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Laura and I both ran upstairs as fast as we could. I ran down the hall to my room to find that Martha was just finishing pouring hot water into my tub.
"Thanks, Martha," I smiled.
"You're welcome, sweetie," Martha hugged me and left.
I undressed and bathed. After being in those prickly bushes, the warm water felt good. But I made sure not to take my time too much because I was dying to know what the surprise was.
Once I was through, I hopped out of the tub and dried off. I went over to my wardrobe to see what I should wear. I chose my long-sleeved purple dress.
I dressed myself, brushed my damp hair, and pulled it back into a ponytail. I then sat down and waited for Martha to announce dinner. Any time now, I thought. I waited. and waited. and waited. Would it ever come?
Finally, after what seemed like hours, I heard Martha say, "Miss Holly, dinner is ready!"
I dashed out of the door, nearly knocking Martha over. I sped down the hall and jumped onto the banister. Leaping off at the bottom, I darted into the dining room.
Laura had beaten me there.
I sat down at my seat and said, "Hello, everyone!"
"Hello, girls," Mother and Father said in unison. That was all that was spoken. The food was served and we all ate, not speaking to each other. I think we were all too busy thinking about the surprise to speak to each other.
Dinner finally ended. Laura and I both looked at Father first. He said nothing, so we looked at Mother. She only looked at Father, so we looked back at Father, too.
"Let's all go into the parlor," Father suggested.
We all stood and walked out of the living room. We were all silent as we walked there. Mother and Father led, Laura and I followed.
I had NO CLUE what the surprise was, but I was dying to know. Was this a surprise party? A new family member? And what was the bad news? Did somebody die?
We finally reached the parlor and all entered, single filed. Laura and I sat down beside each other on the sofa while Mother and Father both sat in arm chairs.
"Well, Mother began, "As you both already know, your Father and I have a surprise for the both of you," She paused and smiled.
She turned to Laura. "Laura, you're seventeen now. and Holly, you're sixteen. And so." She paused and took a deep breath.
So did Laura and I.
"We have decided that you are both at the appropriate age to be getting married!" Mother smiled excitedly. "Isn't that wonderful?"
"We've found two wonderful Princes from nearby Kingdoms by the names of Charles and George," Father said.
Mother then chimed in, "They're both very handsome, so we're sure you will both be very happy!"
"You both will get to meet them tomorrow," Father declared.
Throughout all of this, Laura and I just stared in shock. Our faces were blank. Neither of us could believe it.
"And now, for the bad news," Father said with a sigh. "Other nearby Kingdoms heard of your engagement once word got around. One particular Kingdom wasn't too happy..."
"Why not?" I asked.
"It seems they had been planning and marrying their sons to you both, once the time was right. They asked your Mother and me to reconsider. When I said no, they became angry and called us stuck-up fools. We got in a heated argument, and they declared war on us," Father said.
"We need you two to stay alert now for the next few weeks. The king from that Kingdom is, well, rather crazy. The last thing we need is for you two to be harmed or kidnapped. Understand?" Mother asked.
Laura and I both nodded before leaving the room, still in shock.
Laura and I both ran upstairs as fast as we could. I ran down the hall to my room to find that Martha was just finishing pouring hot water into my tub.
"Thanks, Martha," I smiled.
"You're welcome, sweetie," Martha hugged me and left.
I undressed and bathed. After being in those prickly bushes, the warm water felt good. But I made sure not to take my time too much because I was dying to know what the surprise was.
Once I was through, I hopped out of the tub and dried off. I went over to my wardrobe to see what I should wear. I chose my long-sleeved purple dress.
I dressed myself, brushed my damp hair, and pulled it back into a ponytail. I then sat down and waited for Martha to announce dinner. Any time now, I thought. I waited. and waited. and waited. Would it ever come?
Finally, after what seemed like hours, I heard Martha say, "Miss Holly, dinner is ready!"
I dashed out of the door, nearly knocking Martha over. I sped down the hall and jumped onto the banister. Leaping off at the bottom, I darted into the dining room.
Laura had beaten me there.
I sat down at my seat and said, "Hello, everyone!"
"Hello, girls," Mother and Father said in unison. That was all that was spoken. The food was served and we all ate, not speaking to each other. I think we were all too busy thinking about the surprise to speak to each other.
Dinner finally ended. Laura and I both looked at Father first. He said nothing, so we looked at Mother. She only looked at Father, so we looked back at Father, too.
"Let's all go into the parlor," Father suggested.
We all stood and walked out of the living room. We were all silent as we walked there. Mother and Father led, Laura and I followed.
I had NO CLUE what the surprise was, but I was dying to know. Was this a surprise party? A new family member? And what was the bad news? Did somebody die?
We finally reached the parlor and all entered, single filed. Laura and I sat down beside each other on the sofa while Mother and Father both sat in arm chairs.
"Well, Mother began, "As you both already know, your Father and I have a surprise for the both of you," She paused and smiled.
She turned to Laura. "Laura, you're seventeen now. and Holly, you're sixteen. And so." She paused and took a deep breath.
So did Laura and I.
"We have decided that you are both at the appropriate age to be getting married!" Mother smiled excitedly. "Isn't that wonderful?"
"We've found two wonderful Princes from nearby Kingdoms by the names of Charles and George," Father said.
Mother then chimed in, "They're both very handsome, so we're sure you will both be very happy!"
"You both will get to meet them tomorrow," Father declared.
Throughout all of this, Laura and I just stared in shock. Our faces were blank. Neither of us could believe it.
"And now, for the bad news," Father said with a sigh. "Other nearby Kingdoms heard of your engagement once word got around. One particular Kingdom wasn't too happy..."
"Why not?" I asked.
"It seems they had been planning and marrying their sons to you both, once the time was right. They asked your Mother and me to reconsider. When I said no, they became angry and called us stuck-up fools. We got in a heated argument, and they declared war on us," Father said.
"We need you two to stay alert now for the next few weeks. The king from that Kingdom is, well, rather crazy. The last thing we need is for you two to be harmed or kidnapped. Understand?" Mother asked.
Laura and I both nodded before leaving the room, still in shock.