All right people, I'm glad that you like the previous chapter, sorry that I update so slowly, I try to do everything in my power to update more often. By the way, this is the fastest time ever! I updated less then a week, that's my record! Wow! Anyway, here's
Chapter 7
…Suddenly the blocks on the wall started to move apart and soon they formed an open arc with a tunnel. Everyone was astonished and even a bit frightened with that.
«I didn't do anything! I didn't do anything! » Irma quickly started to justify.
The guardians waited that something will appear from that tunnel but nothing happened. After a second the girls unconfidently came closer to that hole in the wall.
«How did that appear? » Will wondered and everybody looked at Irma.
«Don't blame me in that! » Irma strongly defended herself. «I only took that book from the shelf cause it was different from other volumes. I didn't know anything about this door»
«Irma, don't be nervous, we don't accuse you of anything» Taranee said «You know, guys, I read somewhere that in medieval castles there were often secret motions under the ground. But why did the Capulets need that tunnel? »
«Maybe they keep prisoners in it? » Hay Lin supposed.
«No, that can't be true» Will said «But since we got in Verona we can't be sure in anything»
«That looks scary, maybe we'd better go away? » Irma was already in panic.
«Irma! » Cornelia looked at the Water guardian convict «Girls, you know, I have no idea of what is it and why do the Capulets need that but I'm practically sire that this is what we are looking for. Will, give me the riddle, please»
«Here» Will extended the blonde the small piece of paper. She had no point of what that Earth guardian intended.
«You just look here» Corny pointed at a line in the text « 'When the secret door is opened', that's it! It's a secret door, right? That's the clue of how we get out of here! »
«But we were looking for the magic book here» Taranee didn't surrender «And it also says about a heart. Are you sure that this is the door that is said in the enigma? »
«No, I'm not in anything» Cornelia admitted «But there must be a connection between all of them. If we find the door, we'll find the book and the heart. Anyway it's our last chance and we have to try»
«But how can this secret tunnel help us get back? » Hay Lin asked.
«The only way to know is to… go inside it» Taranee said unconfidently.
«And who will go there first? » Will asked carefully. Silence. Everybody is looking at miss Vandom.
«What? » Will realized what everyone wanted from her. «Don't even look at me! I won't go there the first. I know that I'm the leader of the guardians but here it doesn't matter as we can't transform. Besides that Irma found that tunnel» she added quietly.
«Why me? » Irma yelled. It was understandable that she didn't want to be the first to enter that tunnel. «Cornelia is the Juliet person, it is her parents' library so, let her go the first! »
«Oh, thanks! » Cornelia put her hands on her hips. She was dissatisfied with what Irma did but she had no choice. The four other girls were staring at her. «Do I really must go the first? » she asked hoping on them change their mind. But everyone nodded. «All right, I'll go, but you all will follow me! » she said.
«Of course we will! We're not nuts to leave you alone there! » Hay Lin said. She felt that they were all guilty for Cornelia.
«That's dark there, guys» Will said dropping in the space. «We should take the flares»
The girls took the flares of the library wall. Cornelia looked in the horrible darkness of the tunnel. She was very scared but she stepped over her fears, sighted deeply and came in holding her dress's flap. «Carefully, guys, there are steps» she warned her friends when her feet groped for a steep step in completely darkness. The other girls obediently followed the blonde.
They went down under the ground and started to go along the tunnel. The bright daylight which came from the whole in the library world became further and further. The five guardians lit the surrounding space with light from their flares but it was still very scary. They looked around, at the dark old walls and ground under their feet and shuttered at every rustle.
Suddenly a flock of bats flew straight to the girls. All guardians, except Hay Lin, screamed and bent down. Soon the bats flew away and the girls stood up breathing deeply.
«What were you afraid of, those were only bats» Hay Lin said. But when she turned away from the girls one more bat, who must fell behind from the others, flew straight in front of the Air guardian. Hay Lin screamed louder that all the four girls together and bent down.
«Yeah, who would say! » teased Cornelia looking after the bat. Hay Lin stood and she only could smile in response.
