I'm Doing It for Love
I hate my mother. I've just arrived in Port Royal, and I've already fallen in love…the problem is…Mother won't let us get married.
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Introduction
"It's so…busy," I stated as I stepped onto the heavy wooden docks that connected the ship, Freedom's Faire, to my new home. Mother, Anna, and Isabelle followed closely behind me. I lifted the hem of my maroon silk gown and stepped carefully down the dock. Our belongings were being unloaded by our many servants who we had brought over from England.
When we reached the main road that twisted through the town, I made an effort to be several feet ahead of everyone else. My 13-year-old twin sisters skipped alongside Mother, holding hands. They wore matching yellow gowns and had their gold curls pinned up.
I think I must have inherited my ebony black hair and wild green eyes from my father, since Anna and Isabelle's hair exactly matches Mother's. However, my father 'disappeared' shortly after I was born, and Mother never speaks of him. I wish I knew more about him.
Oh, well…I just kept walking. The town was beautiful. I looked in every direction and saw everything from shops to carts to people and animals. Chickens and rats ran everywhere. The alleys and streets were immensely crowded, but we managed to squeeze by everyone with only a few scratches.
Finally we reached our new house. It was an enormous white-marble mansion that sat on the top of a hill. The yards were filled with blossoming trees and bright green grass. Large, wrought-iron gates surrounded our property. They were open, and we walked slowly through.
Throughout the day, we unpacked and got settled. Everything was perfect, until I went to the party that night.