Chapter 1
A New Charater's POV
As I walk off the ship onto the wooden docks, my breath becomes labored.
"Rotten corset," I mumble to myself.
"Now, how could you say that about the fabulous style enhancer you are wearing so fashionably?" she gave a little chuckle to her mockery. I turn to see a woman with wild red hair barely maintained by a a pink rose clip. She was taller than me by at least a head. She had green eyes that burned into my flesh.
"Oh, I- I didnt realise anyone could hear me," I said in embarssment. She smiled. Her smile was so radiant, I had to smile back, even if my smile was weak. "So what's your story for boarding this ship?"
Her smile faded, she became quite serious. I feared I had said something wrong. I opened my mouth to apologize just as she spoke. "I have come to get a better education."
Surprised, I blurted out, " And not for your season? Not to find a better life with one of the most eligible men living in this country?"
When she answered, she had the eyes of a deer, just before they are shot by the bullet forced into its skin by a man with a lust for blood. "That does not concern me. I don't need a man to define me. I need love, but that has already died in my eyes." I could see the pain in her eyes. I felt the need to comfort her, but I did not know her, and felt an awkwardness. Her silence commanded me to talk.
"My name is Georgianna. I also came for an education, but only because my brother has forced me. I am not 'accomplished' enough to be the apple of any man's eye according to him," I say. "So what is your name?"
"It's Gemma. Your lucky, my father and grandmother are not so happy. But at least my brother understands..." she looks up to the sky. A small tear trickles down her face. I look away to save from embaressment. She doesn't wipe them away, she keeps walking with them falling as she goes. "Let's get to the college to get a room. Maybe we'll share one."