Roald sat at his desk in his room. "Dead" he thought, "Dead, and we were just getting started" The tears trickled down his cheek, and onto paper where he was supposed to be writing his love vows for Julianne, for their marriage later in the month. He didn't even want to do it, all he wanted to do was be able to mourn for his beloved, he Rosaline, his Rose.
Suddenly, a knock came at the door. He opened it, but it was just a servant with his dinner, he had requested it to be brought to his room. "Here you go your highness." she said, handing him the tray. He took it, and sat back down at his desk. He poked and prodded at his food, but wasn't hungry at all, and that's when he saw the single rose in a vase, on the side of his tray. The raw emotions he was holding in were flowing out of him, as did tears, and sobbing. He gently touched the rose, and felt four petals fall off, and then more. He plucked the petals off one by one, while saying, "You said you wanted roses on your body when you died, and this is how I mourn you my Rose" he said, as he let the petals drift onto the top of his desk.
He started tracing a few of them, which had landed on his piece of paper. And then words started flowing out. He started writing, EVERYTHING, from the fight right before meeting Rosaline, to when she died. He ended to where he was now, writing about his one and only love.
"This is so somehow people will know, as I will always, that you are my only love, and I will remember you forever." he said, as he was putting down his ink soaked brush.
Brushing the rose petals into the inner cover and shutting the book, he sat back down, and started to think. But he couldn't, not with all those memories written right in front of him. He had to do something about them. And how was anyone going to know about it if he didn't put it somewhere. But he didn't know where he could put it, and he didn't want to find it either. He had his memories, and his feelings about her, and that was enough. He decided to call a servant.
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When the servant came to his door, he didn't even bother to stand up, he was too emotionally drained. He just handed over his writings, "Put this somewhere, don't burn it, but put it somewhere like in a new pages room. But don't just throw it away...It's...important."
"Yes Roald." she said.
He turned his head up at that, normally servants, or anyone except his friends and family called him "your highness", and it wasn't that he didn't mind...it was just...different.
And that's when he realized. But he only had a moment to look back into her eyes to confirm it, but soon enough she was out the door. He was speechless, and he sunk into the door. But on the ground was a scrap of paper, with the ink still wet, it read:
"I Will Always Love Thee"
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(Here's a little extra thing...but this is one of the songs that inspired me to write this chapter this way..It's what Roald is thinking)
your eyes, as we said our good byes
can't get them out of my mind
and i find i can't hide
from u'r eyes
the ones that took me by surprise
the magic came into my life
where there's moonlight, i see u'r eyes
how'd i let u slip away when i'm longing so, to hold you
now i'd die for one more day, cuz there's something i should've told you
when i looked into your eyes
why does distance make us wsie
you were the song all along
and before the song dies
i should tell you, i should tell you, i have always loved you
you can see it in my eyes
From the musical RENT
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TO BE CONTINUED...
(There's one more chapter...it's kinda like an epilogue)
Suddenly, a knock came at the door. He opened it, but it was just a servant with his dinner, he had requested it to be brought to his room. "Here you go your highness." she said, handing him the tray. He took it, and sat back down at his desk. He poked and prodded at his food, but wasn't hungry at all, and that's when he saw the single rose in a vase, on the side of his tray. The raw emotions he was holding in were flowing out of him, as did tears, and sobbing. He gently touched the rose, and felt four petals fall off, and then more. He plucked the petals off one by one, while saying, "You said you wanted roses on your body when you died, and this is how I mourn you my Rose" he said, as he let the petals drift onto the top of his desk.
He started tracing a few of them, which had landed on his piece of paper. And then words started flowing out. He started writing, EVERYTHING, from the fight right before meeting Rosaline, to when she died. He ended to where he was now, writing about his one and only love.
"This is so somehow people will know, as I will always, that you are my only love, and I will remember you forever." he said, as he was putting down his ink soaked brush.
Brushing the rose petals into the inner cover and shutting the book, he sat back down, and started to think. But he couldn't, not with all those memories written right in front of him. He had to do something about them. And how was anyone going to know about it if he didn't put it somewhere. But he didn't know where he could put it, and he didn't want to find it either. He had his memories, and his feelings about her, and that was enough. He decided to call a servant.
________________
When the servant came to his door, he didn't even bother to stand up, he was too emotionally drained. He just handed over his writings, "Put this somewhere, don't burn it, but put it somewhere like in a new pages room. But don't just throw it away...It's...important."
"Yes Roald." she said.
He turned his head up at that, normally servants, or anyone except his friends and family called him "your highness", and it wasn't that he didn't mind...it was just...different.
And that's when he realized. But he only had a moment to look back into her eyes to confirm it, but soon enough she was out the door. He was speechless, and he sunk into the door. But on the ground was a scrap of paper, with the ink still wet, it read:
"I Will Always Love Thee"
_______________
(Here's a little extra thing...but this is one of the songs that inspired me to write this chapter this way..It's what Roald is thinking)
your eyes, as we said our good byes
can't get them out of my mind
and i find i can't hide
from u'r eyes
the ones that took me by surprise
the magic came into my life
where there's moonlight, i see u'r eyes
how'd i let u slip away when i'm longing so, to hold you
now i'd die for one more day, cuz there's something i should've told you
when i looked into your eyes
why does distance make us wsie
you were the song all along
and before the song dies
i should tell you, i should tell you, i have always loved you
you can see it in my eyes
From the musical RENT
______________
TO BE CONTINUED...
(There's one more chapter...it's kinda like an epilogue)