Jessie sprawled awkwardly out on her bed, staring up at the ceiling. She still had the corset on that tried to break her in half, and the itchy burgundy gown. She was quite surprised that Elinor hadn't stormed in her room and begged for Jessie to go back to her guests. The noise had died down dramatically, so Jessie guessed Elinor had rounded up everybody and crammed them out the door by now. Jessie waited for Elinor or even Mary and Harmony to come in her room any minute now, but nobody came. Oh well, Jessie thought. Earlier on she had insisted she could take care of herself, and now, she got her wish. Note to self: Be careful what you wish for, Jessie told herself. She struggled to get the gown off while being careful not to rip it. "Bloody gown" Jessie muttered. She could NOT stand this gown any longer; she had to get it off. She tried to carefully slip it off her, but it was too tight to do it without ripping. "Forget this" Jessie said aloud and shoved the dress off, ripping it in multiple places. She easily slipped off the shift, but the corset was the problem. She tried to just rip it apart, but she failed. She opened up her drawer and picked up the book inside, she flipped through the pages until she found a small knife between two pages. She left the book on her bed, but took the knife out. Jessie then cut the back of her corset all the way though until the corset fell off. She put the knife back in between the pages of her book and put the book back into her drawer. She then reached under her bed and pulled out her 'pirate' clothes and easily put them on, contrary to the clothes she just took off.
Jessie dropped onto her bed and let out a loud sigh. What am I to do now? Jessie asked herself. She didn't want to be all elegant, lady like and prissy. But, that was exactly what Elinor wanted from Jessie. At that moment, Jessie decided to run away. It was the only way to escape Elinor. She had tried to talk to her multiple times, but Elinor wanted Jessie to be exactly like herself, which to Jessie was unbearable. I'll just sneak out about midnight, find a merchant ship and stow away in it, Jessie thought to herself. She tried not to think anymore about it. She knew she'd find a snag in her plan; she'd just have to plan it step by step. And Jessie decided, her first step was to find out how to get out of the house without being heard or seen. She moved to her window and felt the nice cool breeze on her face, her dark chocolate brown eyes looked down, it was hard to see because it was already dark, around ten thirty. But she could see it was a long way down. There is no way I'll survive if I jump, Jessie thought with a sigh. Why does my room have to be on the second floor? Jessie asked herself and plopped down on her bed again. She started braiding her hair while humming a tune. She finished quite quickly and then put the red bandanna on her head. And then, she waited for midnight.
I know this is a short chapter, but I promise I'll try to have another up today!