******i dont know what i was thinking when i made ella mad that char was coming.... but heres the fixer for yah.... this chappie is gonna be great. ive lost count on how many chapters are left. i think just this one and one after this... maybe two... anywho... read, please.*******
I met up with Mandy a moment later and told her what had just happened in the kitchen.
"Oh, sweet!" she exclaimed. "Why look so sad? This is perfect! It's just what you wanted--to see him again!"
I brightened up almost immediately. "You're right, Mandy! I don't know why I was so sad! I think that I was still in the thought process of running AWAY from Char that I didnt think he would come TO me!"
"Of course," said Mandy, leading me back into the kitchen where she was going to work. "This is your chance to win him back."
"Unless he has already found another," I said gloomily.
"Who are you talking about?" asked Mable, who had obviously entered the kitchen in my absence. William and Areida were also looking curious.
I shook my head and started to say no one in particular, when Mandy stopped me. "There's no reason to hide it any longer, love," she said. "You can have him now."
All eyes were on me, and I felt a surge of confidence as I said, "Char. I am in love with him and have been for quite some time, now."
The room was silent for a moment, but with Mable in the room, no room can be so for more than a second.
"Oh, how GLORIOUS!" she exclaimed, pulling me into an embrace. She pushed me back and held my shoulders, looking at me. "Of course I suspected it! I suspected it at once!" She hugged me again, then pushed back one more time. "What a beautiful bride you will be! Perhaps we can even have a double wedding," she added in a whisper.
I laughed lightly, something I hadn't done for a long, long time.
Will and Areida joined in on the congratulations and suggestions and compliments. I was given plenty of hugs that day, along with a pen and some paper to write a letter to Char. I politely turned down the paper and the pen, telling Mable that I had no choice but to wait for Char to come to the wedding.
"The wedding!" she exclaimed, having clearly forgotten it in all the hustle and bustle of one of her own being in love with Char. She then left the room to announce to Areida's family that I was going to marry the prince, bringing on another cartload of hugs.
The wedding day was upon us. Mandy and I awoke early to go to the inn and prepare for it. I was in the front room, polishing the tables and moving them back a bit to make way for the wedding procession. As for Mandy, she was in the kitchen, cooking up a storm.
The sun was still rising when the bride came downstairs, looking happy and anxious. "Ella, you'll never guess what came yesterday after you left for your cottage!" she exclaimed.
"What?" I asked, setting my rag down and wiping my hands on my apron.
She extended her hand. There was a folded piece of paper in it. "Char's reply to our wedding invitation."
I took it from her with shaking hands and read:
Dear William and Areida,
You cannot know how joyful I am that you are getting married! I met Areida once at her family's inn, and afterwards I met William and thought what a happy couple you would be!
I am absolutely attending your wedding. I will arrive almost as soon as this letter does, hopefully. I shall see you then, and will talk to you more after your wedding.
Your constant friend,
Char
I clutched the letter close to my heart and sighed. "He is so good," I whispered to Areida.
"And he will be here sometime today, hopefully by midday!" she exclaimed, and I handed the letter back to her.
"Oh, why are we talking about my life?" I asked. "It's YOUR wedding day, Areida! I must see your wedding gown!"
An orchestra was at the wedding, playing the wedding march happily as I strolled down the isle in front of Areida. I had been inside helping her get ready for quite some time, so I had no idea who had arrived.
My heart was beating as, sure enough, I saw Char sitting right in front, turned and staring at me. I smiled weakly at him and continued to walk. When I got to the end of the isle, I stood at the side, watching Areida's father give her a kiss on the head and push her towards Will.
Will and Areida linked arms and knelt at the makeshift altar we had placed in the front room. The minister began the ceremony, but I wasn't paying attention. I was locked in a gaze with Char, and he with me.
Before I knew it, the ceremony was over and Will was kissing the bride. I smiled and begun clapping for them. Everyone followed suit. When Areida came up from the kiss, she threw her veil, as was tradition. It hit Char square on and he looked right at me.
Areida and Will then lead everyone to the back of the room where the tables were, loaded with the wedding dinner. Everyone sat down but Char and I, who were staring at each other. Char was still holding the veil in his hands.
He walked toward me, and every step he took seemed to echo my heartbeats, which I'm sure he could hear. When he reached me, he held out the veil.
"This should be yours, Ella," he said simply.
"I wish it was," I breathed.
"Has it not been?" he asked hopefully.
"No, never. It was a lie."
Char broke into a smile. "Will you have it be yours? With me?"
Tears welled up in my eyes as I said, "Of course, Char!"
He kissed me and everyone began clapping.
*****
aw... so cute... if you didnt get their little conversation heres a pointer:
the veil was a symbol of marriage. so basically, char was saying "you should be getting married" (he wanted to say, "to me") ella: "i wish i was married" (she wanted to say, "to you") char: "arent you married?" ella: "no, i never did. it was a lie that i was married." char: "will you be married? to me?"... and you know the rest.
well, isnt that great??? good!! okay, the last chappie is going to be an epologue... so brace yourself for the ending!
