A Ball in Port Royal.
Chapter 3.
Saturday morning...the day of the dance. Elizabeth was nervous.
"Estrella...I don't think I'm going to go."
"What?!"
"I can't do this."
"Come on. At least show face. I'm not asking you to propose to him! Just go...even if just for a little while."
"Fine! You're so persuasive!"
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Meanwhile...Will is waking up also, very coincidently.
To himself: "I can't go. What was I thinking. I'm pretty sure that strange woman is up to something, but I've seen her in the governors house before, so she must be telling the truth. Elizabeth is going to be there. I can't go. Elizabeth will see me and ignore me all night, thinking I'm now stalking her. No, I can't go." He settled. To take his mind off things, he went into work. He was allowed Saturday off, but there was nothing to stop him going in and doing extra work. He only hit his hand once with the hammer in that afternoon...so things were improving, he was trying to forget her.
Time flew by, and before he knew it, it was 7pm. Shattered, he went home and had a bath. In the bath, he started thinking again..."What if...I mean....I could always just go for a while, to see her...then I'll be able to forget her...I can remind myself of her status, and mine, and everything will be fine...and if she chooses to...speak to me or anything...that will be ok. Yes, I'll do this!" Will litterally jumped out of the bath, and, promptly skidded into the door. "Ooof [pause]. Oooow!!!"
Will hobbled over to his bed, clutching his toe and his face at the same time. "GOD I'm such an idiot." Once he was dressed, he looked into his miror. His forehead was fine, if a little red...but on the end of his nose was a rather unsightly bruise. "WHY ME!" He yelled at his reflection.
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Elizabeth was dressed and ready to go. She was wearing a white and red dress this time, and pearl earrings.
"Do I really look ok Estrella?"
"Yes yes, for the last time YES!! Go get 'im girl!" Estrella smiled.
Elizabeth smiled back, rather nervously, and, after taking a deep breath, walked out of the door. Ten minutes later she was standing in the lobby of the old building, now very nervous. She went in and mingled with some people, before taking a seat. She looked about...was he here yet? Was he even coming? Elizabeth was looking to the left when she jumped a little, momentarily startled, as a figure stood infront of her and asked her to dance. It wasn't him. She smiled and accepted the dance. He was charming, certainly, and handsome....but he wasn't Will. She thanked him, and returned to her seat, but the man persued her again and asked for another dance. After a few songs, she was getting annoyed, and she hadn't seen Will yet. Right in the middle of a slow dance, she saw him. Will was there, standing at the other end of the hall, but he hadn't seen her. She didn't want to see him, so turned her back to him, and gradually moved the dance out of his vision. A while later, Will danced right by her, looking at her. She blushed, but carried on dancing with her partner. It was horrible, they passed eachother with glares, not even the slightest sign of recognition.
Elizabeth had had enough. She ran back out into the lobby, and out into the garden at the front, where she sat on a bench. With her head in her hands, she sighed, wishing she had never came. It was horrible.
"Elizabeth." A voice called. Will had joined her.
"Oh, Will, I...um..." she had wanted to shout at him. She wanted to scream at him for ignoring her, but she couldn't. His eyes had captured her again. "I have to go, I'm sorry..."
Will took her hand. "I'm sorry I didn't speak to you in there. I don't know what came over me. I...um...hi." Will mentally kicked himself. Great start, she'll be SO impressed...
"Hi." Elizabeth smiled, unsure what to do.
Will took his chance. He put a hand up to her face and leaned in and kissed her. It was a long, wonderful kiss, that sent butterflies to Elizabeth's stomach. She reluctantly pulled away from him, "I'm sorry, I have to go." She said, and ran off into the night.
Will sighed. Had he been to forward? Was she never going to speak to him again? Did she only want to be friends? He sat on the bench and stared at his feet. Something shiny caught the side of his eye. A pearl earring (Yes it was shiny. Work with me). Will picked it up. It was just like the earrings Elizabeth was wearing when he danced by her earlier, It must have fallen out. Will put the earring in his pocket and slowly walked home.
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Elizabeth burst into her room and threw herself on her bed, sobbing. Why did she run away like that? That was the most amazing, heartfelt kiss she had ever recieved. Estrella knocked the already open door lightly and walked in.
"Oh Elizabeth, what happened?" She asked, putting her arm around her.
Elizabeth sat up and, through snuffles, told Estrella the whole thing. Some instinct, she knew not what, caused her to reach up to her left ear. The earring was missing.
"And now I've lost my earring too."
"It'll be alright Elizabeth. He'll see sense. He'll fight for you, I know it."
"Estrella, I'm sorry...I'd like to be alone."
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Will solemnly unlocked the door to his house and stepped inside. Throwing his jacket over a chair, he flopped down on the sofa. Why did she do that? He took the earring out of his pocket and played with it in his hand. He couldn't give it back...it was a symbol of some sort. But then, it was a pretty earring, and she would surely miss it. In time, he thought. He soon fell asleep there on the sofa.
