This one is short, sorry. I haven't had any time to get on the computer with benchmarks and semester finals coming up, so I don't know when the next chapter is going to come out. It all depends on how responsive everyone is and how much (or little) I decide to study for my tests. So please R&R.
"Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, amen.
"Hail Mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus holy Mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and in the hour of our death, in the name of the father **puts pinched hands to the forehead** the son **below neck** and the holy spirit **both shoulders** amen **kisses pinched fingers**"
I have always gone to churches for comfort. There is this air around them that is of peace and tranquillity, they are just so....serene.
I had been home for a grand total of two days and I had already started to go to the church for sanctuary. As soon as I had woken up the next day I was bombarded with questions from my mother and Lady Montehue. I spent all day in total and utter boredom while 'having a talk with the ladies'. So, as soon as I could I escaped to the church.
Unbeknownst to me I was being watched.
"Forgive me father for I have sinned. It has been four days since my last confession and in that time I have behaved wrongly. I have taken joy in anothers internal termoil, and exploited it..." as I confessed to Father Joseph a little mouse was listening to my every word.
*~*~*~*~*
"It was good to see you again Serena. Is your family going to be attending prayer this Sunday?" Father Joseph asked as I was leaving for home.
"I do believe that we will be, and I am so looking forward to it," I smiled sweetly up at the old man.
Father Joseph smiled back, "I do wish I knew where Rosemary went off to, that girl has been disappearing more and more these days. I think the two of you would make wondrous friends."
"I will make sure I hunt her down this Sunday then." I looked at the tall black coffin clock near the door and smoothed out my long dark blue gown sighing a bit at the time, "I must now be off, mother is expecting me home shortly, farewell." Soon after that I started my tired and lonely journey back home.
I never reached my destination.
As I stepped out of my sanctuary and into dusk's cooling air I noticed that this area of the town had become rundown and dirty. Maybe not. It may have always been and I just never noticed it before, but that evening I felt as if I should be on my guard, as if I should be watching over my shoulder.
As I started for my carriage I felt a pair of two strong arms encircle my body and grab at my neck. I tried to scream, but no noise came out. As I thrashed against the hard body that held me I started to get dizzy as my assaulter tightened his iron grip around my throat.
The last thing I saw before I blacked out was my driver laying on the ground with a puddle of blood around his body.
"Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, amen.
"Hail Mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus holy Mary mother of god pray for us sinners now and in the hour of our death, in the name of the father **puts pinched hands to the forehead** the son **below neck** and the holy spirit **both shoulders** amen **kisses pinched fingers**"
I have always gone to churches for comfort. There is this air around them that is of peace and tranquillity, they are just so....serene.
I had been home for a grand total of two days and I had already started to go to the church for sanctuary. As soon as I had woken up the next day I was bombarded with questions from my mother and Lady Montehue. I spent all day in total and utter boredom while 'having a talk with the ladies'. So, as soon as I could I escaped to the church.
Unbeknownst to me I was being watched.
"Forgive me father for I have sinned. It has been four days since my last confession and in that time I have behaved wrongly. I have taken joy in anothers internal termoil, and exploited it..." as I confessed to Father Joseph a little mouse was listening to my every word.
*~*~*~*~*
"It was good to see you again Serena. Is your family going to be attending prayer this Sunday?" Father Joseph asked as I was leaving for home.
"I do believe that we will be, and I am so looking forward to it," I smiled sweetly up at the old man.
Father Joseph smiled back, "I do wish I knew where Rosemary went off to, that girl has been disappearing more and more these days. I think the two of you would make wondrous friends."
"I will make sure I hunt her down this Sunday then." I looked at the tall black coffin clock near the door and smoothed out my long dark blue gown sighing a bit at the time, "I must now be off, mother is expecting me home shortly, farewell." Soon after that I started my tired and lonely journey back home.
I never reached my destination.
As I stepped out of my sanctuary and into dusk's cooling air I noticed that this area of the town had become rundown and dirty. Maybe not. It may have always been and I just never noticed it before, but that evening I felt as if I should be on my guard, as if I should be watching over my shoulder.
As I started for my carriage I felt a pair of two strong arms encircle my body and grab at my neck. I tried to scream, but no noise came out. As I thrashed against the hard body that held me I started to get dizzy as my assaulter tightened his iron grip around my throat.
The last thing I saw before I blacked out was my driver laying on the ground with a puddle of blood around his body.