Penderella-Ch 9
Derek said, "so so sold, did you say that you had sold Penelope"?, she threw her head back and laughed and said, "yes your highness that's exactly what I said". JJ said, "we have to find her, we just have to", Spencer wrapped his arm around her and said, "don't worry Jennifer we will find her", Derek sighed and said, "alright girls I need your help in finding Penelope", they both nodded their heads happily as they followed the prince to his carriage.
Penelope tugged and pulled on her chains as her new owner smirked gleefully behind her, he walked up and said, "I hope that you will be happy here in your new home". She said, "this isn't my home and the first chance I get I will leave", the man wrapped his arms forcefully around her and said, "you won't get the chance".
She looked up to see two huge men walk into the room and listened as they were told to take her up to her room and chain her up, she opened her mouth and said, "please let me go, I don't belong here". The man touched her cheek and said, "but you do and tomorrow you are going to become my wife", she shook her head and ran toward the door saying, "nooooooo noooooooo".
The men caught her rather easily and she screamed as one of them put her over his shoulder and carried her up the stairs toward her room, he then carried her inside and tossed her down on the bed and chained her to the bedpost. She watched helplessly as the man then turned and headed out of the room saying,
"now don't go anywhere" as he slammed the door behind him.
Penelope got up off the bed and went as far as her chain would let her and she said, "helpppppppp meeeeeee, please somebody helppppppppp meeeeeeee", she then tried to walk to the door but didn't have enough chain so she walked over to the bed and pulled her legs up under her and wrapped her arms around them and cried.
Aaron looked at Derek and said, "sire it's getting dark, we are going to have to stop for the night", he said, "yes, of course but at first light we must be off again". Aaron nodded his head and said, "yes sire", JJ sighed as she felt Spencers arm wrap around her, he said, "are you cold"?, she looked up at him and smiled and said, "not anymore".
Aaron sat back down beside Emily and wrapped his arms around her and said, "don't worry Emily, we will find her", she wiped away a tear and said, "I hope so Aaron". Spencer said, "do you have any idea who she might have been sold to"?, JJ said, "not unless it is the man that lives on the other side of the great falls".
Derek said, "that is a couple of hours away isn't it"?, they nodded their heads and Emily said, "yes and we would never find it in the dark", Derek sighed and said, "at first light we will take our leave and find my Penelope". JJ and Emily laid their heads down on Aaron and Spencers shoulders and closed their eyes for only a few minutes or at least that was the plan, the poor things were so tired that it didn't take long before they drifted off to sleep.
Penelopes eyes popped open when one of her guards walked into her bedroom and threw a dress on the bed, she looked at him and he said, "get dressed the minister will be here soon. She stood up and said, "I will not put that on", the man walked over and picked up the dress and slammed it against her chest and said, "you put it on or I'll put it on for you", he untied her hand from her chains as she watched nervously.
She swallowed hard as she watched the huge man turn around and head out of the room, she rubbed her wrist and said, "please somebody find me, please", she looked down at the dress and shook her head. She realized that nobody was going to find her and save her from this travesty of a marriage and she knew that if she didn't put the dress on that her guard would force it on her so she gave in a few minutes later and put it on.
Derek was practically on the edge of his seat as they were getting closer and closer to his beloved Penlope, JJ leaned up and said, "we should be there in a few minutes sire". He looked at the girls and said, "please call me Derek, after all we are going to be family when I find my beautiful Penelope", they grinned as he sat back and sighed.
Penelope was pacing back and forth across the room when her door opened and the huge man walked into the room, he said, "come with me Penelope the minister is here". She slowly walked toward him like someone being led to slaughter, he said, "don't worry it will all be over in a few minutes and then you will be the mistress of the manor".
She reached up and wiped away the tears as the guard led her toward the minister and her future groom, a few minutes later her future husband held out his hand and said, "come child". She reluctantly put her hand in his as the minister said, "what evers wrong child"?, she looked up at him and then at her groom and opened her mouth to tell him and the man named Sam said, "she's a little shy, she has never been with a man before and she's nervous about performing her wifely duties".
Sam squeezed her arm hard and said, "isn't it sweety"?, she looked up at him and said, "I don't want to be here, my step mother sold me to him, please help me". The minister said, "a forced marriage is extra Sam, remember"?, he pulled out a hand full of money and said, "I remember", the minister put the money in his pocket and said, "alright then, dearly beloved we are gathered her today" and Penelope felt Sams arm wrap roughly around her waist, she struggled in his arms and said, "no, let me go".
Sam slapped her hard across the face and said, "you will behave or else", she rubbed her cheek and blarred at Sam as the minister once again continued with the ceremony.
