**************lalala yes that past chapter was weird. she fainted?? what the diddly? what is my evil twin doing while im gone? haha just kidding, of course. i will explain it all. eventually. sigh. so read! why are you listening to me?? READ!************************
I awoke to find my mother's face over mine. "Ella, Ella!" she exclaimed, then patted my cheek till my eyes were fully open. When they were, she helped me to sit upright and said, "What happened? Why were you on the ground?"
"I---I don't know," I said quietly. "Char just kissed me and I felt ill... Woozy... and then I fainted."
Mother was estatic. "He kissed you?" she exclaimed.
"On the cheek," I said, getting to my feet with her help. Mandy entered the room.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Ella fainted after Char kissed her!" Mother said.
"On the cheek," I added.
"Did he purpose?" asked Mother.
"No!" I said. "I've only known him for a day!"
"He kissed you?" said Mandy.
"On the cheek!" I repeated.
"How wonderful!" said Mandy.
"He did not purpose, he didn't kiss me on the mouth, and we are not in love!" I said all at once.
"Are you sure you don't love him?" asked Mother.
"No!" I repeated, "I've only known him for a day!"
"All right," said Mother, clutching Mandy's arm and pulling her from the room, "but I still think that you fainting after he kissed you on the cheek means something. Something important."
I folded my arms and smiled. I shook my head and they exited. But I was still thinking about my reply to my mother's last question. Did I love him? I couldn't. It's only been a day, after all.
Char didn't come to visit me at all the next week. I begged mother for another week to see if he would come, but she said we should be off, so we prepared for our journey. As I wondered why he hadn't come, a servant came up to me and handed me a letter. I ran to my room opened it up.
Dear Ella,
My father sent me on my ogre-finding trip early. I'm sorry for not notifying you, but I had no time. So I've written you this letter with my best regards, hoping you'll forgive me and still consider me your friend.
I don't know how long I'll be gone, but when I return, I'll look for you. I promise. Again, please forgive me for not telling you.
Your friend,
Char
I clutched the letter close to me. He wrote a letter just to tell me he left early! What a gentleman! I had to forgive him, of course.
"What's that?" asked Mandy, coming into my room. I put the letter behind my back as I turned around.
"A letter," I said simply. "From a friend," I added.
She eyed me suspiciously, then said, "Here, sweet, I've got a present for you." She handed me a brown paper package and waited for me to open it.
I pulled back the paper and saw a book inside. "What's this?" I asked, pulling it out.
"A fairy book, full of tales for you," said Mandy. We sat down on my bed.
"Thank you!" I said, and hugged it. "I'll take it with me on my trip."
"I won't be going with you, you know," said Mandy.
"I know," I said. "I'll miss you."
"Look in the fairy book every day, and there'll be a message for you from me," she said.
"What? How?" I started opening up the book.
"No, no," said Mandy, placing her hand on the cover. "Not now. When you leave." I obeyed her command.
And so Mother and I left in our carriage, with the fairy book and Char's letter tucked safely away in my bag.
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blah. dumb writing. my style is changing over and over again. people used to say it was like gcl's... but now................ who knows what its like!
have a nice day.
review, please please please.
I awoke to find my mother's face over mine. "Ella, Ella!" she exclaimed, then patted my cheek till my eyes were fully open. When they were, she helped me to sit upright and said, "What happened? Why were you on the ground?"
"I---I don't know," I said quietly. "Char just kissed me and I felt ill... Woozy... and then I fainted."
Mother was estatic. "He kissed you?" she exclaimed.
"On the cheek," I said, getting to my feet with her help. Mandy entered the room.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"Ella fainted after Char kissed her!" Mother said.
"On the cheek," I added.
"Did he purpose?" asked Mother.
"No!" I said. "I've only known him for a day!"
"He kissed you?" said Mandy.
"On the cheek!" I repeated.
"How wonderful!" said Mandy.
"He did not purpose, he didn't kiss me on the mouth, and we are not in love!" I said all at once.
"Are you sure you don't love him?" asked Mother.
"No!" I repeated, "I've only known him for a day!"
"All right," said Mother, clutching Mandy's arm and pulling her from the room, "but I still think that you fainting after he kissed you on the cheek means something. Something important."
I folded my arms and smiled. I shook my head and they exited. But I was still thinking about my reply to my mother's last question. Did I love him? I couldn't. It's only been a day, after all.
Char didn't come to visit me at all the next week. I begged mother for another week to see if he would come, but she said we should be off, so we prepared for our journey. As I wondered why he hadn't come, a servant came up to me and handed me a letter. I ran to my room opened it up.
Dear Ella,
My father sent me on my ogre-finding trip early. I'm sorry for not notifying you, but I had no time. So I've written you this letter with my best regards, hoping you'll forgive me and still consider me your friend.
I don't know how long I'll be gone, but when I return, I'll look for you. I promise. Again, please forgive me for not telling you.
Your friend,
Char
I clutched the letter close to me. He wrote a letter just to tell me he left early! What a gentleman! I had to forgive him, of course.
"What's that?" asked Mandy, coming into my room. I put the letter behind my back as I turned around.
"A letter," I said simply. "From a friend," I added.
She eyed me suspiciously, then said, "Here, sweet, I've got a present for you." She handed me a brown paper package and waited for me to open it.
I pulled back the paper and saw a book inside. "What's this?" I asked, pulling it out.
"A fairy book, full of tales for you," said Mandy. We sat down on my bed.
"Thank you!" I said, and hugged it. "I'll take it with me on my trip."
"I won't be going with you, you know," said Mandy.
"I know," I said. "I'll miss you."
"Look in the fairy book every day, and there'll be a message for you from me," she said.
"What? How?" I started opening up the book.
"No, no," said Mandy, placing her hand on the cover. "Not now. When you leave." I obeyed her command.
And so Mother and I left in our carriage, with the fairy book and Char's letter tucked safely away in my bag.
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blah. dumb writing. my style is changing over and over again. people used to say it was like gcl's... but now................ who knows what its like!
have a nice day.
review, please please please.