Chapter 2

Quick description of brothers and the brides.

Adam Pontipee 30 years old

Milly Pontipee 24 years old

Benjamin Pontipee 28 years old

Dorcas Gailen 23 years old

Caleb Pontipee 27 years old

Ruth Jebson 23 years old

Daniel Pontipee 25 years old

Martha Hall 22 years old

Ephraim Pontipee 24 years old

Liza May 20 years old

Frank Pontipee 22 years old

Sarah Kine 19 years old

Gideon Pontipee 20 years old

Alice Elcott 18 years old

Note that this is my first story I have ever written. So, this might not be

very professional, I'm just trying my best. Again, I wouldn't have started writing

this story, if I knew that someone was writing about Liza and Ephraim.

Martha and I were sitting on my comfy couch having lemonade, when all of a sudden

I heard someone knocking on the door. I quickly got up and opened the door.

I saw Ruth, Dorcas, Sarah and Alice who couldn't wait to come inside. All six of us were

great friends. Although, out of all I was close to Martha. Her parents and my parents were

old friends, so me and Martha practically grew up together. Alice, the Reverend's daughter

entered excitingly.

"Oh girls, you won't believe what just happened" Dorcas exclaimed.

I got nervous was everything okay? Was something wrong?

"What is it, Dorcas?" Martha asked eagerly.

"Milly got married!" Alice cried out.

I couldn't believe it. My jaw dropped when I heard about this. Milly was one of our friends and a

voice of reason for us girls. She was the one who introduced us to Dorcas when she first came to this

town from east. Milly was four years older then I, and to me, and to all of us, she was like a second

mother. I was still a little girl when I first moved here, and Milly befriended us all. She had a personality that appealed to everyone. She was hard working, caring, and sweet. I knew that soon she would get married, men loved her cooking and her sassyness. I didn't expect it to be that soon though. Milly was an orphan who was raised by Alice's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elcott.

I was still shocked by this when Martha asked suddenly. "Who's the lucky guy?"

Indeed, whoever that man was he was very lucky to have Milly as his wife.

"Adam Pontipee" Alice replied.

"He is the same man we saw at the Bixby store the other day" Ruth said.

"You mean the man who boasted about getting everything he wanted?" I asked shockingly.

"Indeed, Liza" Sarah replied.

"I heard he lives far from the town" Dorcas informed us.

"Yes, he lives in the countryside and has a big farm" Alice added.

"Oh, I wish I could say goodbye to Milly" I said disappointedly

"Liza, you're not the only one" Sarah told me.

"Alice was the only one who waved goodbye to Milly" Ruth said.

"So, this happened two days ago?" Martha asked.

"Yes, Milly got married on the same day she met the man" Alice said.

"Why so soon?" Martha asked again.

I chuckled. Martha was very proper and outspoken she hated when men were being boastful

and rude. She wasn't afraid to put them in their place, so for her finding a suitor was hard. She was

picky.

"Love at first sight" Alice sighed romantically.

"Love ..." Ruth said softly.

Alice, together with Ruth and Dorcas was the romantic one. Martha and Sarah weren't like that

and usually disliked Dorcas' flirty nature. I usually agreed with them, I wasn't the romantic and the

dreamer time either.

After that, six of us girls gathered around my table and chatted for several hours. We would miss Milly very much, in fact, I already missed her. But I knew that wherever she was, she was happy.

That night, as I went to bed I realized that Milly was very lucky. I always wished to live outside the town, away from pride and prejudice. I loved my friends and parents, but there were times when I thought that I didn't fit in this town. I hated how arrogant the men were and the people seemed boring. However, I was quite happy that I had six lovely friends here and caring parents. But deep down, I always wanted to be free from the town. The rules were killing me here, sit straight, act like a lady, be polite, talk less, smile more. It was too much for me, so whenever I was alone, I thought about how lovely it must have been to live in the countryside.

That's it for chapter 2 folks! Hope you enjoyed it