Chapter 17
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Back at the wedding, Aragorn was preparing to tell Arwen. But when it came to the time, after seeing and speaking with Elrond again, he couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Have you told her yet?" Earendil asked him after a while.
No, I can't do it, Elrond is here. And he intends to stay until our wedding, Arwen's and mine. But I just can't tell him, I can't let him down."
"What are you saying?" she said, her voice quivering.
"I'm sorry Earendil." he said, with a tear rolling down his face.
"You can't!" she cried, hot tears now stinging her eyes.
"I'm sorry," Then he turned and walked away to the table where Arwen and Elrond sat.
Tears were now streaming down her face, but so as not to make a scene, she wiped them away and headed for the door.
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Later that night, after the celebration, Elbereth and I walked back to our room to find Earendil laying on her bed crying. We rushed to her side and asked what was wrong. And then she told us everything.
"I can't believe this!" said Elbereth. "I can't believe any of it."
"I could tell that you liked each other, but I didn't realize that you liked each other that much." I said. I still couldn't believe what she was telling me.
"Well, you've definitely gotten yourself into a pickle this time." said Elbereth. "I know this probably isn't what you want to hear now, but it was foolish for you ever to start this. It was doomed to end this way. Now, your left in tears while he goes and marries that little twit Arwen."
"When is their wedding?" asked Earendil through her tears.
"It's to be a month from now." I said. "Elrond was talking about it practically throughout the whole party."
"It was incredibly annoying." added Elbereth in attempts to cheer Earendil up.
"I just can't believe he did this to me." said Earendil. "I thought he loved me."
"Try not to think about him. He's a real jerk." I said.
"Now, try to get some sleep, you'll feel better in the morning." Said Elbereth.
And then we both left her, so that she could get some rest. We walked outside and talked.
"Aragorn is such a jerk, I can't believe him! I wish something devastating would happen to their wedding!" said Elbereth in a rush of emotion.
I turned to her and said, "I've got a plan."