"Well, this is certainly a surprise," Mrs. Tuck mumbled in her sweet
tone under her breath.
"I.... I didn't lie to you all though," Winnie said quickly, under the impression that everyone but Jesse didn't understand that.
"You didn't lie??" Miles spat, and she noticed the strain in his voice to keep him from yelling. "If your telling us you weren't the REAL Winnie wasn't a lie, then do explain!! Please enlighten us!"
For the first time Winnie wasn't frightened of the family, for she remembered how nice and caring they were of her when she was kidnapped by them over a century ago.
"Well.... I honestly had no idea who I was when I met Jesse yesterday," Winnie began, but heard a small snort of arrogance from Miles. " I didn't!! You see I lost my memory when I jumped out of a building in a city about an hour from here. I knew I couldn't die, but I guess I hated living life alone I just thought...."
"If you'd jumped off a building you'd die anyway?" Miles finished her sentence in a low whisper, and for the first time, (besides in the past) Miles' voice was soft and almost comforting.
Tears were forming in her eyes, "Someone found me an hour later, and I was told I had a rare case of amnesia. I was immediately taken into a foster home, until they could find my parents....in fact I was told I'd never remember again, unless of a near miracle."
Jesse walked behind Winnie and comforted her, bringing her into his arms. "I thought I would never remember anything..... but I did, I do." Now she was sobbing completely, "I dreamt back all my memories."
"But dreams must be all they are," Mr. Tuck spoke, this was the first time Winnie really heard from him since the past.
"No, I'm Winnie, the real Winnie the one you all know. That grave you all saw, was a grave of my replacement," streams of tears were now gleaming from her soft cheeks. "Two months after I drank from the spring and ran away from home, my family replaced me!" Her voice now, wasn't only filled with sadness, but now filled with anger.
"Oh my, you poor child," Mrs. Tuck whispered comfortably with a hint of pity in her voice.
" Please, don't feel sorry for me," Winnie whispered coolly," It was bound to happen, I'm surprised I didn't see it sooner." She leaned more into Jesse's arms as she continued, "I mean, I never was the best looking, or the most proper, and I hated playing the piano for my mother when ever she wished! It was no wonder they liked the other Winnie better, they finally had a little girl that fit their very high expectations."
It was then Winnie understood, that it was the happiest times when she was kidnapped by the Tucks. Yes, she had loved being in their presence, especially Jesse's, but just realized the Tuck's were the people that treated her like she had been part of their family.
Especially Mrs. Tuck, Winnie could remember when she was helping her to bed, along time ago. Also when she mentioned how she had never had a daughter, and said how it seemed Winnie almost was her own.
Winnie dazed off, just as another memory sprung forth into her memory. She had wondered slightly the night before why, if she indeed loved the Tuck's so much, she even bothered going back to becoming a Foster again. Then the man in the yellow suite stood whistling that beautiful tune she adored so much, but actually managed to turn the song into an eerie sound.
Then saw the vision of the man in the yellow suite holding her tightly in his grasp, "She'll be my example!! I'll make her drink from the spring!! And then use her to lure people in for drinks of the spring, and I'd be rich!"
The sound of a gunshot rang in her head, as she noticed Mrs. Tuck holding a rifle pointing at the old man, who fell and died.
"Winnie!!" Winnie was suddenly pulled from the horrible memory, and found herself on the ground in Jesse's arms just as she had the night before.
She noticed immediately that the whole family, had went to help her to her feet, Jesse the most, letting her lean on him for balance. "Are you alright dear?" Mrs. Tuck said shakily.
Tears once again pricked at her eyes, fighting to break through the surface and fall freely down her still wet cheeks. "I'm fine, I just have one question..." she paused, "May I stay with you, you all have been the only real family I could have ever imagined."
The whole family looked at one another, as a awkward silence took the air, leaving Winnie leaning into Jesse more then usual as she waited anxiously for the answer. Jesse immediately answered her question to his own standards, "You can stay with me, I'll love you until the day I die." He then turned her around so she was only inches from him. With a swift sweet gesture he placed his hand gently under her chin, bringing her soft lips to his as they met, forming into a sweet long kiss.
"Winnie," Winnie broke her lips from Jesse's and looked pleadingly into Mrs. Tuck's eyes, the one who just spoke her name. "You may stay with us, until the world itself comes to an end." Winnie's tears that had fought so desperately to fall, disappeared, and her eyes brightened with a dance of joy. A smile peeked her lips, she finally knew she had found a family that loved her, and she knew would never in a million years, replace her.
The End!
