HELLO heres chapter two . L
Chapter Two
"Isabella!" my lovely mother stormed in to my room at a stupid a clock in the morning like usually, every day it was the same get woken up by maid fall back to sleep get woken up by mother shouting at me then get dragged out of bed and forced in to a dress which I can hardly breath in but my mother says that we have to dress to impress and but I hate it what's wrong with the normal dress that normal girls wear, but my mother would reply your not a normal girl and you have a reputation to uphold...
But I wanted to be a normal girl not one that dresses like I had to... It was Thursday and I knew what that meant, every Thursday mother brought another man that was suitable for me to marry and she expected me to chose one of them I wouldn't chose one of then because I didn't love them and I won't marry them I don't voice my feelings in front of them of course but when it's just me and my social climbing mother I don't give in easily...
"Finally Isabella your ready I have someone you have to meet he's a lovely for the la push he's a ship captains son oh and he's ever so handsome I think you will like this one," there we go, as I said Thursday...
I walk out of my dressing and washroom to hear my mother talking to a man I open my the door slowly so I could see the man before I had to meet him, he was tall and had tanned skin he also had black hair which was cut short I must say he did look handsome but not my type.
I make my self know to them by clearing my throat as I descended down the stairs the both looked up to me and I smiled a fake smile and continued to the bottom. I always had to be careful when walking down the stairs because ever since I was a small girl I was clumsy and would trip over every thing that was possible, however stairs were my main enemy...
"Oh Isabella there you are come and meet this lovely gentleman that I have been talking to whilst you were upstairs..." I walked over to them still had the fake smile in my face and I took a closer look and the man my mother wanted me to meet and marry "Isabella this is Samuel Uley" (hehe bet you thought it was Jake) "Samuel this is my daughter Isabella..."
"It's a pleasure to meet you Lady Swan..."he took my hand a kissed it like all the men of society did
"It's lovely to meet you to Mr Uley..." I didn't know if I was right or not but I had a feeling that he didn't want to be here...
As the morning progressed we managed to escape the couches of my mother to take a stroll around the gardens behind our home...
"Please forgive my mother she doesn't know when to stop sometimes..."
"It's fine miss swan my mother I quite the same," he smiled I could tell it was a real smile this time not the forced smiles we both have been putting on all morning... All of a sudden he stopped and turned to me…
"I'm sorry for being so blunt but I have to tell you something my mother sent me here in hopes that I would marry but I can't for I am already in love with someone else and I'm sorry if I lead you on today but this can't go further then this..."
I couldn't help but smile at this man he was in love and had to face the struggles of family...
"it is perfectly fine Mr Uley I don't wish to marry and if I'm being so blunt myself I hate what my mother keeps doing by bringing men to the house, I hate this life and wish I could escape but I'm tied down with no possible ways of escape, so tell me who's the lucky girl?" he looked shocked by what I had said, "Come now Mr Uley I have know excitement and adventure in my life at least you can tell me what it's like to be in love and have someone who loves you for who you are and not what society shows..." ok so I know I was being really pushy but I wanted to know, I loved reading and hearing about real life adventures that I could never be apart of...
"Well miss swan..."
"Call me Isabella please..." I smiled at him and he returned it with one of his own we walked to a bench and sat down "well miss Isabella her names Emily and I love her she's a sailors daughter my family don't approve because of my status but I love her any way and wouldn't have it another way... We plan to marry and then sail to the new world as soon as we can get the plans and money together we hope to start a new life there I hope it works..."
"I'm so happy for you Samuel I only wish that I could have a man like you who would give up every thing to be with me like younger doing for your Emily" it would never happen but a girl can dream...
After lunch Sam left and I could get back to the normal things that I do on a Thursday, which I must say aren't much unless I can sneak out and go and see my friend down on his estate, I know what you are going to say him well yes he is a guy but is my friend and nothing more and I think he has a thing for this girl that works in the bakers but I don't say anything...
My mother was busy with the renovations of the new left wing of the house so I had managed to escape but not before changing in to my mans clothes so no one would recognise me and a hat which I tucked all my long mahogany hair in to I left the house using the maids entrance and quickly ran through the gardens and out of our estate.
After the ten minuet walk to the town I went to the market and bought two iced cakes for me and Jake then headed to the black smiths where he lived and worked...
"Hay Jake," I called as I went in through he back door hoping to find him there which he was her turned to me and smiled and dropped the hammer that he was holding and ran to me and lifted me into a huge hug, Jake was about 6 foot tall and really muscular he was huge …
He worked as a black smith he said it was a easy job, once he tried to show me how he made a simple sword but I could never get the hang of it and ruined a lot of stuff whilst trying to make one a sword like Jake did, he thought my attempts were hilarious but after trying twice I gave up...
But other them ruining some of Jakes supplies he teaches me how to handle a sword and a dagger and other things that could help me out in a fight or get me out of trouble...
He did this because the first time we met I was running away from the guards and ran into his work shop to change back to my girls clothes so that the guards wouldn't recognise me and he walked in half way through the change I was humiliated but he helped me and wanted to know about me and why I was dressed like a boy…
When he heard that I was the governors daughter he nearly had a heart attack it was funny but we've been friends ever since and he's been trying to teach me different things but my clumsiness gets in the way a lot, but one thing that it didn't effect was my sword fighting and when I was fighting him I didn't trip or fall over at all it amazed us both...
"Where have you been you haven't been here in ages what happened to our Thursday visits?" I could tell that he was upset we did always meet up every Thursday but since my mother has been trying to marry me off to different men every week I haven't been able to escape…
"My mothers been trying to get me to marry now that I'm 18 and she thinks bring different men to meet me every Thursday will help me pick one which I don't want to do by the way…" I tried to smile but I know Jake would see right through it… he was my only friend and person who understood me, the real me that is…
But the truth was that I hated it… my mother didn't know me and she thought that I was happy all the time with the life that I lead now but I'm not and she doesn't get that, I could feel that the tears were going to start to come if I didn't stop think about…
"Aww come now Hun it's ok…" he took two strides and he was next to me and I was engulfed me in a hug I couldn't help it now I was crying and I didn't want to crying was silly and was for small children…
"Thanks Jake I don't know what I would do if I hadn't stumbled into your work shop last year…"
"I know what you would have done… you would have been arrested and hug from the gallows for the trouble you get in to…" I couldn't help but laugh he always did know what to say to make me feel better...
"Isabella I have to tell you something…" I didn't like the sound of his voice when he said that something was wrong… "Isabella I'm leaving there's a ship that's heading out on Saturday and they want a new weapons manager so I signed up, I'm leaving…"
I didn't know what to say the only piece of my life that I actually loved and lived for was leaving…
"Isabella, say something please…"
"I'm going to miss you Jake…" I hugged him tighter not wanting to let go...
"I have a gift for you I was hoping I would see you again before I left…" he walked over his room in the back of the shop and brought out a big black box…
"What is it Jake?" I took the box and shook it to try to figure out what inside it
"Open it Isabella…" he laughed at me still shaking the box
I carefully pulled open the box and inside was a bundle of clothes, a pair of boots and one of Jakes swords and daggers and a belt to put them on… (Picture on profile)
"Jake what is this?" I was looking at all the items then turned to Jake…
"Is something to wear when you escape… because I know you can do anything you put your mind to and you can sail the seas like you tell me you want to…" what was he saying that I should leave my parents and escape to the oceans…
Could I do that? Could I be free?
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