Ella was sitting on the floor, playing with her daughter Kamillah.
Her stomach bulged out in front of her, as she was due her second child
soon. Char was talking to Hattie and Olive, arguing. Olive was holding her
two chubby boys, Christian and Christopher, and Hattie was sitting in a
chair with her fluffy white dog.
"Kamillah." Ella cooed to her daughter. Kamillah crawled over to Ella, and stood up.
"Mommy." She said. Ella beamed. Not long ago, Kamillah had started saying words.
Olive said Christian down, but kept a tight grip on Christopher. The three-year-old boy toddled over to Ella and Kamillah. Christian grabbed the toy out of Kamillah's hands.
"Mine!" He yelled.
"No, no Christian. That's Kamillah's toy, and she was playing with it. Find a new one, and give that one back." Ella said calmly.
"No. Mommy!" Christian wailed. Olive sighed but didn't pay any attention to Christian.
"Look Charmont! I know you would solely like care of Christopher, but I don't want you to have him!" Olive was yelling.
"Olive, you must. Christopher is in danger! The ogre's want him, they'll get him. They stop at nothing, you know that!" Char argued, but Olive remained unpersuaded.
Char loved Christian and Christopher. Even if he detested Olive, they were still his nephews, and meant everything to him.
"Mommy! Toy! Me want!" Christian screamed loudly.
"Take the toy then, you know how to get what you want boy!" Olive said, then went back to her conversation with Char.
Ella sighed. "Take it Christian." She scooped Kamillah up and went to the kitchen.
"Hello Mandy." She said, sighing. She sat Kamillah on the counter, and she played with stalks of celery.
"Yes darling, what do you need?" Mandy said, not looking up, just cooking.
"I.well, it goes like this. Char is not a really caring and compassionate husband anymore. Always caring about Christopher and Christian, and how they fare! I.its making me mad!" Ella said, her voice screeching.
"Well, darling, he just.I know I shouldn't do this, but I guess for you honey. I'm going to read his mind." Mandy said, then held her temples. Back out with Char and Olive.
"He's going to die! This is my nephew we are talking about!" Char said, yelling now.
"My son! My son! If he was going to die, you'd think tha." Olive retorted, but Char screamed in pain and fell to the floor.
"Char!" Ella said, running out. He was muttering, then got up.
"Olive, this affair is over. As the King of Frell, I command you to give me three months custody of Christopher." Char said. He grabbed the boy out of Olive's hands and walked out to the porch.
"Char, what is going on!" Ella screamed. "How would you like it if a king ordered us to give Kamillah away. I know I wouldn't like it. I nurture my own child, and protect her as much as I can, I'm sure Olive can do the same with hers!"
"No, no she can't." Char said crying. Ella was slightly taken aback. She had barely seen Char cry.
"Wha.what? Why are you crying. You haven't ever cried over Kamillah. You.err." Ella said, walking back to the kitchen with Mandy, who was fidgeting and messing up her cutting.
"What did you see." Ella said through gritted teeth.
"Char.Char.he.well." Mandy said sighing. She washed her hands in a sink then dried her hands on a towel. "I found out the Char wants a son so badly, he'll go to kidnapping Olive's."
Ella gasped. Char had never been this.awkward.
"I'm.I'm.leaving." Ella stuttered. She ran to Char. "Char. What if this is a son. I know. I know you want a son so bad that you would go so far as kidnapping one of Olive's precious boys. GIVE HIM BACK. OR I WILL LEAVE. You will never see your new child. You will never see Kamillah. You will never see me."
Char gasped. How had she found out. This was his undying wish, and Ella had found out.
"Ella, I." Char said, his warm eyes glazing.
"Char, I don't give a damn. You betrayed me. You.urr! I can't believe you. Don't you just want to be a loyal husband. I swear, next thing I know I'll find you sleeping with the woman!" Ella screamed. "I can't stay here while you are holding my nephew captive! I'm going away for three months WITH Kamillah. Goodbye Char. Maybe this will rekindle our love for each other, or maybe it'll break us up, and I'll know it would have been good for us. But I am not sure. I am a twenty year old lady, so I have the right, and you can't stop me."
Char was looking scared, and sad all at once. Ella had tears dripping down her face, but she was proud. She had stood up and made a decision.
"But the baby is going to be born any day now!" Char yelled, as Ella swooped from the balcony. Going down the severel flights of stairs reminded Ella of the time the two of them slid down the banisters, and how much fun they had. Ella did love Char. But she didn't love him like this. He was changing, and for the worse.
Ella ran for Mandy. Rushing to kitchen, she found Mandy crying softly.
"Mandy?" Ella asked. Mandy looked up.
"Ella. Oh my god! I heard yelling, and bits and pieces of your conversation. I'm so sorry!" Mandy said, scooping Kamillah up and handing her to Ella.
"Mandy. I'm not leaving for forever. Three months. Time will tell if Char and I are meant to be together." Ella said, her tears landing on the table now.
"I know Ella, but ogres, and bandits, and." Mandy said, bawling now. "I'm scared for you honey."
"Maybe I'll bring Hattie and Olive." Ella said. Over the years, Ella had grown close to her stepsisters. Even though she liked Olive better then Hattie (Olive gave back a lot of the money that Ella had given her over the years) she still loved Hattie now.
