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Prolog
Serena felt a light tug on her skirt and looked down to find Katerina, staring up at her with mournful eyes. " You weaving now Seweena?" she asked in a quiet voice. Serena felt a much stronger tug at her heartstrings as she knelt down to be at eye level with the little girl. "Yes Kat I am" she answered. Her heart constricted as a lonely tear trailed down Kat's face, igniting an answering tear in her own eye.
They had become such a large part of each other's worlds since Serena had come to stay alittle over three years ago. She saw them both, as they were then, Kat barely five months old with bright laughing eyes staring up at the thirteen year old, tear-stained Serena. Nothing has changed in essentials she thought. Kat, though taller and now able to speak her thoughts, was still the brightest part…no the only bright part of Serena's life, and here she was leaving her.
She was suddenly seized by the strong conviction that no boarding school could possibly be worth leaving her Kat behind, before her more reasonable side once more took over. This is what Mama wanted for me, and here I am, why would I back out now? "Because Kat" screamed the other part 'Because Kat what? They're going to get her a governess she'll want for nothing, she doesn't need me". "But you need her" snapped the other part with an air of finality. Serena's eyes began to tear again as she looked down at the little girl still clutching her hand, knowing it was true. She did need Kat. Kat was her mainstay, her reason for getting up in the morning, and in Serena's opinion, the last living example that humanity hadn't gone completely to the dogs. "Well you'll just have to learn to live for something else." She told herself.
Then the footman was in front of her saying in that haughty tone "Lady Depardeu we are ready to depart." With tears threatening to spill out her eyes Serena bent down and crushed Kat to her chest before planting a final kiss in her mess of dark curls and whispering "I love you" She steeled her heart and swept out the door before she could convince herself not to. Outside, Mrs. Bates the housekeeper stood settling up with the coachman over her fare. After the footman gave her a hand in she turned back to the house and saw that Katerina had stumbled out onto he steps after her. Now she stood there, her small hand in Mrs. Bates large one, and tears in her solemn grey eyes. "Good bye Kat" Serena called "I'll write…. Oh I promise I'll write" She was thankful when the carriage pulled away so Kat couldn't see the torrent of tears running down her face. She didn't want Kat to see her cry.