Chapter 11: Riches
"You have accepted? Splendid!" Her mother said, actually smiling.
"We will tell Thomas today!"
"Today?" Sarah's eyes bulged, Thomas' 'mantion' (it was more of a regular house, made out of bricks instead of wood, which everyone in the community had) was over a days ride away.
Her mother began to push Sarah towards her room. "Now, go get dressed dear."
"Exactly mother, what did you tell him?" Sarah asked as she looked back at her stubby mother.
"Oh, I just said I wanted you to marry him, but wasn't sure you'd agree. His exact words were 'If she agrees, I will definitely take her hand in marriage,' I was even shocked at this," She smiled up at Sarah, "Now Sarah, get changed!"
Sarah's mother threw Sarah into her room and slammed the door. She sighed, Why did I agree to this?
*****
Sarah sat in the carriage that her mother had rented, just for the occasion. Sarah sat with her hands in her lap. Sarah's hair was tied up in a bun, on the back of her head. Her mother had put a blue ribbon around it. 'It brings out the color in your eyes' she had said. She was wearing one of her sister's old dresses. It was white, with red roses on the bottom of the skirt, and sleeves. it had yellow trim around the color. It was a very simple dress, but it was the best they had. Sarah was also wearing her Locket.
Her mother was wearing a blue dress, that puffed out at the bottom. The dress was a light blue color, and it even had ruffles at the bottom of the sleeves. Her mother had a feather in her hair, a tall white one, that stuck out in front of her crude bun. And, for once on her life, she wasn't scowling.
"Now, Sarah. I want you on your BEST behaviour all right?" Her mother prompted. Of course, If I am going to Marry this man, I must make a good impresion. But, even after telling herself this, she made a face. This man was a stuck up man, and he thought he was so amazing. She could not stand ANYONE like that.
"We are here Madams." Sarah heard the coach driver said from the front seat, outside where he drove the horses.
"All right! Lets do this!" Her mother clapped her hands and almost jumped out of the carriage. Sarah sighed, again.
"Here we go..." she whispered.
*****
"So, what things do you enjoy Sarah?" Thomas looked sideways at her. Thomas was a tall boy, he had blond hair and Sapphire eyes. Most young girls in town thought he was handsome, but Sarah did not see anything special about this man. Sarah looked down at his clothes. He was wearing simple clothes, a white cotton shirt, and tan pants. They pressed against his muscles. These were crude clothes, but that was probubly the reason he wore them, so everyone could see his wonderful muscles.
"Oh, I love to walk in the trees, I love nature, and I love to read," She said. They were waking outside in the families 'garden'. It was small, but still beautiful.
He started to frown, she sighed, "What do you enjoy Thomas?" He smiled down at her.
"You know me so well." No, it's more of, I know your attitude. Stuck up, snob, high headed, prided...
"In my free time I play the piano, I study literature, and science," he smiled down at her, "Now, since we know each other a bit, why do you want to marry me Sarah?"
She pondered this question for a moment before answering, " My mother wants me to get married, I no longer need to use her money at home."
He started to laugh, "So, you are going to marry me because you have been told to do so?" This was a serious question, but he continued to smile, as if it was funny. This really annoyed her. Xelis would not have been laughing.
When he saw that she was not smiling, and having fun with him, he frowned at her. They had moved into the house and now sat down in some beautiful chairs, that looked very expensive. They were so comfortable, that she almost felt herself sinking into the furniture.
"What? Have I offended you?"
"No, not at all Thomas," Sarah smiled at him, but she wondered if even he thought it was real, because, it felt so fake. But, he just went back to smiling at her.
"Good!" he stated, then he thought, "Oh! I was thinking we should start planing for the wedding in the morning. If you would like Sarah, you and your mother can stay here for the night."
"Thank you very much Thomas, that is very generous of you."
"I know." He got up, and took her hand. She stood up and fallowed him into the rooms. She had to grit her teeth so she would not say a mean retort back at his 'I know'. She was now screaming in her head, OVER CONFIDENT, STUBBORN, LOW LIFE, ROTTEN, BOY!