I blinked at Hildegard.
"Gone, what do you mean? Gone?" I said lost.
She took in a deep breath. "Jasmine I-
I scoffed at Hildegard.
"Please, is Nanny Nia putting you up to one of her many boring tricks?" I said and laughed.
I walked to the bed to find my dress.
"I’m sorry to laugh, Hildegard, but I’ve told her times without number those tricks never work. And quite frankly, don’t ever believe her when she tells me." I said as I shook my head.
I giggled and searched for my dress.
"There it is," I said and picked it up. "I just remembered Hildegard. The dress was amazing. It made the night so beautiful. Felt like a fairy tale."
Hildegard nodded with a tight-lipped smile as she approached me. "And you’re welcome for that. I’m glad you did. But Jasmine, this isn’t a joke."
She’s standing before me now, her face written with worry and discomfort.
"They are gone." She insisted.
I looked around, trying to understand the point of this game. "Gone? Okay, gone to where exactly?"
She shook her head. "They went back to the Crescent pack."
I stared at her while the pregnant silence enveloped the room.
Hildegard looked so serious.
I burst into laughter.
"Oh, please, Hildegard." I said. "This is actually a good one."
I set the chemise against my body.
It was see-through.
So I neatly folded it and set it aside before walking to the closet to find one of the dresses Nanny Nia had packed up for me.
I found a cream dress and put it over my head.
Hildegard was still following after me.
"Jasmine, this isn’t a joke. Why would I joke about something like this?" She asked me.
"Because there is no way in hell Nanny Nia would leave me," I said as I pulled my hair from the back of my dress. "Not possible."
I adjusted the dress down my body till it was close to my toes.
"Will you help me, please?" I asked Hildegard.
She zipped up my dress for me with a sigh.
"Thank you!" I winked. "Now I’ll have to go find Nanny Nia myself. Moreover, we’re supposed to be leaving the royal pack today."
I had no idea what silly joke Nanny Nia had going on, but at least it was a trial.
She was always guilty of pulling the most ridiculous pranks.
And they never seemed to work on me or even anyone.
"Search for Xaden’s clothes!" Hildegard said.
I stopped right in my tracks, just as I was about to open the door and head out.
"What?" I asked, slowly turning around.
"Yes, Jasmine." She nodded. "If you think this is all some joke, then check the closet and see if you can find any of Xaden’s clothes."
I stared at Hildegard.
I became tense.
What was she getting at?
"Check Jasmine." She invited.
I slowly walked to the closet and told myself this was all a joke.
I opened the drawers and doors in search of his clothes.
But I found nothing.
I had expected to find something hanging.
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