Henri
Today is Valentines day
"I'm going to give Henri these chocolates and he's going to fall in love with me and we'll get married and be together forever and ever," Eclair told me.
I watched the love-struck 7 year old as she danced around the room, caught in her fantasies. I too had been in love once upon a time, but then I hadn't known how easily it could slip away, I innocently believed in kind-hearted princes and happily-ever-afters. I wondered if I should warn her, but decided against it, why crush someones dreams of love while still so young and innocent?
"Well, I'm off to school, wish me luck!" She said, eyes faraway and dreamy.
"Luck," I called after her.
Hours passed as I swept the floors and polished the windows and dusted the furniture.
I heard Eclair return. I hurried to her room to greet her, but stopped when I heard her mother yelling.
"Why are you crying Eclair?"
"Henri likes Marguerite, I saw him kissing her!" she sobbed, oh poor girl.
"Eclair stop crying! We are better than her and we do not let others see us cry!"
"O-okay," she said, still crying.
"Not Okay, Eclair, yes ma'am, now stop crying is that understood?"
"Yes ma'am."
Madame left as i pretended to clean, after she left the hallways I went in to comfort Eclair, "go ahead cry miss Eclair, it feels like the end of the world now, I know, so go ahead and cry, let all the unhappiness out with your tears."
She sobbed as I held her in my arms and rocked her like I did when Tamaki was sad.