Ella ran to her room and placed clothes for her and Kamillah in a trunk. She then got tons of food from Mandy, filling three trunks. And the magic story book, she got that. Rushing out to a carriage, she through the trunks in, then grabbed Kamillah and left.
"Kamillah." Ella cooed to her daughter. Kamillah crawled over to Ella, and stood up.
"Mommy." She said. Ella beamed. Not long ago, Kamillah had started saying words.
Olive said Christian down, but kept a tight grip on Christopher. The three-year-old boy toddled over to Ella and Kamillah. Christian grabbed the toy out of Kamillah's hands.
"Mine!" He yelled.
"No, no Christian. That's Kamillah's toy, and she was playing with it. Find a new one, and give that one back." Ella said calmly.
"No. Mommy!" Christian wailed. Olive sighed but didn't pay any attention to Christian.
"Look Charmont! I know you would solely like care of Christopher, but I don't want you to have him!" Olive was yelling.
"Olive, you must. Christopher is in danger! The ogre's want him, they'll get him. They stop at nothing, you know that!" Char argued, but Olive remained unpersuaded.
Char loved Christian and Christopher. Even if he detested Olive, they were still his nephews, and meant everything to him.
"Mommy! Toy! Me want!" Christian screamed loudly.
"Take the toy then, you know how to get what you want boy!" Olive said, then went back to her conversation with Char.
Ella sighed. "Take it Christian." She scooped Kamillah up and went to the kitchen.
"Hello Mandy." She said, sighing. She sat Kamillah on the counter, and she played with stalks of celery.
"Yes darling, what do you need?" Mandy said, not looking up, just cooking.
"I.well, it goes like this. Char is not a really caring and compassionate husband anymore. Always caring about Christopher and Christian, and how they fare! I.its making me mad!" Ella said, her voice screeching.
"Well, darling, he just.I know I shouldn't do this, but I guess for you honey. I'm going to read his mind." Mandy said, then held her temples. Back out with Char and Olive.
"He's going to die! This is my nephew we are talking about!" Char said, yelling now.
"My son! My son! If he was going to die, you'd think tha." Olive retorted, but Char screamed in pain and fell to the floor.
"Char!" Ella said, running out. He was muttering, then got up.
"Olive, this affair is over. As the King of Frell, I command you to give me three months custody of Christopher." Char said. He grabbed the boy out of Olive's hands and walked out to the porch.
"Char, what is going on!" Ella screamed. "How would you like it if a king ordered us to give Kamillah away. I know I wouldn't like it. I nurture my own child, and protect her as much as I can, I'm sure Olive can do the same with hers!"
"No, no she can't." Char said crying. Ella was slightly taken aback. She had barely seen Char cry.
"Wha.what? Why are you crying. You haven't ever cried over Kamillah. You.err." Ella said, walking back to the kitchen with Mandy, who was fidgeting and messing up her cutting.
"What did you see." Ella said through gritted teeth.
"Char.Char.he.well." Mandy said sighing. She washed her hands in a sink then dried her hands on a towel. "I found out the Char wants a son so badly, he'll go to kidnapping Olive's."
Ella gasped. Char had never been this.awkward.
"I'm.I'm.leaving." Ella stuttered. She ran to Char. "Char. What if this is a son. I know. I know you want a son so bad that you would go so far as kidnapping one of Olive's precious boys. GIVE HIM BACK. OR I WILL LEAVE. You will never see your new child. You will never see Kamillah. You will never see me."
Char gasped. How had she found out. This was his undying wish, and Ella had found out.
"Ella, I." Char said, his warm eyes glazing.
"Char, I don't give a damn. You betrayed me. You.urr! I can't believe you. Don't you just want to be a loyal husband. I swear, next thing I know I'll find you sleeping with the woman!" Ella screamed. "I can't stay here while you are holding my nephew captive! I'm going away for three months WITH Kamillah. Goodbye Char. Maybe this will rekindle our love for each other, or maybe it'll break us up, and I'll know it would have been good for us. But I am not sure. I am a twenty year old lady, so I have the right, and you can't stop me."
Char was looking scared, and sad all at once. Ella had tears dripping down her face, but she was proud. She had stood up and made a decision.
"But the baby is going to be born any day now!" Char yelled, as Ella swooped from the balcony. Going down the severel flights of stairs reminded Ella of the time the two of them slid down the banisters, and how much fun they had. Ella did love Char. But she didn't love him like this. He was changing, and for the worse.
Ella ran for Mandy. Rushing to kitchen, she found Mandy crying softly.
"Mandy?" Ella asked. Mandy looked up.
"Ella. Oh my god! I heard yelling, and bits and pieces of your conversation. I'm so sorry!" Mandy said, scooping Kamillah up and handing her to Ella.
"Mandy. I'm not leaving for forever. Three months. Time will tell if Char and I are meant to be together." Ella said, her tears landing on the table now.
"I know Ella, but ogres, and bandits, and." Mandy said, bawling now. "I'm scared for you honey."
"Maybe I'll bring Hattie and Olive." Ella said. Over the years, Ella had grown close to her stepsisters. Even though she liked Olive better then Hattie (Olive gave back a lot of the money that Ella had given her over the years) she still loved Hattie now.
Ella ran to her room and placed clothes for her and Kamillah in a trunk. She then got tons of food from Mandy, filling three trunks. And the magic story book, she got that. Rushing out to a carriage, she through the trunks in, then grabbed Kamillah and left.