Here's my very first fanfiction! Please review. I don't mind constructive criticism.
Please note that this is more of a love story than a mystery and that I didn't put the twins Carl and Carol in this story. I always found it strange that Elizabeth had twins when she was some where between the age of forty and fifty. Anyways now that's all cleared up, Happy reading!
The snow was beginning to fall as Mandie and Uncle John were on there way home from the train station. Mandie was home for the christmas holidays from college for the last time before she would graduate in the spring.
"Celia will be coming tomorrow with her mother, Aunt Rebecca won't be coming though she's staying home with Molly. When will everyone else arrive?" Mandie asked Uncle John.
"Uncle Ned, Morning Star, Sallie, and Dimar will be arriving on the 23rd, Mr. Guyer and Jonathan will be arriving on the 22nd, and I believe your grandmother will be arriving with Senator Morton tomorrow." Uncle John told her.
"What about Joe and the Woodard's. Will they be coming?" Mandie asked quickly. She hadn't seen Joe since last Christmas and missed him a good deal. She'd spent the summer touring England with her grandmother and hadn't seen him all summer break.
Uncle John smiled. "The Woodard's will be arriving on the 22nd in the morning and Joe will be arriving by train from college early in the afternoon." at that moment the pulled up to the house. Jason Bond, the housekeeper met them.
"It sure is good to see you back Miss Amanda." he said.
"Just you wait Mr. Jason this spring I'm graduating from college then I'm staying put at home." Mandie told him as she climbed out of the carriage and walked into the house.
"Amanda." her beautiful mother Elizabeth said as she came to give her a hug. "Mother I've missed you so much!" Mandie said.
"I've missed you too dear. Go and say hello to Aunt Lou and then go get tidied up for dinner." Elizabeth said.
Mandie was walking towards the kitchen, when she spotted Snowball in the hall. "Snowball." Mandie said as she picked him up. Snowball meowed.
"Missy Manda, you'se going to go off playin with dat white cat of yours without so much as a hello to me or Aunt Lou." Liza, the young house maid said with her hands on her hips.
"Lawsy mercy Liza you leaves my chile alone to do what she wants." Aunt Lou said as she came out of the kitchen.
"Aunt Lou, how are you? I've missed you so much!" Mandie said as she hugged the house keeper.
"Jus fine my chile. But looks at you. What have they been feedin' you at that school, we needs to feeds you up. But you'se gwine have to wait a 'lil while dinner's not quite ready." Aunt Lou said.
"I have to go upstairs and get changed anyways." Mandie said.
"I'll comes with you Missy Manda!" Liza said.
"Only for a lil while, then you comes righ' down to set du table." Aunt Lou said.
Mandie and Liza walked upstairs to Mandie's bedroom, with Snowball at their heals. Uncle John had already put Mandie bag in her room.
"Just think Liza, in the spring when I graduate I'll be home to stay!" Mandie said happily.
"But what bout when you marry the doctuhs son?" Liza said. Mandie blushed.
"Liza, how many times have I told you. I'm not going marrying Joe." Mandie said furiously. "I'm nineteen years old, too old to play silly love games." Mandie said.
"But he's crazy bout you Missy Manda." Liza said.
"No Joe is not 'crazy' about me." Mandie told her.
"Well I'se better be gettin down to help Aunt Lou." Liza said as she got up and left the room.
"Don't be too long getting ready, dinner shou be bout ready." Liza called down the hall.
Mandie emptied out her bag as she thought about Joe. Her lifelong friend. He'd alway been there for her. Even before her father died. Thinking about her father made her sad and think she'd have to go to the Charley Gap on summer break so she could visit her father's grave.
Mandie chose a new dress and went into the bathroom to change and wash up. She went downstairs to find her mother and Uncle John. In the hall she bumped into Liza who was going upstairs to get Mandie to come down for supper.
"Aunt Lou says dinner be ready." Liza told Mandie. Liza went back to the kitchen as Mandie headed to the dining room.
Mother and Uncle John were already seated. Mandie sat down and her mother asked "Is Celia coming for Christmas?."
"Celia and her mother will be coming tomorrow. Aunt Rebecca is staying home with Molly though." Mandie said.
"Polly and her mother will be coming over on the 23rd to help decorate for the Christmas Eve Ball." Elizabeth said.
Mandie groaned under her breath about Polly. "I forgot about the Christmas ball." Mandie said.
"We sent invitations to everyone. I bet the boys didn't forget about it, with all the pretty girls." Uncle John said with a wink.
"We sent invitations to your friends Robert, Tommy, Mary Lou, George, and of course Joe, Polly, Celia, Jonathan, Sallie, and Dimar will all be here." Elizabeth said.
"Thank you for inviting everyone. I'm sure we'll all have a good time." Mandie said with a smile.
At that moment Liza came in with dinner and everyone ate in silence.
When they'd finished eating Elizabeth said. "You'd better get to bed Amanda dear, tomorrow your grandmother, Senator Morton, and as you said Celia and her mother will be arriving."
Mandie went up to bed with Snowball. She was so excited about Christmas it was her favorite time of year. She snuggled into bed and dreamt of all the Christmas wonders that would lie in store.
There you go! What did you think? If you enjoyed the story please review! Who do y'all think the characters should end up with?
~MandieFan