The girls continued there way along the tunnel but further they went, more frightened they got. Suddenly the wind blew and blew out Taranee's flare. She gasped and it became even darker in the tunnel.
Now every sound frightened the girls. There was a very quiet sound, maybe it was only a mouse, but in complete silence it sounded horrified. «Did you hear that? » Will gasped. Everybody heeded and started to look around.
«Oh, my gosh, maybe it's a monster? » Irma started to panic.
«Don't be silly, there are no monsters in Middle Ages! » Cornelia whispered. She tried to follow sound sense but she was not sure in anything.
Suddenly there was a loud noise. Nobody realized what exactly it was but the guardians were in such a state, that they screamed really loudly and rushed back to the door in the library wall. They already passed through much distance but they were all so horrified, that they reached the destination in a second.
The girls ran out of that door rapidly breathing deeply. «Irma, close that now! » Will yelled and Irma quickly put the small blue book on its old place. Just in that moment they again heard a loud grating and the blocks started to gather again, a moment and there was again a soiled wall and no door, as it has never been there before.
The girls were still shocked when a guard in medieval armor ran into the library. «Ladies, what happened? I heard you screaming» he said breathing deeply after running.
«No, we were not screaming, sir» Corny said. She didn't want the guard to know anything about the secret tunnel. «You must have misheard. Everything is all right»
«That's good. I was worrying about you, ladies» the guard replied. The girls were waiting that he would go away, but the guard was not going to leave, furthermore, he sat on the chair standing nearby. The girls and the guard all waited but nothing happened.
Finally Cornelia broke the silence. «Uh, captain…» she said shyly.
«Yes, I'm listening, Lady Juliet » the guard turned to the girls.
«You… you could go, there is no danger for us» the Earth guardian continued.
«Thank you lady, but I will stay» the captain answered «It is the order of your father, Lord Capulet»
«Order? » all the girls were surprised and upset.
«Yes, ladies» the guard continued «It is said that recently one family library was robbed in Verona. Monsieur Earl doesn't want this to happen with him so he ordered to double the watch and guard inside the library»
The girls gathered together and started to whisper.
«Guys, we can't go inside that tunnel while the guard is here» Will whispered.
«But what shall we do then? » Taranee asked.
«We must wait until he lives, certainly » Hay Lin said.
«Sorry, captain, but… will you be inside the library for all the time? » Irma asked loudly turning to the guard.
«No, mademoiselle» the captain said. The guardians sighted with relief. «…I will leave at midnight» he continued. The girls' eyes became bigger and all there feelings were now visible in them. No! That can't be that way! They can't wait so long, this night is their last chance to get back to Heatherfield and they still have so much to do.
«And why are you asking, lady? » the guard started to suspect something. Irma got lost because of the question but Cornelia came to help her. «Nothing, nothing, just curious» she covered her friend.
The girls gathered again. «That can't be so! » Will said «We can't risk so much, this night is the last date and we don't even know if this door is the one said in the riddle»
«Will, we don't have any choice» said Cornelia with sorrow in her voice. «He won't leave till midnight and we only must hope that we'll do everything right»
«Cornelia is right, we are really risking, but that's our last chance » Taranee said «So what's our plan? »
«If we really don't have any choice, I think we should do like that…» Will suggested «Now we are going home, at midnight we all meet at the library and take Caleb and Blunk. We will go through that tunnel, we have to do that. Caleb is a good warrior; he'll protect us if there is something. And we only must hope that we do everything right, controversy we'll loose everything»
«Yeah, I think it's the best way» Irma whispered. «But one more question, how will we inform Caleb about he must come at the library at midnight? We ant go to him, he's Montague and our enemy. If someone from Montages' camp notices us, they will capture us and it doesn't mean anything good »
Everybody got lost for a moment from Water guardian's question. «I know» Hay Lin whispered in delight after a pause. The other girls immediately turned to her. «Cornelia will write him a letter» she continued.
Corny's face turned red. She was embarrassed with Hay Lin's suggestion. «Why me? » she said in dissatisfied voice and put her hands on her hips. Actually, she didn't really mind, but she needed to whine a little for purpose.
