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I had known Estella for almost as long as I can remember. She had always been the younger sister of Fatty Bolger. Don't get me wrong, I had always thought that she was a sweet girl but I had never thought of sharing anything more than friendship with her. However, Estella moved away to the far side of the Shire when she was only at the beginning of her tweens. Her aunt had taken ill, she had had no children and had always thought of Estella as her own. When she became ill Estella was sent for and moved away in order to take care of her aunt. Fatty still kept in contact with her regularly and would tell Pip and I what she had been up to, but Estella was away for many years. Her aunt finally died a year before I ended up leaving the Shire. Estella had decided to stay there a little longer to organise what would happen to her aunts home and belongings. Five months before I would join the fellowship she returned.
I remember as clearly as it was yesterday the first time I saw her returning home. Pip, Fatty, Frodo, Sam and myself were all in the hall of Fattys home when the door suddenly swung open. " Fatty Bolger did you not know that it is polite to help a girl with her bags, especially after she has travelled for so long?" shouted Estella as she stumbled through the door. She had a stern look on her face but she couldn't keep up the act for long and soon burst into giggles right before Fatty swept her up into a huge hug.
That was it. That was the moment I fell in love with Estella Bolger. Apparently it was plainly obvious to everyone present, except Estella, that at that moment I had fell in love. "Your mouth fell open about as wide as Pippins does when he sees a full table of cakes!" Frodo had joked before receiving a hit from Pippin himself.
I had had every intention of courting her and slowly began to before I had to leave. I would leave flowers on her door or outside her window. I had even left a box of chocolates at her windowsill but had later heard that Fatty had went into her room to pick something up and had instead picked up my chocolates. Fatty by name, Fatty by nature I guess! I am not sure if Estella had ever found out that I was the one that left her those gifts but I know she loved them. Pippin and myself had overheard some of her friends talking at the market about how happy she was that there was someone interested in her and how much she wanted to know who it was. Before I could reveal that her admirer was me, everything else happened which I will not go into here as you will already know.
" MERRY! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?" I was suddenly shook out of my thoughts and looked in the direction the shouts were coming from. " Sorry Pip, what were you saying?" I asked. " I said we better start getting ready if we are to be on time for the Bolgers party. I hear that there will be at least three full tables of cakes! MMMMMMM!" I covered my mouth to try and stop from laughing but failed miserably "Laugh all you want Merry but I know for a fact that you were just thinking about a Bolger, Estella Bolger to be precise. Don't you think it is about time you tried to court her? I mean really court her, as in she actually knows who is courting her!" At this point Pippin placed a smug satisfied smile on his face which quickly disappeared as a pillow hit it. " Lets get ready then Pip before Fatty gets to those cakes" I smiled.
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I had known Estella for almost as long as I can remember. She had always been the younger sister of Fatty Bolger. Don't get me wrong, I had always thought that she was a sweet girl but I had never thought of sharing anything more than friendship with her. However, Estella moved away to the far side of the Shire when she was only at the beginning of her tweens. Her aunt had taken ill, she had had no children and had always thought of Estella as her own. When she became ill Estella was sent for and moved away in order to take care of her aunt. Fatty still kept in contact with her regularly and would tell Pip and I what she had been up to, but Estella was away for many years. Her aunt finally died a year before I ended up leaving the Shire. Estella had decided to stay there a little longer to organise what would happen to her aunts home and belongings. Five months before I would join the fellowship she returned.
I remember as clearly as it was yesterday the first time I saw her returning home. Pip, Fatty, Frodo, Sam and myself were all in the hall of Fattys home when the door suddenly swung open. " Fatty Bolger did you not know that it is polite to help a girl with her bags, especially after she has travelled for so long?" shouted Estella as she stumbled through the door. She had a stern look on her face but she couldn't keep up the act for long and soon burst into giggles right before Fatty swept her up into a huge hug.
That was it. That was the moment I fell in love with Estella Bolger. Apparently it was plainly obvious to everyone present, except Estella, that at that moment I had fell in love. "Your mouth fell open about as wide as Pippins does when he sees a full table of cakes!" Frodo had joked before receiving a hit from Pippin himself.
I had had every intention of courting her and slowly began to before I had to leave. I would leave flowers on her door or outside her window. I had even left a box of chocolates at her windowsill but had later heard that Fatty had went into her room to pick something up and had instead picked up my chocolates. Fatty by name, Fatty by nature I guess! I am not sure if Estella had ever found out that I was the one that left her those gifts but I know she loved them. Pippin and myself had overheard some of her friends talking at the market about how happy she was that there was someone interested in her and how much she wanted to know who it was. Before I could reveal that her admirer was me, everything else happened which I will not go into here as you will already know.
" MERRY! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?" I was suddenly shook out of my thoughts and looked in the direction the shouts were coming from. " Sorry Pip, what were you saying?" I asked. " I said we better start getting ready if we are to be on time for the Bolgers party. I hear that there will be at least three full tables of cakes! MMMMMMM!" I covered my mouth to try and stop from laughing but failed miserably "Laugh all you want Merry but I know for a fact that you were just thinking about a Bolger, Estella Bolger to be precise. Don't you think it is about time you tried to court her? I mean really court her, as in she actually knows who is courting her!" At this point Pippin placed a smug satisfied smile on his face which quickly disappeared as a pillow hit it. " Lets get ready then Pip before Fatty gets to those cakes" I smiled.
Read and review please Next chapter is the party.