A Story to a Friend-Part 1
Once there was a simple peasant by named Darth Baver. He lived with his mother and father who took care of him and raised him so he could one day run the acreage. There was also a peasant girl, named Lucy Lestat. She lived with her parents and older sister. Lucy's parents raised her so she could get an apprenticeship with a well known seamstress in town. But this wasn't what Lucy wanted. She wanted to study medicine or work the acreage at least! But alas! Her older sister was to inherit the land not she. So Lucy was unhappy when at home because this reminded her of her only getting to be a seamstress. However her feelings about town were very different from those of her house. Many of her friends lived in town and those who didn't were there often.
One day Lucy's father went her to get the eldest MacDougal girl (Anastasia, or Stasia as Lucy called her.) who lived down the road and go into town to get some fabric for new pants. Lucy did as she was told and went to the MacDougal house. When she got there Stasia was practicing her violin. Stasia's parents wanted her to become a famous violinist so she had to practice often. Lucy waited until Stasia was finished, because she knew that her parents wouldn't let her go anywhere until she was finished. When she finally was Lucy told Stasia she was to go into town with her. Stasia put on her shoes and off they went.
They arrived in town in what seemed like no time and were walking towards the town's marketplace, when suddenly Lucy stopped. For she saw what she thought to be an angle he glowed so!
She turned to Stasia and asked, "Who is that fair boy yonder?"
To this Stasia replied, "That would be Darth Bader. He and I are in a quartet together. He has heard of you and asks of you quite often." This was accompanied with a gentle elbow to Lucy's side. "You should go talk to him!"
Lucy nodded and started in Darth's direction. Darth had seen Lucy start walking towards him and began walking towards her hoping she meant to talk to him. She did of course and they met in the middle of the sidewalk just outside the baker's shop. Their eyes met for just a moment which made Lucy blush quite hard which made Darth smile.
"Hello, I'm Lucy Lestat." Lucy said avoiding Darth's direct gaze.
"Yes I know. Your eccentric friend Stasia has told me of you quite often." Darth said very calmly. Lucy's presence wasn't having the same effect on him that his was having on her.
"Oh she does? She said that you had inquired about me once or twice. That was why I came over here. But if you didn't then…" Lucy felt horribly embarrassed and started to turn.
"No wait! I have inquired about you and I enjoy hearing how she praises you."
"Do you?" was Lucy's coy reply.
Their conversation went on like this for some time. Until Lucy remembered that she had left Stasia! She looked around for her only to discover she had gone off to poke Charles Monterauge, who was getting bread at the bakery. He looked very annoyed with her but was trying to ignore her.
Lucy realizing that Stasia was preoccupied (knowing that nothing good was ever going to come of such a preoccupation) turned to continue talking to Darth when a girl came and hugged him from behind! Darth rolled his eyes and turned around putting on his best fake smile.
"Hello Erica." He said through somewhat clenched teeth.
"Hello Darth dear! I just got done picking out what the pastries for the wedding are going to look like! Oh my goodness! I still can't believe we are getting married in eight years!"
Wedding, the word hit Lucy like a ton of bricks! She couldn't believe that he was getting married! She wanted to leave. Yes, that's what she wanted to happen! She started walking down the sidewalk and then she was running and then sprinting.
"Lucy wait!" Darth was running after her and finally caught up to her outside the fabric shop. "Please let me explain! We aren't getting married that's just some delusion that she has had for years about her and I. in fact my entire family is against me even talking to her in public. She has no propriety whatsoever. And can't seem to walk my way without causing a scene! I can't stand it!"
"Oh! Well her voice is quite annoying!" Lucy said with a relieved smile.
"I kn-"
Just then there was a loud crash and a cloud of dust was surrounding some people on the opposite end of the street.
"Come back!" was heard just as Charles came sprinting out of the cloud with a persistent Stasia at his heels screaming, "Charles Monterauge get back here now!" to which Charles was yelling over his shoulder, "Never!"
Then Everly Monterauge, Charles's cousin, ran after Stasia yelling, "Now Stasia! Let's not make this a bigger scene then it already is!"
These phrases would repeat every so often until they left the town marketplace, headed towards the Monterauge's house.
Just before they were out of earshot however Lucy heard Everly yell, "Charles can easily outrun you Stasia! This is futile!"
Lucy turned to Darth and said, "I'd better go help them sedate her."
"Please don't leave me with Erica! She's insufferable!" the desperation was clear as day in Darth's eyes when Lucy finally looked.
"They need three people to hold her down while Dr. Monterauge injects her! I'm sorry." Lucy replied, her voice full of sorrow.
"When will I see you again," Darth asked.
"Tonight, one mile north of my acreage on the road just northwest of town," Lucy replied over her shoulder.
"I'll be there!" Darth said smiling as she walked away.