«Well, first of all, you can pass the note through your nurse» Hay Lin explained «You are Juliet, Caleb is Romeo and the nurse wasn't against their marriage in the book, right? … moreover, you and Caleb have such relations…» she added smiling.
«What relations? What are you talking about! » Cornelia was angry but everybody noticed that she was blushing.
«You know what I'm about » Hay Lin smiled «Very refined relations»
«Hay Lin! » the blonde really got mad. She screamed that so loudly, that the guard (you remember, he was still in the library) shuddered.
«Did you say anything, Lady Juliet? » he asked Cornelia.
«No, nothing, you must have misheard again» the Earth guardian quickly said.
Then she turned to the girls and whispered «All right, I will him that letter only because of the nurse. But the situation is too serious to joke and play on my nerves! » she looked at Hay Lin angrily.
«Sorry! » the Air guardian said.
«We must go now. Act as I do» Cornelia whispered and then said loudly that the captain could hear «Good bye, girls it was very nice to spend the day with you, I hope will meet again soon» and she made a reverence.
The other girls also said good bye to each other very politely, just as it was accepted in the highest society in Middle Ages. Then they all left the library and the guard was left alone sitting on his chair.
Few minuets later at Juliet's house
Cornelia arrived home soon; she was in hurry as she couldn't loose time. She was ready to run upstairs, to her room but Lady Capulet prevented her.
«Good afternoon, Juliet, you were at our family library with the girls, right? » she said.
«Yes, yes, I was, good afternoon mother» Cornelia said quickly and going round Madame Capulet rushed to the stairs.
«Juliet, why are you hurrying? And why did you spend so much time at the library? » her mother continued the interrogation.
«I… I had a lot to do» Corny quickly said and it was complete truth.
«Juliet, you mustn't spend so much time with those girls» noticed Lady Capulet. «You must think of more important things like marriage. Lord Paris is such a pleasant young man and he is wealth and reputable. Your father didn't decide to give him your hand yet, but I think, he'll agree. Lord Paris made us a visit today, that's such a pity that you was not at home. He… Juliet! Are you listening to what I say? » Madame started to grow angry.
«Yes, yes, of course» murmured Cornelia, but her eyes were searching a piece of paper. She remembered that she had no paper in her room to write on and she hoped that there was something suitable in the house. Her sight fell on the table, on which was lying a pile of yellow, bad-quality medieval paper. She quickly grabbed one sheet and ran upstairs.
«Juliet! Why do you need the paper? Come back immediately, Juliet! » yelled her mother, but Cornelia already disappeared in the corridor.
«Juliet! » Madame Capulet yelled one more time and then her patience was over. «Oh, that disobedient girl! How dare she behave in such a way with her mother! I am going to put end to this at once! » and Lady put her foot on the first step.
The nurse was also in the room and she saw everything happened. When Lady Capulet was going to Juliet's room, she came closer to her mistress and started shyly «Madame, excuse me, but, don't you think you could be too abrupt with the girl? »
Lady Capulet stopped and looked at the Nurse «You are right, so you go and talk to her. Find out why she behaves so strangely and tell me everything »
«Certainly, Madame» said the nurse and started to go up the stairs.
Cornelia ran into her room. She knew that Lady Capulet started to suspect something and she needed to hurry. She quickly sat on the chair and put the paper on the small table in front of her. Corny started to search something to write with, she surely knew that there were no pens invented in medieval Verona. Suddenly her sight was caught with a small ink bowl standing on the table. A big feather was lying next to it. Cornelia rapidly took the feather, dipped it into the ink bowl and started to write. This was the first time when she wrote with a feather and it was very unusual for her. But the Earth guardian didn't even have difficulties with this. She didn't care that it was uncomfortable to write with a feather, she was writing to her Romeo, to her Caleb, and despite the fact the letter didn't contain anything personal, she wrote it with all her soul. She put her feelings in every letter she wrote and her soul was flickering.
She hardly could finish the letter when the nurse entered the room. Corny quickly stacked the paper in half and gripped it in her palm. Then she turned to the Nurse.
