okay. wow. i am sooo bored. i wrote a story at fanpress.com two weeks ago and that got like 3 reviews. it made me really sad!!! :( oh welllllll... ill just work on this one. and when this is done, ill work on my a shakespear kind of love one and then... ill start another one. hmmm okay you can read now.
We arrived in Frell sometime later, both starving and ready for a bath and a warm bed. I dragged my feet into the house while some servants rushed out to the carriage and pulled our luggage into the house. Both Mother and I headed upstairs, ordering food to be made and brought up to us.
I slept a long time, waking up just long enough to eat the meal that was brought to me. Mother slept a few hours, then woke up and sent some soldiers to arrest Florence for holding us at her house against our will. When I woke up, it was the next day. I groggily got dressed and headed downstairs for some breakfast in the kitchen.
"Sweet!" exclaimed Mandy, setting her ladel down and wrapping me in a hug. "Oh, I heard about what happened! That's horrible. I never did like Florence. I only met her and her daughter once, but it was a horrible meeting."
"Oh, so was mine," I muttered. I sat down at the table. She set a plate of toast and potatoes in front of me.
"I also heard about Char," said Mandy, continuing on.
I sighed heavily and held back tears.
"Do you love him, Ella?" Mandy asked seriously. She sat down across from me and watched me attempt to eat.
I set down my fork and let the tears come. "Yes, Mandy, I do!" I began sobbing uncontrollably. My mother entered the room and helped Mandy comfort me as I said, "But he wants nothing to do with me now, and I can never see him again!"
"Don't cry, Ella," Mother said, not thinking. I, of course, stopped.
"What am I to do?" I asked, wiping my face on a handkercheif that Mandy handed me.
"You should send him a letter, of course," Mother suggested.
"And say what?" I demanded.
"Say you didn't write the letter," Mandy said brightly. "Say you're very sorry for what happened and that you return his feelings!"
I stopped chewing, nearly choking, and stared at her. "Are you mad?" I exclaimed. "I could never do that!"
"And why not?" Mother and Mandy said at the same time.
"Because..." I trailed off, looking for a reason. I finally found one that was good to tell my mother and bad to think about. "Because what would happen if I were royalty?"
Mother and Mandy were silent for a moment. Then it hit Mother. "People would use your curse against you! Maybe to run away from Char or to let them into the royalty or... commit a horrible crime." She shut her eyes and put her arm around my shoulder. "I understand now, Ella. You can't marry Char."
I burst out crying again. I had stopped crying like Mother had said, so now I could cry all I want. Mandy and Mother both understood why I was crying, so they didn't tell me to stop. I just cried and cried until I was weak. I couldn't marry Char! I could never be friends with Char now! I had to stay away from him at all costs, and never speak to him! That was the worst thing that had ever happened to me. Maybe I was better off with Marcus.
"I know!" said Mandy after a while of sitting in silence. "Why don't you send him a letter saying you love him but you can't marry him?"
"Then what?" Mother replied. "He would want to know why, and we can't explain!"
"I could make something up!" I said, getting excited. "That way we can still be friends and I can still talk to him!"
"...And be simply in love with him for the rest of your life," finished Mother.
"That's all right!" I said, standing up. "I'll go write him a letter right now!" I did so, rushing up to my room and getting out my stationary.
Dear Char,
My apologies for the previous letter you received. Fortunately, I didn't write it. My mother's cousin did. I have something to confess to you, too. I love you with all my heart. Unfortunately, I cannot be wed any time soon. My reasons are personal. I hope that we can still be friends. Please write back.
Ella
man, that chapter was weird, dude. it was short, too. i wrote it in 40 minutes. eeeek well please please please please please review. i need more reviews. it motivates me to write faster and write longer!! :) so its for your benefit and mine! ta!!
have a great day.
We arrived in Frell sometime later, both starving and ready for a bath and a warm bed. I dragged my feet into the house while some servants rushed out to the carriage and pulled our luggage into the house. Both Mother and I headed upstairs, ordering food to be made and brought up to us.
I slept a long time, waking up just long enough to eat the meal that was brought to me. Mother slept a few hours, then woke up and sent some soldiers to arrest Florence for holding us at her house against our will. When I woke up, it was the next day. I groggily got dressed and headed downstairs for some breakfast in the kitchen.
"Sweet!" exclaimed Mandy, setting her ladel down and wrapping me in a hug. "Oh, I heard about what happened! That's horrible. I never did like Florence. I only met her and her daughter once, but it was a horrible meeting."
"Oh, so was mine," I muttered. I sat down at the table. She set a plate of toast and potatoes in front of me.
"I also heard about Char," said Mandy, continuing on.
I sighed heavily and held back tears.
"Do you love him, Ella?" Mandy asked seriously. She sat down across from me and watched me attempt to eat.
I set down my fork and let the tears come. "Yes, Mandy, I do!" I began sobbing uncontrollably. My mother entered the room and helped Mandy comfort me as I said, "But he wants nothing to do with me now, and I can never see him again!"
"Don't cry, Ella," Mother said, not thinking. I, of course, stopped.
"What am I to do?" I asked, wiping my face on a handkercheif that Mandy handed me.
"You should send him a letter, of course," Mother suggested.
"And say what?" I demanded.
"Say you didn't write the letter," Mandy said brightly. "Say you're very sorry for what happened and that you return his feelings!"
I stopped chewing, nearly choking, and stared at her. "Are you mad?" I exclaimed. "I could never do that!"
"And why not?" Mother and Mandy said at the same time.
"Because..." I trailed off, looking for a reason. I finally found one that was good to tell my mother and bad to think about. "Because what would happen if I were royalty?"
Mother and Mandy were silent for a moment. Then it hit Mother. "People would use your curse against you! Maybe to run away from Char or to let them into the royalty or... commit a horrible crime." She shut her eyes and put her arm around my shoulder. "I understand now, Ella. You can't marry Char."
I burst out crying again. I had stopped crying like Mother had said, so now I could cry all I want. Mandy and Mother both understood why I was crying, so they didn't tell me to stop. I just cried and cried until I was weak. I couldn't marry Char! I could never be friends with Char now! I had to stay away from him at all costs, and never speak to him! That was the worst thing that had ever happened to me. Maybe I was better off with Marcus.
"I know!" said Mandy after a while of sitting in silence. "Why don't you send him a letter saying you love him but you can't marry him?"
"Then what?" Mother replied. "He would want to know why, and we can't explain!"
"I could make something up!" I said, getting excited. "That way we can still be friends and I can still talk to him!"
"...And be simply in love with him for the rest of your life," finished Mother.
"That's all right!" I said, standing up. "I'll go write him a letter right now!" I did so, rushing up to my room and getting out my stationary.
Dear Char,
My apologies for the previous letter you received. Fortunately, I didn't write it. My mother's cousin did. I have something to confess to you, too. I love you with all my heart. Unfortunately, I cannot be wed any time soon. My reasons are personal. I hope that we can still be friends. Please write back.
Ella
man, that chapter was weird, dude. it was short, too. i wrote it in 40 minutes. eeeek well please please please please please review. i need more reviews. it motivates me to write faster and write longer!! :) so its for your benefit and mine! ta!!
have a great day.