Gretch lay silently by her one true love. Together for almost a year, David
and Gretch were inseparable, out of the eye of her mother, of course.
Gretch was the daughter of an important political officer, and was
extremely well off. But the importance of that faded the day she met David.
The sun was beginning to rise, and it burned Gretch's eyes as she opened them. Attempting to sneak out before David woke, she slipped on her skirt as quietly as possible. As she kissed his forehead, and whispered goodbye, he too woke.
"Where are you going?" he said, sweetly
Gretch paused by the door, leaning slightly upon it, "Home. Go back to bed, darling" she smiled at him. David sat up and pulled on his slacks.
"Your beautiful" he paused, looking at Gretch
"Stop it, I have to go. Mother's going to be angry" she said as seriously as possible. She wanted to stay more than she wanted to breathe, but her mother was stern. "Besides you have to sell. Your a newsboy...remember? Your late"
He got up and approached her, "That can wait" he put cutely, and gave Gretch a soft kiss on the lips, "Ill walk you home" he told her.
"No!" she said quickly putting a hand out to stop him, "My parents. I'm sorry, its just, they cant know..." she looked at the ground, ashamed. She let her hand caress David's soft face, before kissing his cheek. She looked at him earnestly, "But I will see you tonight! I promise, my love"
David bent down on one knee, and sarcastically, he remarked, "Until tonight, my lady" as he kissed her hand. Gretch couldn't help but giggle. Then she found her way out the door of the Jacob's home, and down the streets of New York, where blocks away, she approached her home.
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"Where have you been?" shreiked a middle aged woman, who appeared to have grown old from anxiety. "I was on a walk" said gretch, shaking with dread, "An..an early morning walk" she recounted untrutfully, "I would have let you know where I was off to, but....it was..early" she attempted to smile in innocence, but her face was rigid with fear. "Liar!" Gretch's mother pointed accusingly at her, "You weren't home all night! I watched out the window for you" she cried out, "Do you have /any/ idea what its like, staying up to all hours, worrying about your daughter's safety?"
"You weren't worrying about me!" Gretch replied strongly, "You were worried about what the press would say if I never came home!" "Oh, Gretchen Walker!" wailed her mother dramatically, "I raised you to be a kind, graceful person, who loves and /respects/ her parents!" she studied Gretch's facial expressions for a moment, "What happened" she said quietly now, "What happened to the sweet, obedient daughter I once knew?" she brushed her hand on Gretch's face, compassionately. "Get your hands /off/ of me!" bellowed Gretch, begining to feel a lump growing in her throat, making it difficult for her to breath. "I know what you were doing" she said, glaring now at Gretchen, "You were off, gallivanting with some, boy!" She struck Gretchen's face, forcivelly. Gretch winced in pain, "You are not to be seeing any boy!" she saw the tears starting to swell in Gretch's eyes, "On your 18th birthday, thats 4 months from now, you are to be married to Alexander Chase!" she cried out loud, "He comes from a eminent family, of our nature, he is the right man for you. Lord knows what kind of trash youve picked up! Knowing you its probably some filthy street urchin!" Staying silent through her mothers histerics, Gretchen finally got the courage to stand up to her mother, "Hes not an urchin!" she wailed through her tears, "Hes kind, and he's a gentleman! He may not have the money of Alexander Chase, but he is far more a man! And he's the only man I will ever love" with a dramatic glare, Gretch ran out her front door, and into the city of New York once more. Through the noise of the city, and the sound of her tears, she could still hear her mothers voice from houses away, "Gretchen Walker, if you dont turn around and come home right now, you wont ever be welcome here again!" she said. And that was just fine with Gretch.
The sun was beginning to rise, and it burned Gretch's eyes as she opened them. Attempting to sneak out before David woke, she slipped on her skirt as quietly as possible. As she kissed his forehead, and whispered goodbye, he too woke.
"Where are you going?" he said, sweetly
Gretch paused by the door, leaning slightly upon it, "Home. Go back to bed, darling" she smiled at him. David sat up and pulled on his slacks.
"Your beautiful" he paused, looking at Gretch
"Stop it, I have to go. Mother's going to be angry" she said as seriously as possible. She wanted to stay more than she wanted to breathe, but her mother was stern. "Besides you have to sell. Your a newsboy...remember? Your late"
He got up and approached her, "That can wait" he put cutely, and gave Gretch a soft kiss on the lips, "Ill walk you home" he told her.
"No!" she said quickly putting a hand out to stop him, "My parents. I'm sorry, its just, they cant know..." she looked at the ground, ashamed. She let her hand caress David's soft face, before kissing his cheek. She looked at him earnestly, "But I will see you tonight! I promise, my love"
David bent down on one knee, and sarcastically, he remarked, "Until tonight, my lady" as he kissed her hand. Gretch couldn't help but giggle. Then she found her way out the door of the Jacob's home, and down the streets of New York, where blocks away, she approached her home.
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"Where have you been?" shreiked a middle aged woman, who appeared to have grown old from anxiety. "I was on a walk" said gretch, shaking with dread, "An..an early morning walk" she recounted untrutfully, "I would have let you know where I was off to, but....it was..early" she attempted to smile in innocence, but her face was rigid with fear. "Liar!" Gretch's mother pointed accusingly at her, "You weren't home all night! I watched out the window for you" she cried out, "Do you have /any/ idea what its like, staying up to all hours, worrying about your daughter's safety?"
"You weren't worrying about me!" Gretch replied strongly, "You were worried about what the press would say if I never came home!" "Oh, Gretchen Walker!" wailed her mother dramatically, "I raised you to be a kind, graceful person, who loves and /respects/ her parents!" she studied Gretch's facial expressions for a moment, "What happened" she said quietly now, "What happened to the sweet, obedient daughter I once knew?" she brushed her hand on Gretch's face, compassionately. "Get your hands /off/ of me!" bellowed Gretch, begining to feel a lump growing in her throat, making it difficult for her to breath. "I know what you were doing" she said, glaring now at Gretchen, "You were off, gallivanting with some, boy!" She struck Gretchen's face, forcivelly. Gretch winced in pain, "You are not to be seeing any boy!" she saw the tears starting to swell in Gretch's eyes, "On your 18th birthday, thats 4 months from now, you are to be married to Alexander Chase!" she cried out loud, "He comes from a eminent family, of our nature, he is the right man for you. Lord knows what kind of trash youve picked up! Knowing you its probably some filthy street urchin!" Staying silent through her mothers histerics, Gretchen finally got the courage to stand up to her mother, "Hes not an urchin!" she wailed through her tears, "Hes kind, and he's a gentleman! He may not have the money of Alexander Chase, but he is far more a man! And he's the only man I will ever love" with a dramatic glare, Gretch ran out her front door, and into the city of New York once more. Through the noise of the city, and the sound of her tears, she could still hear her mothers voice from houses away, "Gretchen Walker, if you dont turn around and come home right now, you wont ever be welcome here again!" she said. And that was just fine with Gretch.