«Juliet» the woman said softly looking in Cornelia's eyes «Juliet, please tell me what is happening with you? »
«Oh, no, she suspected something» the blonde thought with fear «Nothing, nurse, nothing» she replied aloud.
«Oh, my girl, don't lie» the Nurse put her arm on Cornelia's forearm. «Don't try to deceive me, Juliet. I know you since you were born, I know everything about you and I feel if something happens. Me and your mother both worry about you, you behave strange. Don't keep it a secret, ma fille (that means 'my girl' in French), tell your nurse»
Cornelia realized that she couldn't come unscrewed this time. She couldn't tell her nurse the truth so she needed to lie something. But what? Nurse knew Juliet very well and could identify if she was lying. She needed something special.
The nurse was still looking in Corny's eyes and waited.
«All right, Nurse, I will tell you the reason» Cornelia said quietly and looked in woman's kind eyes. «I, I…» millions of reasons appeared and disappeared again in Cornelia's mind, but she couldn't find any of them suitable.
«What? Speak, what happened? » the nurse became impatient when her alumnus felt silent.
«I…» Cornelia repeated one more time. Then one thought was stuck in her head and she finally decided «I love Romeo! » she said quickly and sighted as if a stone fell off her heart.
«What? » the woman was shocked. «What did you say, child? »
«I am in love with Romeo Montague» she repeated calmly. Cornelia tried to stay calm but her heart was beating quickly waiting for Nurse's reaction.
«But, but… Juliet, he is Montague, his father is your father's enemy» the nurse whispered. She still couldn't believe that her little Juliet grew up and fell in love… fell in love with someone so different from her.
«I know» Cornelia said softly and took her nurse's arm «But I couldn't do anything with my heart. I know we are different but he is the only one I need» Cornelia forgot that she was acting. She was no longer telling the Nurse about Juliet Capulet loved Romeo Montague, but about the feelings that Cornelia Hale had to Caleb Saleman. «I was dreaming about someone like him for all my life and when I first saw him I realized that this is the man I can't live without, this is my only true love. At first I was afraid of my feelings, I know I am only 16, too young to love, and I couldn't confess to myself for a while that the time has come but… now I am completely sure that I love, I do love Caleb…»
«What did you say? » Nurse asked in surprise when she heard Juliet's last phrase.
«Romeo» Cornelia quickly corrected when she realized her mistake «I said, I love Romeo»
«Oh, ma fille, you grew up, you love» the tears we visible in the woman's kind eyes
Et voilà
qu'elle aime et voilà qu'elle danse
Elle me dit je
l'aime elle sort de l'enfance
Et moi qui ne suis rien que sa
nurse, son coussin
C'est pas à moi qu'elle
ressemble
Mais je suis la seule pour elle qui tremble
Et voilà
qu'elle aime et voilà qu'elle danse
Et voilà
qu'elle aime.
«Now I understand why you behaved so strangely in the last few days. I am so happy for you, Juliet» the Nurse continued «Love is best thing which can ever happen in our lives. I also loved my husband, it is such a pity that he died. But, Juliet… does Romeo know about your feelings? Does he love you as strong as you do? »
«Oh, Nourrice, I don't know » said Cornelia and it was totally truth. Suddenly she realized that this was the best situation to put their plan into action. «Nurse, please, in the names of the entire saint, hell me! » she begged.
«Of course, my girl, what do I need to do? » the Nurse was glad that she could help her little Juliet.
«Take this letter…» Cornelia put the fold piece of paper on the nurse's palm. «…to Romeo. He is in the Montages' family library. Please do this; it is the question of life and death! » (and it was probably that way)
«Yes, Juliet, I will do that for you» the woman certified and took the letter.
«But nobody must know about that. If father or mother knows…» Cornelia remembered suddenly.
«Of course, I understand this, don't worry, Juliet, I will keep it a secret» the Nurse said. «I will get to know everything and then tell you. Oh, I so happy for you my girl» she said once again and left the room.
The nurse took her basket with which she usually went shopping and put Cornelia's letter on the bottom of it. She already had a reason for Madame Capulet and she appeared in the stairwell. Lady Capulet was walking around the room nervously downstairs and she rushed to the Nurse when she saw her.