A/N Wow! I can't believe I finally finished!! I'm thinking of maybe finding a way to make a sequal... that is if you guys thinks itz a good idea.. So plz review and tell me what you think. ^^
"I.... I didn't lie to you all though," Winnie said quickly, under the impression that everyone but Jesse didn't understand that.
"You didn't lie??" Miles spat, and she noticed the strain in his voice to keep him from yelling. "If your telling us you weren't the REAL Winnie wasn't a lie, then do explain!! Please enlighten us!"
For the first time Winnie wasn't frightened of the family, for she remembered how nice and caring they were of her when she was kidnapped by them over a century ago.
"Well.... I honestly had no idea who I was when I met Jesse yesterday," Winnie began, but heard a small snort of arrogance from Miles. " I didn't!! You see I lost my memory when I jumped out of a building in a city about an hour from here. I knew I couldn't die, but I guess I hated living life alone I just thought...."
"If you'd jumped off a building you'd die anyway?" Miles finished her sentence in a low whisper, and for the first time, (besides in the past) Miles' voice was soft and almost comforting.
Tears were forming in her eyes, "Someone found me an hour later, and I was told I had a rare case of amnesia. I was immediately taken into a foster home, until they could find my parents....in fact I was told I'd never remember again, unless of a near miracle."
Jesse walked behind Winnie and comforted her, bringing her into his arms. "I thought I would never remember anything..... but I did, I do." Now she was sobbing completely, "I dreamt back all my memories."
"But dreams must be all they are," Mr. Tuck spoke, this was the first time Winnie really heard from him since the past.
"No, I'm Winnie, the real Winnie the one you all know. That grave you all saw, was a grave of my replacement," streams of tears were now gleaming from her soft cheeks. "Two months after I drank from the spring and ran away from home, my family replaced me!" Her voice now, wasn't only filled with sadness, but now filled with anger.
"Oh my, you poor child," Mrs. Tuck whispered comfortably with a hint of pity in her voice.
" Please, don't feel sorry for me," Winnie whispered coolly," It was bound to happen, I'm surprised I didn't see it sooner." She leaned more into Jesse's arms as she continued, "I mean, I never was the best looking, or the most proper, and I hated playing the piano for my mother when ever she wished! It was no wonder they liked the other Winnie better, they finally had a little girl that fit their very high expectations."
It was then Winnie understood, that it was the happiest times when she was kidnapped by the Tucks. Yes, she had loved being in their presence, especially Jesse's, but just realized the Tuck's were the people that treated her like she had been part of their family.
Especially Mrs. Tuck, Winnie could remember when she was helping her to bed, along time ago. Also when she mentioned how she had never had a daughter, and said how it seemed Winnie almost was her own.
Winnie dazed off, just as another memory sprung forth into her memory. She had wondered slightly the night before why, if she indeed loved the Tuck's so much, she even bothered going back to becoming a Foster again. Then the man in the yellow suite stood whistling that beautiful tune she adored so much, but actually managed to turn the song into an eerie sound.
Then saw the vision of the man in the yellow suite holding her tightly in his grasp, "She'll be my example!! I'll make her drink from the spring!! And then use her to lure people in for drinks of the spring, and I'd be rich!"
The sound of a gunshot rang in her head, as she noticed Mrs. Tuck holding a rifle pointing at the old man, who fell and died.
"Winnie!!" Winnie was suddenly pulled from the horrible memory, and found herself on the ground in Jesse's arms just as she had the night before.
She noticed immediately that the whole family, had went to help her to her feet, Jesse the most, letting her lean on him for balance. "Are you alright dear?" Mrs. Tuck said shakily.
Tears once again pricked at her eyes, fighting to break through the surface and fall freely down her still wet cheeks. "I'm fine, I just have one question..." she paused, "May I stay with you, you all have been the only real family I could have ever imagined."
The whole family looked at one another, as a awkward silence took the air, leaving Winnie leaning into Jesse more then usual as she waited anxiously for the answer. Jesse immediately answered her question to his own standards, "You can stay with me, I'll love you until the day I die." He then turned her around so she was only inches from him. With a swift sweet gesture he placed his hand gently under her chin, bringing her soft lips to his as they met, forming into a sweet long kiss.
"Winnie," Winnie broke her lips from Jesse's and looked pleadingly into Mrs. Tuck's eyes, the one who just spoke her name. "You may stay with us, until the world itself comes to an end." Winnie's tears that had fought so desperately to fall, disappeared, and her eyes brightened with a dance of joy. A smile peeked her lips, she finally knew she had found a family that loved her, and she knew would never in a million years, replace her.
The End!
A/N Wow! I can't believe I finally finished!! I'm thinking of maybe finding a way to make a sequal... that is if you guys thinks itz a good idea.. So plz review and tell me what you think. ^^