Page 22 of Mysterious Teacher : Arrival
Chapter 7
“Here we go,” Aprilsing-songed as she entered the dining room with a tea tray, complete with bite-sized sweets. “Nice hot tea, and a little something to soothe that sweet tooth.”
She set the tray down then went around the table to pick up the empty plates. “I do hope you gentlemen had your fill,” she said as she set the dirty dishes on the side table.
Igor offered only a grunt as he reached out to the teapot.
April returned to the table and playfully tapped Igor’s hand with the tips of her fingers. “Please, allow me.”
She poured tea into a delicate cup adorned with pink roses. “Sugar?”
“Three,” he said, holding up his thumb, index and middle finger.
Cocking a surprised brow, April dutifully dropped three sugar cubes into the hot tea. “Milk?”
“Absolutely not.”
She set the cup and saucer in front of him and added a small spoon to the saucer, then proceeded to pour tea into a second cup. “Sugar?”
Boris nodded. “And milk.”
She served him his tea, poured a cup for Sonya and herself and sat down.
“Please tell me, Sonya,” April said, holding the delicate cup of hot tea up to her lips. “Did you mention that you’ve visited England?” She blew lightly on the steaming liquid.
Sonya shook her head. “I wish I could say that I had, but unfortunately, I never got around to visiting that country. I do have a few friends in England, and back in China, my tutors were British. They played a big part in piquing my interest in their country.” She shook her head as she thought back to her youth. “I do wish I’d taken the opportunity to visit England before I got married.”
Shocked, April set her cup down on her saucer. “You’re married? You didn’t mention that. How long have you been married?”
Sonya let out a gentle chuckle. “Oh, I got married when I was far too young. Your age, actually. Seventeen years old and I went off with my husband thinking that I knew everything there was to know about life. How wrong I was.My husband was very young, too.My visions of marriage were completely skewed.”
“Humph,” Igor let out. “Women.”
April ignored him. “Are you saying that things didn’t work out between the two of you?”
Sonya shook her head.“I was really too young to know what I really wanted. My husband...oh, he was very handsome. But...well, there’s more to a relationship than just looking good. Turned out that he wasn’t really who I expected him to be.”
“That’s too bad.”
