Left for Dead

"Romeo! Lord Romeo!" a man called, running up to where Romeo stood waiting, "I come bearing terrible news!"

"What is it, good sir? What news brings thee anon with such distress?" Romeo voiced worriedly.

"Tis thy fair lady, Juliet! She was pronounced dead this morn!"

"Dead? Lies...! Surely you jest...? How could this be so?"

"The cause is yet unknown; her body is bound for the tomb in which Tybalt lies early 'morrow! You must return to say your last farewells ere they close it, else you shall never get the chance!"

For a moment, Romeo seemed lost in thought, a devastated look askew his brow for loss of his lady love. It was several moments later when he finally spoke: "Oh well! No point in lamenting in the past! Now to go find Rosaline..."


A/N: I think this is the shortest chapter I wrote for this... Lot's a dialogue in this one though. Unlike with the last chapter where I took an excerpt from the play for the dialogue, I wrote all the dialogue in this. I tried to keep the Shakespearian flare in it, but I'm not sure if I succeeded on that front... Opinions?

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