A new life in a better way by Soña Binzarmet.
Chapter 9: Being back in Atlanta.
Author's note. Unfortunately I do not own these characters that belong to (needs to say it?):
At Mrs Margaret Mitchell March and Mrs Alexandra Ripley.
I forgot to speak (what a shame!) in the 2 precedents chapters that this story is for Maitane and Andrea.
Girls I love you so much.
The Butler family was now installed for 3 weeks and half in the National Hotel in Atlanta.
Yesterday Rhett bring his family on the building site of their new home.
The skilled workers advanced quickly in the work.
"I pay them enough for that!" he laughed.
The style of the new home was close to the old South style with the colonna but Rhett and Scarlett stayed who they always were and so they succeeded to put a personal touch in it. The balcony was typical from Louisiana.
The veranda was warm and Cat favourite place. It given a view on the bloomy and immense garden.
In it she played cards with Ella, going on to caress Combot.
Suddenly, the girls became aware of the presence of 3 people.
"Hello, we're your new neighbours." said a teenager boy who seemed to have around fourteen."
He was accompanied by his sisters, two twin's girl from eleven years old.
Ella verified there are no folds in her soft purple winter dress before to get up on the chair then said:
"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Ella Lorena Kay Butler and near me is Katie who usually goes by Cat, my little sister. She's five years old. My self I just have thirteen last November."
"O.K. My self to introduce myself and my sisters. So this is Kate Mary and Lisa Ashley Olsen, they are eleven and half years old. My name is Hadrian Trent Olsen, I'm fourteen years old."
"It nice to meet you, will you stay with us for the snake?
"With joy of course, if it doesn't disturb your parents.", contested Kate Olsen.
Her brother though exactly the same as her, he wanted absolutely knows better the beautiful grey yelled girl.
"I think and believe I don't advance forward saying it will not disturb Mrs Butler at least. She' as already invited us for it. It was very nice from her part. "
"Your mother is a very nice person for sure."said Lisa Olsen.
Ella smiled; it was true she truly become it finally.
The teenager invited the guest to visit the pieces of the house.
Cat following, finding the twins quite cool but what Ella's needed to smile at him on a so smugly way?
And him too by the way! TOTALLY RIDICULUS!
Scarlett was sit on the big and familial rocking chair, reading Anna Karina by Tolstoy.
As incredible it was Scarlett find it moving, thinking it could be the portrait of her life if she had married count Luke Fenton. Fiddle dee she thought at her self; I will never let Luke work up Cat against me and I will never pounce under a train giving up my child. In more Rhett is not Volasky, he cares for me. Luke is."
Scarlett will probably doze off if only someone hadn't hit on the door.
"Are we in the Butler's house?" asked the men.
Scarlett confirmed, noticing from the head before asking.
"I'm Mrs Butler, what is it?"
"My colleague and I come to deliver up the piano, Mrs Butler."
"Very well Sirs, please put it in the living room. I will call my daughter after all this is her late Christmas gift. Ella, where are you darling? We need you by here, angel."
Ella quickly descended upstairs with tat and the Olsen with her.
"Look, precious. I think this is for you. The men just bring the piano for you."
"Yet? She exclaimed joyfully. I don't think it will be here so early, thank you so much Sirs."
"Ella, dear; will you have the amiability to show the men where the living room is?"
"Of course, Momma. Please follow me Sirs."
The men obeyed and during Scarlett ran upstairs to her room to take her little blue portfolio, get out two billets of 5 $ by way of tip for the men.
Ella had conducted the delivery men to large the living room. The walls papers were beige, the tiled floor tilling in white and black was as lightly it could be.
They installed the instrument with precision and attention, there were professionals.
They polished it and so the instrument shinning of all is splendour and beauty.
The men, mother and daughters accompanied by Hadrian, Mary Kay and his sister Ashley shrank back for a better contemplating of the work. The piano was black and golden; the lid was open letting see the aim thread commanding by the harmonious white and black touch. Exactly the instrument Ella always dreamed to have.
The men, flabbergasted, received their tips: 5 $ each was normally the final result of one day of home delivery.
This family was a true godsend for them. They left very respectfully the family.
