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Chapter Two
Maria walked through the market. She paused as she saw the stand were she and the von Trapp children had bought their food on their first outing together. Tears began to well in her eyes. How could she have left? Why did she? She loved those children as if they were her own, and yet she left them, with out a proper good bye. Why? Then the all to familiar words of the Baroness rang in her ears.
"There's nothing more irresistible to a man than a woman whose in love with him."
That's why, she had scared, scared of how she felt for the Captain. She hadn't known what she felt back then, but after her talk with the Reverend Mother, Maria was well aware of what she was feeling, it was love. Love for a man who was nearly engaged, love for her employer.
Maria looked back down the stone hall way leading into the abbey one last time as she closed the iron gates. The Reverend Mother was right, she loved Captain von Trapp. The Mother had told her to return to the house, to find out what "the will of God" was for herself. So there she stood, walking away from her abbey life….forever.
As Maria sat on the bus her nerves began to intensify. What was she to do? Waltz back into the villa and proclaim that she had left because she was scared that she was in love with the Captain? Highly unlikely, she thought.
She couldn't believe she was doing this, how was she to explain to everyone? How was she to face the Baroness again? The children? Him? Butterflies began to rise in her stomach as she stepped off the bus and began to walk to short distance to the gates of the villa.
She reached for the iron bars and was about to pulled them open. Her walk to the door was nothing like her last one, this time she felt as if it where her death march. Just as she reached the first step Maria stopped dead in her tracks.
Looking through the window she could see two silhouettes, and immediately she could tell who they belonged to: the Captain and the Baroness. There was no mistaking that. Ducking quickly as to not be seen Maria watched as they descended the stairs hand in hand. The butterflies in her stomach turned to lead. What was she doing here? How could she walk back into these peoples lives when they were obviously so happy? Without a second thought Maria ran back through the gates not even stopping to close them.
Maria's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the abbey bells in the distance. She had been so caught up in her thought that she didn't even notice she had arrived at her intended destination: the local school. Talking a calming deep breathe to stop the tears from falling Maria walked towards the Head's office.
"Fraulein Rainer? What are you doing here, teachers don't have to be here for another week."
"I know, Frau Schmidt not the same Frau Schmidt, I just couldn't think of another name, sorry! But I was wondering if Herr Huber was in. I would like to speak to him."
"Of course dear, go on in." Frau Schmidt said, giving Maria a cheeky grin. Maria like Frau Schmidt, she reminded her of the villa house keeper.Always happy.
"Fraulein Rainer! A pleasure to see you my dear. What brings you here so early? Anxious for classes to start."
Maria gave a chuckle. Herr Huber was always happy. He was a plump man with no neck, rosy cheeks, and dark black hair with streaks of gray.
"I suppose I'm anxious, yes. But I was wondering Herr Huber, does the school have a choir?"
"No, I'm afraid we do not? Why do you ask?"
"Well, I was wondering if it were possible to start one. I would take the responsibility of being in charge."
"Would you have the time to do it?"
"Yes, we could even meet after school on certain days. Nothing big, I just thought it might be a good idea."
"Well, Fraulein, if you feel that you can handle the choir, I have full trust in you. You may start a choir. We can put a sign up sheet on the bulletin board the first day of school if you'd like."
Maria's smiled the biggest smile "Oh, yes! Thank you so much Herr Huber! I'll see you in next week! Good bye Sir!" Maria nearly skipped out of the office and around the corner towards her home.
The Captain stopped dead in his tracks as he saw a young woman with short blonde hair round the corner out of his sight. Had it been Her? No, of course it wasn't. She was at the abbey, and undoubtedly a nun by now. It took all of his will to stop himself from running after the person as he resumed his walk, after all there was still that chance of it being her, right?
"Look Gretl, that's going to be your school." Leisl pointed, as she clutched her little sister's hand.
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Are you excited to start school darling?" the Captain asked, picking the little girl up and resting her on his hip.
"Oh yes Father! Most excited!" she said, smiling, but the smile did not match the emotion the Captain saw in her eyes.
"Father, can we hurry? We're almost there!" Kurt exclaimed, a little ways up the road.
Smiling, the Captain nodded as he and his children continued on their journey to their picnicking spot up in the mountains. The spot She had showed them all.
Author's Note: Well there it is, a little bit longer than yesterdays…I think.
Meghandkatherine: Thanks for the review and compliment. And thanks for reading another one of my stories, I truly appreciate it!
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Bluesparkle123: Lol, yeah I was kinda hyper when I wrote the first chapter, but I have no idea why. Glad a new story makes ya happy and thanks for the review! That's cool that your term project in on SOM, we're starting WWII in my world history class and if we have to do a project I am definitely going to try and relate it to SOM.:) Thanks again!
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