What If?
What if Belle had gone off with Gaston? What if she had never found the Beast? What would happen to the Beast if Maurice had never have gotten lost? I am here to answer these questions.
"Papa," Belle called from outside the house.
"I'm in the workshop Belle!" He replied. Belle ran to the cellar door and threw them open.
"Papa, I went to town today and Gaston just wouldn't leave me alone. He's rude and conceited and I'm not interested. But, he's very persuasive and a bully." She said with a sigh.
"Belle this attitude is not like you. What's really the matter?" Maurice said concerned.
"Papa," She paused, "He asked me to marry him! Can you imagine it, me the wife of that MONSTER!"She started to cry.
"Now now, he can't be all that bad now can he? He cajoled her.
"He's terrible. He doesn't even care what I think. The wedding is tomorrow and I have to do it or he will call you crazy and have you taken away from me. And I won't have it!" She said in a tizzy. Maurice came to her side and held her in a comforting embrace as she sobbed into his arms. About an hour had passed and they were still sitting on his workbench in the cellar.
"Come on Belle, daylight is gone. Let's get up and we can get ready for bed. Would you like a cup of tea before you sleep?" Her Father asked with a smile. She simply nodded yes for the response to his question. They silently climbed the stairs to the house and Belle went to change as Maurice made a small pot of tea. She picked her nightgown off the bed and changed out of her light blue dress. She crawled under the covers and thought to herself how this would be her last night in her father's home. This brought new tears to her eyes and she began to cry quietly to herself. Maurice opened her door, tea in hand. He saw the fresh tears streaming down her face and he cringed at seeing her so upset. He pulled up a chair and sat next to her bed while she drank her tea.
"Papa," she sniffed," will you stay with me tonight? I know I shouldn't b-but I'm so nervous about tomorrow." She stuttered.
"Belle, everything will be fine I promise. We will get up in the morning and go see Gaston and maybe when he sees how distraught you are he will give you more time." He assured her. She gave her father a hug before getting comfortable in her warm blankets. She closed her eyes and began to drift into a deep sleep.