"I just love to heard you play, Ella" requested Hadrian.
Curtseyed, Ella complied with joy beginning with her tango partition she had for Christmas.
"A true luck, I had brought my partitions today. I will be ashamed to must refuse playing when Hadrian had asked me.", she though in herself. Fortunately, Hadrian seemed enchanted by the music she played and so seemed Mary Kate and Ashley. The skilled workers enjoyed too Ella's music, listening and working at the same time from the telephone office.
They had again a part of the kitchen, the library and the terrace to do!
"I see the piano is just arriving!" said conjointly Wade and Rhett arriving at the same time.
"Yes, as you can see it." confirmed Scarlett.
"Here are our Daddy Rhett and our brother Wade." began to introduce Cat.
"I'm nice to meet you children. Who am I of gerund, Rhett nicely said?"
"They are our neighbour's children, Rhett. Let me introduce you Hadrian, Kate-Mary and Lisa-Ashley Olsen."
"Nice to meet you too Sir." chorused the three Olsen's voices.
They saluted Wade too who did the same.
"I think I know your father. Isn't Francis Olsen who is the gerent of the Olsen's mercantile near the Five Points in Atlanta with his spouse Elizabeth?
"Yes, you're right Sir confirmed Kate."
"I just come back to your parent's store and they invited us to dinner tomorrow. We're glad to have your family as neighbourgs. By the way, you can call me Rhett."
"So we are assured the twins." Hadrian was to busy looking Ella smartly shut the cover's piano touches to participate at the conversation.
Magalia Envity was a 22 years old Irish emigrant who came to America one year ago.
The Butler engaged her in a half time period as girl au pair; she was reddish, and has a pale skin that everyone thinking at her as a fragile and sensitive woman but they had wrong. That was only appearance! She was psychologically strong and lively outside. The woman has also a job in the main Atlanta's library.
She joined the living room asking if they were ready to the snake.
"Yes, can you bring it here please?"
"Yes, Sir." She inclined a curtsey and did ad Rhett has ordered.
"These are your tea and your cakes; Ladies and Gentlemen." She said.
Scarlett smiled at the sound of her voice, she loved so much hear her Irish accent. "I miss you Colum; she whispered at herself."
Then, she took leave of to join her small flat in her little buggy her neighbour Cameron Jacobson gave to her.
During the whole snake time; Wade observing and oversee Hadrian. Was it just an impression or was he really dredged his without defence little sister darling saying where she had find a so beautiful slide emphasized so well her beautiful long hair. Why he needed to know it. Did he desire the same as his precious Ella this pretentious boy? Could it be possible he never seen wavy hair before? What stupid things the both were laughing about?
This boy will see about what Wade Hampton Hamilton is made of if he decide to go on this way with Ella.
Fourteen is too old for her. After all one year is mean so much. Of course that had nothing to do with Andromeda and him. Clear it wasn't the same at all. "Nobody will tell me I'm too possessive with my sisters; it's not true he concluded to himself."
Observing with Hadrian Christmas pocket clock it began to be late the Olsen progenies took leave off.
The Butler's stayed on the building site beginning to display the trunks and cardboards, and then they returned to the National Hotel.
"Did you have a good time on the telephone office?" questioned jokily Scarlett to Wade during the dinner.
"It's need a long time before we can obtain Alabama on line he cursed."
"Do you succeed to have her on the phone? she interrupted him."
"Yes, and family and her sends their best remembering to everybody. The family is just installed and everything is all right. Hearing Andromeda, Henry is passionate by his studies about the comets and Adeline enjoys her classroom, her school establishment and her pupils. "
"All right. I'm glad to here that contested Scarlett."
The conversation turned about the new Kilevan's life during the rest of the dinner and about "Romeo and Juliet" (the nickname couple Ella gave to Andromeda and Wade.)
"We're very well. Thank you...for meddle of your own business."
Like always; he finished by laughs. He knew perfectly that these little mockeries really wanted to ask:
"Do you take it? Be brave, we're near you."
"When they will put the home telephonic line in a functioning way he interrogated Rhett?"
"Soon, son; just be patient.