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Chapter 3.
Saturday morning...the day of the dance. Elizabeth was nervous.
"Estrella...I don't think I'm going to go."
"What?!"
"I can't do this."
"Come on. At least show face. I'm not asking you to propose to him! Just go...even if just for a little while."
"Fine! You're so persuasive!"
---
Meanwhile...Will is waking up also, very coincidently.
To himself: "I can't go. What was I thinking. I'm pretty sure that strange woman is up to something, but I've seen her in the governors house before, so she must be telling the truth. Elizabeth is going to be there. I can't go. Elizabeth will see me and ignore me all night, thinking I'm now stalking her. No, I can't go." He settled. To take his mind off things, he went into work. He was allowed Saturday off, but there was nothing to stop him going in and doing extra work. He only hit his hand once with the hammer in that afternoon...so things were improving, he was trying to forget her.
Time flew by, and before he knew it, it was 7pm. Shattered, he went home and had a bath. In the bath, he started thinking again..."What if...I mean....I could always just go for a while, to see her...then I'll be able to forget her...I can remind myself of her status, and mine, and everything will be fine...and if she chooses to...speak to me or anything...that will be ok. Yes, I'll do this!" Will litterally jumped out of the bath, and, promptly skidded into the door. "Ooof [pause]. Oooow!!!"
Will hobbled over to his bed, clutching his toe and his face at the same time. "GOD I'm such an idiot." Once he was dressed, he looked into his miror. His forehead was fine, if a little red...but on the end of his nose was a rather unsightly bruise. "WHY ME!" He yelled at his reflection.
------
Elizabeth was dressed and ready to go. She was wearing a white and red dress this time, and pearl earrings.
"Do I really look ok Estrella?"
"Yes yes, for the last time YES!! Go get 'im girl!" Estrella smiled.
Elizabeth smiled back, rather nervously, and, after taking a deep breath, walked out of the door. Ten minutes later she was standing in the lobby of the old building, now very nervous. She went in and mingled with some people, before taking a seat. She looked about...was he here yet? Was he even coming? Elizabeth was looking to the left when she jumped a little, momentarily startled, as a figure stood infront of her and asked her to dance. It wasn't him. She smiled and accepted the dance. He was charming, certainly, and handsome....but he wasn't Will. She thanked him, and returned to her seat, but the man persued her again and asked for another dance. After a few songs, she was getting annoyed, and she hadn't seen Will yet. Right in the middle of a slow dance, she saw him. Will was there, standing at the other end of the hall, but he hadn't seen her. She didn't want to see him, so turned her back to him, and gradually moved the dance out of his vision. A while later, Will danced right by her, looking at her. She blushed, but carried on dancing with her partner. It was horrible, they passed eachother with glares, not even the slightest sign of recognition.
Elizabeth had had enough. She ran back out into the lobby, and out into the garden at the front, where she sat on a bench. With her head in her hands, she sighed, wishing she had never came. It was horrible.
"Elizabeth." A voice called. Will had joined her.
"Oh, Will, I...um..." she had wanted to shout at him. She wanted to scream at him for ignoring her, but she couldn't. His eyes had captured her again. "I have to go, I'm sorry..."
Will took her hand. "I'm sorry I didn't speak to you in there. I don't know what came over me. I...um...hi." Will mentally kicked himself. Great start, she'll be SO impressed...
"Hi." Elizabeth smiled, unsure what to do.
Will took his chance. He put a hand up to her face and leaned in and kissed her. It was a long, wonderful kiss, that sent butterflies to Elizabeth's stomach. She reluctantly pulled away from him, "I'm sorry, I have to go." She said, and ran off into the night.
Will sighed. Had he been to forward? Was she never going to speak to him again? Did she only want to be friends? He sat on the bench and stared at his feet. Something shiny caught the side of his eye. A pearl earring (Yes it was shiny. Work with me). Will picked it up. It was just like the earrings Elizabeth was wearing when he danced by her earlier, It must have fallen out. Will put the earring in his pocket and slowly walked home.
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Elizabeth burst into her room and threw herself on her bed, sobbing. Why did she run away like that? That was the most amazing, heartfelt kiss she had ever recieved. Estrella knocked the already open door lightly and walked in.
"Oh Elizabeth, what happened?" She asked, putting her arm around her.
Elizabeth sat up and, through snuffles, told Estrella the whole thing. Some instinct, she knew not what, caused her to reach up to her left ear. The earring was missing.
"And now I've lost my earring too."
"It'll be alright Elizabeth. He'll see sense. He'll fight for you, I know it."
"Estrella, I'm sorry...I'd like to be alone."
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Will solemnly unlocked the door to his house and stepped inside. Throwing his jacket over a chair, he flopped down on the sofa. Why did she do that? He took the earring out of his pocket and played with it in his hand. He couldn't give it back...it was a symbol of some sort. But then, it was a pretty earring, and she would surely miss it. In time, he thought. He soon fell asleep there on the sofa.
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