«Did that girl tell you why she was behaving so strangely? » she asked the woman impatiently.
«Oh, yes, Madame. There is nothing to worry about» the Nurse responded. «Juliet is only tired with the wedding preparations, she is worrying a little about marring Lord Paris, it is a big stress for the girl (I know that they didn't say 'stress' in Middle Ages, but I cant think of anything else, so sorry) And she has been so long in the library reading her ancestors' history, she became tired and she might be a little impolite with you, Madame» she thought of every detail of her answer and it looked perfect.
But Lady Capulet was not so easy to conduct; she still wasn't sure in that. «And why did she need the paper? » she asked suspiciously.
«The paper? » the Nurse got lost for a moment but she immediately thought up a reason «She… Juliet needed the piece of paper to put it on the bottom of her jewelry box as it got wet» (Thanks my pen-friend Carolina for idea of this phrase. I have been thinking about what Nurse should say, but I couldn't think of any suitable reason)
«Oh, I see» Madame Capulet seemed to believe the Nurse «But you took your basket, are you leaving, Nurse? »
«Yes, Madame, I need to go the market» the Nurse replied.
«That's weird; other servants usually go to the market. Are you concealing something? »
«Concealing? » the nurse made an innocent face «No Madame, how could you think of that! I know that Juliet's wedding is being outlined at the house and if everything is practically decided I need to make a dinner, which is deserved for the guests. And I… I am going to bye a special spice, which other servants don't know about»
«All right» Lady Capulet shook her shoulders «If it matters to Juliet's future marriage, you can go »
«Thank you, Madame» the Nurse said happily and went to the exit.
«That's all very strange…» Lady Capulet thought when the Nurse left. She still didn't believe the Nurse very much, despite all the reasons were very suitable. But she had chores to do and soon she didn't pay much attention to what was happening.
Cornelia was watching the leaving Nurse through the window of her room. She still wasn't very sure in her deed and she was a little frightened.
The Earth guardian turned from the window, leaned against the wall and raised her eyes to the ceiling. «I hope I didn't do anything stupid…» she thought breathing deeply.
At Montages' family library
Caleb and Blunk were at the library since morning. Caleb was searching the magic book as in Cornelia's plan. He already rummaged through half the library but with no success. Only tons and tons of Montages' history. Blunk was completely useless. Caleb took that creature with him for two reasons: the first and more suitable reason was that it was dangerous to leave him at home. If Lord or Lady Montague or somebody else from the house saw that disgusting monster, that could probably change the history. Even citizens of modern Heatherfield were not in delight to see that, and you don't even need to imagine the reaction of medieval Verona citizens. The second reason was that Caleb weakly hoped that his 'companion' would help him search the book, but this completely failed. There was no use of him.
Blunk was sitting on the floor with a thick book in a leather binding. He was pulling the pages out of it, putting them in his mouth and immediately swallowed. When he dealed with half of the book, Caleb's patience was over. He came off the book he was looking through and turned to Blunk.
«Stop that at once! » Caleb said angrily and snatch out the book. Blunk seemed to get offence and was ready to burst in tears. «You don't even understand how important all of that is! » Caleb put the book back on the shelf. «If we don't find the book till tomorrow, everything will be ruined! I will be sent out of Verona, Cornelia will be force married on that Paris, (he was talking with rage about Paris because he was going to steal Caleb's only treasure – Cornelia) the power of the Heart of the Kandrakar will be blocked forever and the guardians team will be ruined, Phoboes will take power over Meridian and maybe whole world!..»
But Blunk was so stupid that he didn't understand all the importance of what Caleb said. Caleb sighted and added «…and if all of this happens, nobody will ever remember of you, you will merely disappear in that chaos! »
Blunk gasped and started to yell in panic. «Oh, shut up! » Caleb snapped carelessly and the monster felt silent at once. That was probably the best that he did during the whole day.
Caleb continued searching when he suddenly heard noises outside. He heeded and heard the guards talking loudly and laughing and then a woman's voice which was shouting «Let me go you, dirty disgusting pigs! You shameless scoundrels! I need see Romeo! », then again guards laughter and after that he couldn't sort out anything. But that voice, Caleb was sure that he had heard it before.