Joining their suite and getting out of the hotel restaurant they looked for a poster announcing a picnic after the Sunday Episcopal religious service. Everyone could subscribe it for 10$ by person.
The Butler decided to go to make know their arrival. What people will say of it?
On their suite, Scarlett and her daughters were actually prepared to go to bed.
Rhett were hilarious about seeing "his lovely wife and little 2 women darlings" comfortably installed in single file in the bed he shared with Scarlett, combing hair. More exactly, Scarlett combing Ella's hair which combing Cat's one. They were so calm and so happy his 3 little marvels. Then, he went to Wade's room pursuing with him a check match, they had temporary dropped to go since the telephone office and the store together."
"Congratulations Wade, I checkmate once more!"
The teenager did a long sigh and then looked Rhett frankly in the eyes. He said:
"I don't want to play with you, you're cheating. You let me win once more. You should know my name is not Bonnie or Cat!"
"All right son. Tomorrow a match from man to man he proposed laughing."
Maliciously he added: "Please say nothing about this to your youngest sister, she's so happy to success win me at cards." Rhett and Wade laughing went stronger in the piece.
"O.K Dad, I'm agreeing for both of your requests."
This night Ella found difficult the way thought the sleep. She was thinking about Hadrian, his dull skin and his beautiful hazel eyes.
The dinner with the Olsen was perfect. Francis and Elizabeth were likeable people.
The Butler learned that they were native to Greenville in South Carolina.
"That is why they have an attenuate accent than on the littoral found Scarlett."
In this end of afternoon the Butler was site on their building site, Scarlett verified the quality work of the skilled workers, Rhett, cigar on the mouth and relax, looked at her proudly and amused. It was a timing challenge for her.
"Is everything all right with the kitchen tiling? Good... and with the terrace? Go on...."
Scarlett was impatient as her family to get install in her "little paradise!"
She was radiant and she loved the decoration Rhett and the children had chosen: Class but sober at the time.
Light was the main ingredient of the decoration. All loved it much.
Ella was happy to find her dad sat in the cream sofa, he may help her.
Indeed she had just spent 2 hours alone in her big room with white walls she had hang Verdi and Wagner pictures and clear wood shelf where she had put her collection of knick knack.
Prolonged on her luxurious four step bed, she tried to hold something about the French Revolution but still understood nothing about.
Who was exactly this Robespierre? What the needs French have to want absolutely to cut the head of their Queen "Marie Lynette" or something to this type. What's was the matter between Varennes and all this.
Of course Rhett was enraptured to help and correct her.
He was so pedagogical, patient and nice with her that she was now an expert about it.
So, it was the story about an Austrian princess Marie Antoinette who married the French King Louis 16th ....
The population entered upon an important rebellion. To escape at it, the royal family runaway but was captured by the revolution member in Varennes. Maximilian de Robespierre was the hihgest member of this revolution and he decided to guillotine the Sir King Louis 16th to took the Power in the country and a few months he did the same to Marie Antoinette, he had previously kept captured. But the population was fed up to Robespierre because there still no food. So the delegates decided to guillotine him too. Wahoo, it was so bloody!
"Like every war and revolution Ella. I'm proud of you. You know perfectly your history lesson."
"Please, she implored, ask me some questions I have a test about it tomorrow morning."
She has decided to finish her school year, this year the music academy will be just the afternoon since next year.
"Ok, girl. By example tell me the two places in Paris where Marie Antoinette was incarcerated."
"I know it! It's Le Temple and La Conciergerie."
"What's happened the 14th July 1789?"
"The revolution member take the Jail of the Bastille where is the place the king kept his prisoners and the free them. Now, if I don't abuse my self this date is like our Independence Day. We have our 4th July 1776; French got their 14th July 1789. Is that right?"
"Yes, partly right. Now tell me the dates when Louis 16th and Marie Antoinette were executed."
"Louis 16th was executed the January 13th 1793 (did it was a Friday?) And his wife October 16th (like her husband name: so romantic) of the same year."
"What a humour sense my Ella, you know well that "16th" is not their patronymic name. Can you tell me this?"
"Capet I think. A last one maybe?"
"Again? What legal paper did and does again the law after this Revolution?"
