "Uh, Jenuwel will be down shortly," he then added.

Jenuwel kicked and screamed, not wanting to go down to the parlor to meet her new Governess. Her nurse struggled to get her as she had some maids help her. When her nurse finally got her to calm down, she grabbed a stern hold of her wrist and walked her downstairs to the parlor where the master, house keeper, and possibly the new Governess was.

Miriam looked at the man as he entered the parlor and blushed slightly as she saw him. Her cheeks filled with a slight color as she set down her tea and half a sandwhich. She stood and looked at the man with honey colored hair and blue eyes much brighter than hers. "Nice to meet you, Mister Fochester." The governess said softly as she spoke to her possible employer. She offered her hand out for a handshake as she looked at him with her deep blue eyes. Her ears picked up the large array of sounds coming from upstairs as the child was forced to come downstairs.

Just as Richard had reached to respond to her handshake, he froze and looked at the ceiling as he let out a big sigh.

"I'm sorry. Please excuse Jenuwel's behavior," he told her as he then looked down at her.

Then the door swung open as Jenuwel and her nurse appeared. Jenuwel's hair was a little out of order and her dress was luckily IN order. Her face was angrily pouted as she looked at Miss Waller, as if trying to give her a childish death stare.

"Miss Waller, meet my ward, Jenuwel Gregory and her nurse, Miss Fisher," he introduced them.

Miss Fisher let go of Jenuwel in hopes of her keeping still as she curtsied. "Welcome to Havenfield Hall, miss," she said.

Jenuwel remained ignorantly silent.

Her eyes went back to Mister Fochester's and smiled a little. "It's alright. Just means I have my work cut out for me." Miriam said as she looked at the little girl giving her a death stare. "Thank you, Jenuwel. It is nice to meet you." She curtsied back to the young ward and smiled at her. "How old are you, Jenuwel?" The governess asked as she stood there looking at the young girl and tried to be friendly to her.

Jenuwel was still glaring at Mariam as if she was watching her die in her head. But when she looked past Mariam at Richard's stern and disappointed face, she softened up a little. "I am ten years old, miss," she said.

Richard walked up next to Mariam. "I took her in at five," he told Mariam as a little side note. "And watch out...Jenuwel tends to have a thing for getting into trouble," he warned her as he turned his head and looked down at Miss Waller.

She noticed the look on the child's face and smiled a little as she answered. Her eyes went to the lord of the house as he walked to Miriam's side. Miriam closed her eyes and nodded before looking back to the child. "I see. But some children do at her age, sir. Mostly little boys but little girls can, too." The governess said as she looked back at him with a slight smile and closed her eyes. "But it is best to get it out of their system while they are still young. Otherwise as adults, they would be more recklus and not law obeying citizens.

Jenuwel was shocked at what Mariam had to say, but she hid the shock. Richard just nodded. "Well said and thought, Miss Waller," he said as he then looked at his clock. Nine o' clock on the dot.

"It's time for Jenuwel to get ready for bed," he then said as he nodded for Jenuwel's nurse to take her up to her room to get ready for bed.

Miriam looked at the time and hadn't realized how late it had gotten. "Well, I suppose I should leave as well before it gets any later." The sky was starting to grow dark before the clouds released the rain they had been saving. Her eyes closed as she sighed and looked at her host with a smile. "It seems that Mother Nature forbids me to go home. Would you mind putting me up in a room for the night?" She asked softly with a blush on her cheeks and her blue eyes on his. The governess stood nearly half a foot away but something inside her wanted to be closer to the man.

Once Jenuwel had left, Richard turned to Miss Waller. "Of course, Miss Waller. Miss Hanely, please find a suitable room for Miss Waller here," Richard said with a small.

Her eyes went to her future employer and curtsied as she looked at him. "Thank you, Mister Fochester." Miriam said softly and then started to follow Miss Hanely to her room. She felt kind of sad leaving that man's presence but blushed deeper and told to pull herself together. 'Besides, why would he like me? I'm just a hired woman.' The governess said to herself as she stood up straight.

A little rush of disappointment ran through Richard when Miss Waller had to go to bed. He knew that the following morning, he would ask her what her answer was to this job. He had hoped dearly that she would say 'yes'.

After everyone had gone to bed, Richard lingered in his room, walking out onto his balcony as he rested his elbows on the balcony's wall and looked up at the beautiful night sky. He sighed. Somehow, he felt so unhappy with his life. He felt as if there was so much out there for him, but he just didn't know what that something was.