The delicate wind brushed past the silken curtains, sending them fluttering about in a dance that had Anne's eyes sparkle in delight. She could smell the fresh blossoms blooming the orchard of Patty's Place and her mouth was upturned as she gazed into the beautiful scenery before her.

"I'm still so glad that we live in a world of Octobers," she murmured, as she gathered her skirts and rose from the small desk in the corner of the room.

"Anne, darling, Roy's down here to see you," Phil called up the steps that led to the bedroom. Her eyes growing wide at the realisation that she was to tutor him this morning, but as usual was caught up in her imagination.

Feeling the soft wood rush under her feet, she suddenly halted. His eyes were soft, and his face showed no signs of the anger she thought would be written all over it. "Oh Roy, I'm so terribly sorry. I can't believe I forgot again," she told him in absolute earnest.

"It's no matter, Anne. Shall we begin now instead? We've only missed a half hour." She nodded at his words and led him into the lounge.

"So, how's your story coming along then, Roy?" Anne smiled wistfully, still slightly wishing that she was daydreaming in the orchard.

"Splendidly I should think. Although, you tell me," he answered.

Anne gazed down at the work of fiction, penned in Roy's scrawling hand. It was long. Sighing, she gathered it towards herself and began reading, dropping the page in front of herself every now and then to scribble comments of her own. Then the whole point of the story dawned on her. Red-headed lass and a curly, dark haired boy fight and head in their separate ways.

Anne's breath hitched, as the pen and paper clattered to the floor. Her vision grew blurry and she already knew what was happening as she felt the liquid trickle out of the well that were her eyes. "Oh, I'm sorry Roy, just memories I'd prefer to keep locked away."

"I thought something like this may happen," Roy sighed in concern over the fiery girl in front of him. Where was that fire now? Possibly locked away where there is no chance for it to re emerge again. "What exactly happened between you two?" Anne quickly lifted her eyes in shock at the question, "I've seen the way you look at each other, Anne. Is it too much to ask?"

"I think it's a little personal considering you don't know me all that well, Mr. Gardner. How dare you use your fantasies to conjure up what you think might have happened between two people you barely know," Anne's face growing more and more red with every passing second, "I think you should go now."

"Please, Anne. I never meant to hurt your feelings. It's just that I know love when I see it, and when you look at him you're in love, and he is too."

"I'm afraid that ship sailed long ago, and it may never come back for me ever again. Could you please just leave me be?" Anne's eyes welled in tears once again, as Roy nodded and promptly scurried out of Patty's Place. It was all she could do not to sit and mope, but as soon as the wood panel met the frame, she sank into the lounge and couldn't stop the endless sobs that racked her body.

Thanks for reading ya'll Obviously I'm nowhere near finished, just beginning really. All the chapters will not be this short this is just kinda like a preview, just to see how you all like my writing and if you would like me to continue. I really enjoy writing, but I unfortunately don't do much of it anymore. I'm also currently studying in Uni, so I don't have a whole lot of time to be penning stories haha. I'll try to update as often as I can, but please keep in mind that Uni is a massive workload, particularly with the subjects that I am doing, and I would appreciate if you could keep that in mind. Thanks all