A new life in a better way by Soña Binzarmet.
Chapter 7: The Beenten's gift to Scarlett.
Thanks for your encouragements and supports.
I unfortunately do not own these beautiful and interesting characters that belong to Mrs Mitchell and Mrs Ripley.
Do no squander time that the stuff of life is made of.
Well, that could be Tara's credo like it was on the Twelve Oaks before the war.
Rhett had accepted to stay in Tara since Andromeda's and family departure, in the beginning of the next year.
September passed and October arrived.
Will had stop school a few years ago and helped his Uncle Will in Tara's field.
In one week, Rhett foresaw to go to Jonesboro with just Scarlett and Ella to sign the administration papers.
Next Tuesday, Ella Lorena will become an official member of the Butler: Miss Ella Lorena Kay Butler.
Scarlett and Ella both acknowledged the teenager will follow this first trimester in the school of the town and then when they will be in Atlanta, she could devote energies at musical theories lesson and the piano's practise, going to study in their new home.
The children had already beginning to draw the schedules of their room.
Ella wanted absolutely a four poster bed with pink curtains.
Cat had find lovely a duvet white and clear blue made with patchwork.
Wade desired a solid and functional room with a bed made with ebony wood.
The five were speaking about the future house during a dinner when the little Jane put one's foot in it.
"It's a strange thing you move when will do it soon too. Isn't it?"
"What the devil are you talking about?" asked Scarlett to her youngest niece.
"Nothing important!" caught oneself Jane, now very embarrassed and hurt by the kick Susie gave at her knee with her foot underneath the table and the look of furore in her parents eyes. She quickly presented excuses. Next her parents assured it was nothing. She was forgiven.
"What that is meaning?" asked Scarlett to Will.
"I've find a job in a new born agriculture society in Covington. The boss is arranging me the new house with a garden I could cultivate if I want and there is a school for the girls near too. I was unable to refuse it, Scarlett."
"Indeed, Will. It's seems to be a great offer you are here my dear." commented Rhett.
Scarlett was mix and share by two feelings. Suellen must follow husband and daughter and sell her part of Tara and she wanted be the one who will buy it. Tara will be whole hers, entirely for her and her family and more especially for Wade. But Will cared Tara so much that he couldn't give up the land. She doesn't want him to live what she did.
Suellen anticipated her sister thoughts after Will sentence:
"Of course when we will be installed in Covington, we couldn't take care of Tara like it needs so I'm finding someone able to buy me my part of the farm same if we plan to come back the week end to check if everything is allrigth here."
"I desire have your part if you don't mind Sue, you know how much I love Tara. Sure I will be in Atlanta but I will be able to find someone who could work in the field during our abcences."
"Don't go on in arguments dear sister. Will and I already think about that and we're agree. It's okay."
"You, Wade and my self are the one able to obtint the best of Tara." said Will.
"I want this part but it is not just after all you love Tara as much as me."
"Like always say a person I know: Fiddle dee dee. We don't go to San Fransisco but Covington it's the same state. I will pursue to keep watch Tara. Don't worry."
"Th.....ank.....U...very much!" said only Scarlett finally collected herself.
She pursued:"And by the way,is it true I'm saying fiddle dee dee every seconds?"
The people around on the table burst of laugther.
So Tara will be entirely Scarlett. Her dream coming true!
The 30th October 1880 the family organised an intimate dinner for Cat's five years old birthday party.
The little girl received mamy birthday cards from all her family which wasn't here and gifts too.
Painting matérial and watercolour by Aunt Rosemary by exemple. Without fortgot a pastel dress from her grandma.
The Beenten gave to her a beautiful black kitten she called Combot because she though it was a very funny name.
Her parents offered to her a beautiful sliver slide.
Brother and sister gave her a herbier she could start whenever she wanted instead like when she lived in Ballyhara she was still spending much time in the wood.
But having still always time to spend with her brother and sister.
She enjoyed Ella's tender and softness, Wade's strengh and jokes.
Andromeda was invited to the dinner too. Her present to Cat was a warn grey woolly she knit herself for this event.
Cat told to her she was happy her brother's love though about her.
Everyone laughed excep th both concerned becoming as red as tomatoes. They finally chorused the others.
"Truth is children's words!" joked Rhett.
"I really dream to have a girl just like you Cat!" commented affectionaly Andromeda.
They smiled happily.
"It's your birthday Cat, do a speech to us!" ordened Wade.
"Well, I just want to say I'm happy to be with you. i love each of you. Thank you very much."
Everyone applaused her.
Then Cat and Andromeda asked together at Ella if she could play "For Elise" from Beethoveen. The teenager agreed and interpreted it. She did better going on with "Hymn to the Joy" from the same German composer and different other mucic pieces.
Two days ago, Rhett, Scarlett and Ella were in road for Jonesboro.
In the office of Rhett's lawer, the three signed the papers.
Ella was now: Miss Ella.Lorena.Kay.Butler.
Scarlett enjoyed she still keep K as Kennedy with her third name.
It was a fun witticism.
Scarlett O'Hara Kennedy Butler
Rhett Butler
Ella Lorena Kay Butler
The judge signed it do. It was clear and done for good.
"So, Miss Butler, what will be your first wish as my official daugther?"
"Humm I don't know! Could I dare my father will offer us a big, hum no, an enormous ice cream to celebrate the event?"
"Righ now, darling. Your wish are my command." he laughed.
So parents and daugther savoured a vanilla ice cream with chocolate warm sauce. It was delicious!
Coming back, the mother found Wade blue.
Indeed, November coming soon and it just stayed 2 short months before Andromeda departure.
Again, they went walking in the same place than the other day.
They repeated together their "magical sentence about the love of the eath."
Wade entrusted to her mother that Andromeda dreamed to leave in Tara's one day.
Scarlett consoled him saying that Mongtomery was in Alabama and Alabama was "the State next door", that they will take the train to see her and her family."
She knew that Wade and her will finish their day in her beloved plantation, making on it a place full of children .
She has already engaged Dominic Arstian, a cultivator for make Tara's prospere during nobody were here.
The man had a good reputation in the county, so she was sure he will succeed in his mission.
Same the old Mrs Tarleton said it to her!
Christmas was arriving and the family must prepare it together.
The children made know they having a project for it, the adults wondered indugenlment what it could be.
Eleanor Butler and the Wilkes will come in Tara's for the season and so this Christmas was promise to be great.
End of chapter 7! Did you like it?
I present my deep apology concerning the end of chapter 6.
You must have read: "The essential isn't you undersand what I mean." Of course, it wanted to mean: "The essential isn't you understand what I mean?" Yes, that is the essential.
I hope I didn't hurt anybody. Go on to reviews, I can't wait for it!
I'm still waiting for your English grammar advices!
Do take care, see you soon on the web. With all my love your devoted Soña Binzarmet alias Bonnie Cat.