Caleb quickly turned to Blunk, who was still sitting on the floor and said «Somebody's going here! Hide, quickly! » But that creature was completely useless. He immediately hit into panic and started to run around the library, yelling as if he was cut in pieces.
When Blunk was passing by Caleb, he (Caleb) grabbed the monster by his collar, quickly brought him to the shelves and pushed the yelling monster on one shelf. After that Caleb covered him with some thick books, so that Blunk was not visible, and only after that, when the epic with hiding was finished, Caleb could finally sight with relief.
«Romeo Montague! » he suddenly heard behind him. The voice was rather near. Caleb turned around and saw a figure standing next to the exit of the library. Caleb looked closely and gasped. In that woman in red clothes he recognized the Nurse, who he saw on the ball at Capulets. Why is she here? Why does she need to see him? A million questions were immediately turning in his head.
«Oh, Romeo» Nurse came closer to dismayed Caleb «Romeo, I need to talk to you. Juliet sent me here»
«Juliet? » Caleb repeated in surprise. More questions came to light in his mind. «Cornelia? Why did she send the nurse? What is she going to tell me? Maybe something happened with my Cornelia? » his heart was beating faster and faster as he thought.
«Juliet is behaving strangely in the last time» the Nurse continued. «When I asked her the reason, she told me everything. Romeo, she loves you»
Caleb didn't expect this at all, so nearly had a heart attack from the news.
The Nurse continued. «Yes, she really loves you. Her feelings are so strong and pure. I even couldn't believe that such a strong love could exist in the world. She doesn't even care that you are Montague, her father's enemy. She loves you with the strongest love ever»
Caleb was speechless. He couldn't understand anything. Cornelia loves him? But why did she send the nurse to tell him. Why exactly now? Or maybe it wasn't true and she was only acting? What does it all mean? Caleb got completely involved.
«Romeo… do you love Juliet? » the Nurse suddenly asked «Do you have as strong feelings as she has? »
Caleb got confused. He didn't expect such a question and didn't know what to answer. What should he say? Must he act? What would Romeo say on his place?
«Yes, Nurse, I love her» he finally said looking at the nurse «I love her more than anything in the world» When Caleb started to say that he totally forgot that he was acting. Now he was telling the Nurse about his true love to Cornelia. «I can't even live without her. She is an angel. Her silk golden hair, her ocean blue eyes make me mad. For her I can do anything, I am ready to accomplish exploits, for her I am ready to die and if she loves me as I do I am the happiest human ever lived on Earth. Oh, Nurse, I love, more than anything in this world I love Cornelia…»
«Whom? » the Nurse asked when she heard Caleb's last phrase.
«Juliet» Caleb quickly corrected him «I said 'Juliet'. Is anything wrong? »
«No, there is just something with my hearing today» the nurse replied «Romeo, I am so glad for you. Juliet will be happy to hear that. I see you love each other truly and strongly, be happy together» the kind woman's face lit up with happiness.
«I'll go and tell my girl everything » the Nurse was ready to go away. «Oh, I completely forgot about this! » she suddenly stopped and returned to Caleb. «Juliet asked me to pass you this letter» the Nurse pulled a piece of paper from the bottom of her basket and gave it to Caleb.
«Be happy together» she repeated and left the library.
Caleb stayed alone. He was standing in the middle of the library and still couldn't understand anything.
Blunk pushed the books he was covered with and they fell on the floor making a lot of noise. Caleb didn't even move. Blunk jumped down on the floor happily. He was fed up with sitting twisted up on the dark and stuffy shelf and was now glad to feel hard earth under his feet again. He wanted to take offence on Caleb but when he noticed his friend standing unshakably in the middle of the hall with wide opened eyes, looking in nowhere, he got surprised and even forgot that he wanted to take offence.
Caleb was completely involved. He was standing and thinking about everything happened just now, he had a million questions but he couldn't answer any of them. Did Cornelia really love him or she said this only for the nurse? Was anything that the nurse said true?
