Hi Everyone! If you have read my other two stories 'red the colour of desire, black the colour of despair' and 'All Stories Have A Past' then you will notice that they have disappeared :( and that is because my idiot brother thought it would be funny to hack into my account and delete them and clear my doc manager :( he is facing consequences right now but I feel really sad :'( I didn't have a copy of my other stories so I couldn't post them again so I wrote this instead! Okay, enough of the authors note! ENJoy ;)
I huffed as I shuffled the papers around on my desk. Where had it gone?! I was supposed to have a meeting with general Lamarque the day after tomorrow discussing our fight for rights. I groaned and fell back on the chair, tilting my head back, letting my brown locks plummet down the back of the chair. "Eponine?" A voice called, I sighed and rubbed my eyes before replying. "In here 'Zelma!" Two seconds later, my pregnant sister knocked on the door, I opened it and she raised an eyebrow. "What?!" I asked frustratedly. She shook her head and steered me towards the mirror, that's when I caught sight of my reflection and my eyes widened slightly. My hair was tousled and 3/4 of the pins had fallen out leaving my brown hair flying, my dress was wrinkled and the skirt was tattered and decorated with small ink stains, my eyes were bloodshot and had slight bags under them. I sighed and raked a hand through my hair, making the remaining pins fall out. "Eponine, you are letting this cause get the best of you! You need to stop thinking for a minute" Azelma complained. I groaned and sat back down on the chair before burying my head in my hands. "I don't want to stop" I mumbled loudly before sitting up straight "I'm perfectly fine!" Azelma hummed in disagreement, I rolled my eyes. Her face lit up "I have an idea! Grantaire goes to this cafe with me sometimes and it's where he meets his friends! Maybe you could court one of them!" I shook my head frantically in disagreement. Azelma huffed "if you want, Grantaire had a friend there, He is about as passionate about liberty as you are! You two would instantly click, you are both stubborn and polite to strangers and believe that everyone is equal. You are like the girl version of him!" I sighed. "'Zelma, I'm sorry. I'm not going, I have a lot of work. I have a meeting with Lamarque coming up and I need to prepare to pitch my ideas. And I can't find the letter regarding the time and date. Next time, I promise" I apologised. Azelma gave me a sad smile and a pat of the shoulder before leaving the room and saying "I know".
The door clicked behind her and I huffed and fell back onto my bed. Merde, I was tired. I felt a small crunching noise behind my back and stood up to did that I was lying on General Lamarque's letter. I rubbed my temple before putting it on the only free spot on my desk, and climbing into my bed for the first time in weeks. I closed my eyes and sighed as I let sleep consume me.
The next morning, I woke up to a letter beside my bed. I rubbed my eyes before opening them properly and reading the letter.
Dear Eponine,
I just wanted to inform you that the meeting with Lamarque had been rescheduled to today! Be there by 2 pm. I will not accompany you because my sister is ill. You must go alone, i am afraid. Just do what we discussed and follow the normal plan! I am so sorry for the late notice. Good luck Mon Ami!
Amelie
My eyes widened and then flew to the clock. 12pm. Merde! I only had two hours to get to Lamarque's mansion. I mentally cursed him as I rushed to the wash basin.
Short, I know but that's because the next few chapters introduce Enjolras! He may come by the 3rd or 4th chapter but you won't have to wait too long! I promise! Read, review, favourite and follow please! :D xxx