"Les droits de l'homme et du citoyen which become official the August 19th 1789. Almost the same as the Bills of Rigths In England and our American constitution."
"Good. Finally again a other questions. Important in more: Tell methe name of the two regimes before and after the Revolution?"
"Humm. Before, there were King and Queen so it must be a Monarchy and after perhaps a Republic just like us?"
"Perfect, I've nothing to teach to you anymore" he joked.
"I love you Dad, thank you."
"You're welcome, I love you too darling."
Atlanta couldn't believe seeing Rhett, Scarlett, Wade, Ella and Cat together in the Episcopal church.
Scarlett noticed with pleasure that this dear and old Mrs Merriweather almost felt. The other looked at them with eyes more astouned than surprised. Rhett delighted arriving late with his family, said with an aloud voice: "Sit rigth here Misses Butler, Wade, I and your mother we follow you."
"O.K Daddy" chorused the both.
"What a remarkable entrance!" observed Scarlett;
There were many whisper in the assembley.
Indeed, same if Ashley had already warn them they couldn't believe the Butler's were back for good.
India and her husband Romuald Byron with Ashley, Billy and Beau but not Harriett. She was too near the delivery to go outside.
The picnic was a succeess. Ella for Wade's dammage spend the most of her time with Hadrian. Cat found girls in age with her to play.
Hadrian was speaking with his friends and Ella came back to see her mother. Cat still playing near the river with the others little girls.
Scarlett looked in a true furour state.
"It's none of your buisness Mrs Merriweather."
"Frank Kennedy's daugther called this Butler "Daddy": scandalous." have she said.
Scarlett had contested that he has more raised her than Frank, that is was normal. Wade do it do."
"Oh my God. But what about blood links. They haven't it!"
Ella has heard everything and retored at less as furiously as her mother.
"We may haven't but we have by heart. That only matter."
"Ella Kennedy, will you stop this awful conduct?"
"No and I don't think, my conduct is awful. Let me tell you again that I'm not Kennedy anymore but legaly a Butler. I'm Ella Lorena Kay Butler."
"You have the most awful conduct of all your half brother and half sisters. I include Bonnie in it, can she rest in peace."
Ella wanted to slap the old woman.
"She do. Let me tell you again Mrs Merriweather, there are my whole sisters and brothers. I love them wholly and not just a part of them. So I think you have a wrong judgement.
Her sound of voice was like was Melanie's sound now but just a second before she had the same intonation as Scarlett.
"What excepting of a daugther with a Mother like that!" said again Dolly.
"Speak lawder please, I don't understand. I want to say that I love and I'm proud to my mother too."
She left Ella and Scarlett on their picnic covvergave.
Meals were delicious but they hadn't hungry just angry.
"If I can I will slap her exclaimed lively Ella."
"Me too!" contested Scarlett.
"Are you mad at me for contesting Mrs Merriwather?"
"No, it's the contrary. If at your age I found the courage to do that, I swear I will done it joyfully."
They laughed. A few moment letter, they told to Rhett, joining them the whole story.
He was very angry to the representant of the Old Guard.
But in front of wife and daugther, he seemed as tender and soften as a baby white lamb.
"The nice litlle girl defending her Pa, so cute. " he said ironically.
In a few second Miss Butler on his arms, he murmured:
"Thank you but you must know I was not always as kind as I'm now."
"Maybe but that is the past. If you know how much I don't care of it. I love you wholly too."
To thank her tickled her.
"What a shame. In public in more, Stop it Dad!"
Scarlett smiled observing Rhett and Ella's complicity and seeing Dolly passing again near them.
"What a pity!"whispered but clearly the Olds Nasty Cat.
The others seemed happy observing Ella and Rhett.
A friend of him susccedeed to take a picture "live" of Rhett and Ella picotements.
Two days after, Rhett went alone to Dolly's house telling her to let his children outside of their old story. They were innocent.
Finally, two weeks after they moved definitively in their new home: "Dora".
Yes, there were for good back in Atlanta. No matters what other people were saying against her.
END of chapter 9! I can't wait for more reviews. Are you taking a nap?( I'm joking!) Free to love or not love, compliment or critizize.
Bye: with all my love Soña.