Suddenly, he remembered about the letter, which the nurse brought him. Caleb was still holding it in his arms. He was shocked, that he completely forgot about it and didn't even open it.
Caleb quickly unfolded the paper. Maybe this letter will clear something?
He read Cornelia's message, which she wrote in her usual perfect hand writing.
'We found a secret door today at Capulets' family library. We think it is the one, which is said in Mrs. Lin's riddle. We can check this only at night. Please, take Blunk and come to the library not far from the old cathedral at midnight. We all will be there. It is a question of life and death!
Cornelia '
In this message was nothing said about Cornelia's feelings. Caleb didn't even pay much attention to that there now were a little more chances to get out of Verona; he only thought about one thing.
«Maybe Cornelia only said she loves me to the Nurse because she wanted to pass the message through her? » another supposition appeared in his mind «At list, she had to say that, she is Juliet and I'm Romeo. Or… maybe it all was real? Oh, if it only was true, I would become the happiest human ever, but… is there any hope? I'm not even sure that she didn't lie. I would pay any price just to know if it was true! » his head was splitting from these thoughts as well as his heart, but there was nowhere he could find out the truth…
At Juliet's house
Cornelia was walking around her room impatiently. She was waiting for the Nurse to return. Finally, the door was opened and the Nurse came in.
Cornelia immediately rushed to her. «Nourrice, did you give him my letter? Did you do that? »
The nurse, who had just came, didn't manage even to recover her breath. Finally, after a small break she said «Yes, Juliet dear, I passed your letter…»
«Oh, thanks heavens! » Cornelia sighted pressing her arms to her chest and raising her eyes. She didn't even let the Nurse finish speaking. She was happy that she finally solved that problem and that their plan was about to work.
«But, ma fille, this is not the main thing» the nurse continued. «The main thing is that Romeo told me he loves you! »
«He said so? » Cornelia repeated in a trembling voice. She didn't expect this at all. The Nurse couldn't even understand what feelings Juliet had at that moment: happiness or dismay.
«Yes, dear, he really loves you» the nurse said «And his feelings are as strong as yours. He can't live without you, and believe me, that is true»
Cornelia was breathing deeply. She wondered if Caleb said the truth.
«Dear, I must go now, or your mother suspects something. Will you stay alone? » the Nurse asked.
«Yes, I need to stay alone» Cornelia repeated not looking at the nurse.
When the door after the Nurse was closed, the Earth guardian rushed on her bed. She clasped her arms to her chest, she was looking at the top of her bed, but she wasn't seeing it. Her mind was only taken with one thought. Did Caleb really love her? Or this all was only for the nurse? If it was true, why exactly now? Or the Nurse made him to tell this as Romeo? She was very kind, indeed. Cornelia was ready to do anything just to know what Caleb was really thinking about her. Her heart was beating so fast that it was going to torn apart.
The two young loving hearts were separated; one was at Capulets' camp, another at Montages'. But they both were beating in one rhythm. Two young people, the Earth guardian and the rebel leader of Meridian (that is how Caleb was called?), both had the same feelings to each other. At that moment only one question cared them both. Their hearts were burning from love and from the thought: does he/she really love me? Or he/she was only acting?
The buds of feelings already blossomed into beautiful flowers of love. Love, the strongest and the purest in the whole world. If anybody ever loved as strong, as they did, this person was able to understand the real meaning of the word 'love'. Love, it makes people suffer, but only love can make people really happy. Love, because of it people accomplish exploits and beat their enemies. Love, this is the greatest and the most beautiful thing ever. Love, that means rise very high and touch the birds' wings. Love, that means steal the time, that means stay alive and burn in the heart of the volcano. Love, that means burn your nights, that means pay the price and only love brings sense to our lives. Love, it is much stronger than anything, it gives us the best. Love, to sense your heart, love, to have fewer fears. Love…
Aimer, cest plus fort que tout
Donner le meilleur de nous
Aimer et sentir son coeur
Aimer pour avoir moins peur...
Aimer...
Yeah, I finally did it! Even I'm surprised how I could write such a romantic chapter! OK, waiting for your reviews, later!