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!
review, please.
I met up with Mandy a moment later and told her what had just happened in the kitchen.
"Oh, sweet!" she exclaimed. "Why look so sad? This is perfect! It's just what you wanted--to see him again!"
I brightened up almost immediately. "You're right, Mandy! I don't know why I was so sad! I think that I was still in the thought process of running AWAY from Char that I didnt think he would come TO me!"
"Of course," said Mandy, leading me back into the kitchen where she was going to work. "This is your chance to win him back."
"Unless he has already found another," I said gloomily.
"Who are you talking about?" asked Mable, who had obviously entered the kitchen in my absence. William and Areida were also looking curious.
I shook my head and started to say no one in particular, when Mandy stopped me. "There's no reason to hide it any longer, love," she said. "You can have him now."
All eyes were on me, and I felt a surge of confidence as I said, "Char. I am in love with him and have been for quite some time, now."
The room was silent for a moment, but with Mable in the room, no room can be so for more than a second.
"Oh, how GLORIOUS!" she exclaimed, pulling me into an embrace. She pushed me back and held my shoulders, looking at me. "Of course I suspected it! I suspected it at once!" She hugged me again, then pushed back one more time. "What a beautiful bride you will be! Perhaps we can even have a double wedding," she added in a whisper.
I laughed lightly, something I hadn't done for a long, long time.
Will and Areida joined in on the congratulations and suggestions and compliments. I was given plenty of hugs that day, along with a pen and some paper to write a letter to Char. I politely turned down the paper and the pen, telling Mable that I had no choice but to wait for Char to come to the wedding.
"The wedding!" she exclaimed, having clearly forgotten it in all the hustle and bustle of one of her own being in love with Char. She then left the room to announce to Areida's family that I was going to marry the prince, bringing on another cartload of hugs.
The wedding day was upon us. Mandy and I awoke early to go to the inn and prepare for it. I was in the front room, polishing the tables and moving them back a bit to make way for the wedding procession. As for Mandy, she was in the kitchen, cooking up a storm.
The sun was still rising when the bride came downstairs, looking happy and anxious. "Ella, you'll never guess what came yesterday after you left for your cottage!" she exclaimed.
"What?" I asked, setting my rag down and wiping my hands on my apron.
She extended her hand. There was a folded piece of paper in it. "Char's reply to our wedding invitation."
I took it from her with shaking hands and read:
Dear William and Areida,
You cannot know how joyful I am that you are getting married! I met Areida once at her family's inn, and afterwards I met William and thought what a happy couple you would be!
I am absolutely attending your wedding. I will arrive almost as soon as this letter does, hopefully. I shall see you then, and will talk to you more after your wedding.
Your constant friend,
Char
I clutched the letter close to my heart and sighed. "He is so good," I whispered to Areida.
"And he will be here sometime today, hopefully by midday!" she exclaimed, and I handed the letter back to her.
"Oh, why are we talking about my life?" I asked. "It's YOUR wedding day, Areida! I must see your wedding gown!"
An orchestra was at the wedding, playing the wedding march happily as I strolled down the isle in front of Areida. I had been inside helping her get ready for quite some time, so I had no idea who had arrived.
My heart was beating as, sure enough, I saw Char sitting right in front, turned and staring at me. I smiled weakly at him and continued to walk. When I got to the end of the isle, I stood at the side, watching Areida's father give her a kiss on the head and push her towards Will.
Will and Areida linked arms and knelt at the makeshift altar we had placed in the front room. The minister began the ceremony, but I wasn't paying attention. I was locked in a gaze with Char, and he with me.
Before I knew it, the ceremony was over and Will was kissing the bride. I smiled and begun clapping for them. Everyone followed suit. When Areida came up from the kiss, she threw her veil, as was tradition. It hit Char square on and he looked right at me.
Areida and Will then lead everyone to the back of the room where the tables were, loaded with the wedding dinner. Everyone sat down but Char and I, who were staring at each other. Char was still holding the veil in his hands.
He walked toward me, and every step he took seemed to echo my heartbeats, which I'm sure he could hear. When he reached me, he held out the veil.
"This should be yours, Ella," he said simply.
"I wish it was," I breathed.
"Has it not been?" he asked hopefully.
"No, never. It was a lie."
Char broke into a smile. "Will you have it be yours? With me?"
Tears welled up in my eyes as I said, "Of course, Char!"
He kissed me and everyone began clapping.
*****
aw... so cute... if you didnt get their little conversation heres a pointer:
the veil was a symbol of marriage. so basically, char was saying "you should be getting married" (he wanted to say, "to me") ella: "i wish i was married" (she wanted to say, "to you") char: "arent you married?" ella: "no, i never did. it was a lie that i was married." char: "will you be married? to me?"... and you know the rest.
well, isnt that great??? good!! okay, the last chappie is going to be an epologue... so brace yourself for the ending!
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!
review, please.
