Chapter 1

"I'm afraid that was work," Edward said addressing his daughter Marian from across the table,

"How long?" Marian stated simply,

"How long what?" Edward asked,

"How long are you away for this time?" Marian repeated,

"I do not know…will you be ok?" Edward sighed,

"I've been ok for the past two years father, you tell me," Marian said,

"Marian…I've always done what I thought best for you, I know its been hard since your mother died …and Robin leaving,"

Marian Rolled her eyes, trying to ignore the deep pit she felt in her stomach at the mere mention of he's name. She looked at her father and felt bad for the way she had just spoken to him, she knew he was just doing he's best, that's what she loved him for.

"Father, I understand. Just try and get back as soon as you can, you know what I'm like" she joked.

Her father looked upon his teenage daughter. He was so proud on how much she had matured. She reminded him so much of her mother, they both had the same beautiful, piercing blue eyes and long black hair that cascaded down to just below her shoulders in soft ringlets. Edward pulled her into a hug and Marian gratefully hugged back.

After discussing the rest of the details with her father, Marian left the house using the excuse that she needed some fresh air. But the truth was her father had opened emotions in her that she tried so hard to keep closed. She was sick of people she loved leaving her, she learnt it was just better not to depend on anyone. She remembered her fathers words, …"Robin leaving"…

It had been about half a year since she learnt that Robin had left Nottingham without a single good bye to anyone, she knew it hadnt been that long but without seein him everyday or even hearing from him it seemed like aneternity. . No-one had heard from him since that Friday afternoon. He was acting weird, Marian still recalled as her, Robin and the gang hung out at their favourite spot, The Lake. They were the perfect couple even though they were both so young, only fifteen, everyone could tell they were so in love. The day Robin left he took a part of Marians heart with him, but not a single day went past that she didn't think of him and the way it used to be. The gang just wasn't the same without him.

She turned the corner and carried on walking up the road, she knew this route like the back of her hand.

She closed her eyes as the cool afternoon breeze whipped her silky black locks across her face. Visions of Robin raced through her head, it was days like this that she missed him most but she knew deep down that if she ever saw him again things wouldn't be able to go back to the way they were, she would be to scared to let herself fall for him like that again. But sometimes she let her mind wonder and kept asking her self the same endless questions,

"Why did he leave? Where is he?" But there was one question which Marian longed to know the most,

"Does he still ever think of me?" She felt a tear rise but quickly swallowed hard, no way was she going to let any more of her tears fall for Robin Locksley. She knew he would never return and that was something which she had learnt to accept.

She ascended onto a winding footpath which soon lead on to a tall hill, over looking a beautiful lake, one side was a field which Marian and the gang would spend endless afternoons hanging out and chatting. On the other side it looked more like a ravine than a lake. There were bushes and trees reaching up high into the sky. There were also a couple of boulders which were pretty easy to climb and were the best place to think things over as the sight was breathtaking.

Marian carefully made her way down the hill and onto the grassy area of the lake. She sat under the afternoon sun, this was the only place she felt at peace…

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