Ok wow. Yeah I am soooooooo sorry that this has taken me so long to get up! I started summer school gags last Monday, so I was busy with that last week, and then the week before that, my grandparents were staying with us, so that was a challenge. Plus, I needed to get this chapter all the way written and typed up, so I was trying to find time for that.

Monday through Thursday I'm gonna have summer school, so I don't know how much I'll be updating during the week, but I'll try my darndest on the weekends. I actually got a bunch written this morning, between 4 and 5. Ok so it's only 5:36, and I was and am supposed to be sleeping, but shhh! Don't tell! Alright enough of my yacking! On with chapter 3!

It was nearing Christmas, and our twelfth birthdays. The whole family was getting together in England this year. My parents, brother and I had all been living in the states, so we didn't see everyone that often. Sure pictures were sent, but it wasn't the same.
The moment we arrived at Great Aunt Mary's manor, all eyes had turned to me. This was a bit unnerving for me. They all just wanted to get a look at me, to see what I looked like now. I heard many "oh my"s and "oh she looks just like her"s. I had no idea what was going on or what they were talking about? Who did I look like?
My grandmother came over to me and said, "Sarah, dear, there is something we need to show you." Confused, I let her lead me down the hall to a portrait, with most of the family close behind.
I looked into the portrait to see a girl that looked about my age who also looked just like me. I just stared, mouth gaping, while the girl moved about the portrait, smiling at me.
"This isn't some sort of mirror is it?" I asked my grandmother.
"No dear," she said smiling, "this is a portrait of your 7-greats- grandmother, Sarah McTiernan when she was around your age." I just stood there looking at her with feelings of mixed shock and confusion.
"Was I named after her?" I asked, not taking my eyes away from her. "Well, in a way, yes, but not intentionally on your parent's part." She said giving my er-um aunt a "look".
I couldn't believe it. I just stood there looking at the portrait of my 7- greats-grandmother. I couldn't believe how much I looked like her.
"But why are you showing me this?" I questioned.
"Well, we all thought that you'd like to put a face to the person who left this to you." My grandma said, handing me the jewelry box.
It was so beautiful. I knew it was very old, but it looked so new, like it had been taken care of extremely well. I opened it, and it started playing music. I heard the whole family gasp behind me, along with some "Oh my! She opened it! It hasn't been opened for 10 generations!"
"She left this to me?"
"To you and only you, my child." My grandmother said.
Some how we all managed to move about the house, going to rooms, going to the kitchen, fussing about things. I still am not sure how I got to my room, but some how I did. As I sat there admiring the box's beauty, I realized that there was a very tiny roll of parchment inside of it. I took it out, unrolled it, enlarged it, and read it.

My Dearest Sarah-

Words cannot describe my feelings. I am overjoyed that my cousin has told me about you. About how sweet you will be, how caring and kind, how brave and determined, how beautiful you shall become, everything.

However, I am also deeply grieved that I will never get to see you or hold in my arms, watch you grow up or tell you stories. My precious, precious girl, you have no idea how much I would love to gaze upon you.

I have never met you, and I suppose I never shall, but I love you none the less. I realize by now you must be wondering just how in Merlin I know all these things about you, or how I even know about you. I suppose the first thing I should tell you is that my cousin, Marie McTiernan, is a seer. She is gifted, and cursed with the Sight. She has seen a great many things, wonderful and terrible as well. She even saw you, and told me all about you.

There are things you don't know yet, about yourself and about our family. I can not tell you about them at this time, but trust me, my dear, you will learn everything in due time.

Sadly, I must leave you now. Though you may not realize it, you will be hearing more from me in the future. And every time you gaze upon this jewelry box, may you thing of me. I will always be there for you in one way or another.

Never forget that.

With All My Love,

Sarah Elizabeth McTiernan

As my thoughts came back to the present, I smiled as I looked at the small object in my hands. I could tell that she watched over me from heaven all these yeas. I still hadn't learned anything new about myself or my family, other than my brother is a complete retard. Alright, so nothing earth shattering.

Well, I guess I better finish unpacking.

Ahhhhh! I'm sorry this one is way short! I feel like crap letting it be this short, but oh well, there's not much I can do. Okay that's a total lie considering I'm the one writing this thing, but the next stuff is for another chapter! So I guess that's just the way it's gonna have to be!
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