chapter 2 + chapter 3

Chapter 2

There was some talk of the weather and such and it took almost all of Elizabeth’s strength not to collapse of boredom. But her plan soon began to move.
“I guess now’s as good a time as any for the 1st course” said Bill as he stood up from the table.
Tom then also got up to help carry all the food to the table. Elizabeth quickly saw all the food being put onto the dining table and frankly didn’t understand why – she could leave at any time and didn’t have to eat much of it.
‘What’s their plan?’ Elizabeth thought.
“Help yourself” said Bill as he sat back down to the dining table.
The dining table was stacked full of meats, cheeses, potatoes, and salads. Elizabeth held her puzzlement and reached for a piece of chicken with her fork to put onto her plate. Bill tried not to watch intently but only partially succeeded, and thankfully Elizabeth didn’t notice. She put the piece of chicken onto her plate, cut off a piece with her knife, and ate it. Bill smiled on the inside and looked away to grab some food for himself. He had gambled that Elizabeth wouldn’t think to realize that the food put nearest to her on the table was altered while his and Tom’s food was normal. He had gambled right. If he had given her an already full plate, she would have been suspicious of poison or what have you. But she was now caught, and now all Bill had to do was wait.

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Chapter 3

Elizabeth ate her food at a moderate pace, though trying to slow herself. Soon enough though as all 3 of them continued to eat she began to feel full. She looked down to where her stomach was under her dress and to her absolute disbelief it had a little pouch pushing through. But through her astonishment she retained focus and knew she should go to the bathroom now.
“Excuse me, I’ll be in the washroom” said Elizabeth as she stood from the dining table.
Bill took a quick look at her and saw that it had worked; her agency would regret the day they thought his client was weak.
“The bathroom’s to the left down the hall” said Tom as he pointed towards the hallway.”
“Thanks” responded Elizabeth as she tried not to visibly hurry down the hall into the bathroom.
She quickly locked herself in and began to breath heavily.
‘I winded myself by walking?!’ she thought in horror.
She realized that Bill must have done something to her food and how stupid she had been when she reached for the closest food! She then realized that her now increasingly tight dress was not letting her breath very well. But through all the thoughts racing through her mind she focused on her plan – find any cracks in the blond man’s story. She quietly stepped out of the bathroom and began to walk towards the house’s library. She had been told that the house had a library by her agency, and she had found where the library might be when she first entered the house. Though even Elizabeth found it funny that for a house trying to look poor and bland it had a room dedicated to a library. She reached the door to what she presumed was the library and opened it quietly.
“Why are we just sitting here? She’s obviously here to dig up dirt on us and you’re just letting it happen! We didn’t hire you to sit around” said Tom quietly, looking anxiously to where Elizabeth had entered the hallway.
“Don’t worry, she soon won’t be a problem” responded Bill, letting himself smile at his cunning.