Young Love

by MoonstoneGoddess

Roy Gardner proposed to Anne. The moment the "yes" was out of her mouth she knew it was a mistake. That was three years ago, and Anne has had enough. Despite how much it causes her to despise herself, she decided to just- not. But leaving your husband doesn't exactly come with only sunshine and rainbows, as Anne discovered.

3. At Diana's

Diana received her letter the same day. It said much the same as the one Anne had written to Marilla.

Her jaw dropped as she read.

"Anne?" she whispered.

Small Anne Cordelia pulled at Diana's skirts. "U'er!" she demanded. Diana gently unhooked her little pink hands and continued reading. "Well!" she finally said.

At this moment Fred came into the room, little Fred Junior toddling after him.

"Well!" Diana declared again, at a loss for what else to say. She shivered despite the warmth of the day, and her voluminous skirts shook. "Well… well, I…"

"What is it?" Fred asked, moving closer to her.

Diana shook her head and drew back slightly, trying to hide the letter. "Well," she said once again. Fred frowned at her and reached out to take the letter.

"No!" Diana almost screamed. A draught of air drifted from the window and tore the letter out of Diana's plump fingers. It twisted in the air as Fred lunged at it, floating almost mockingly as he just missed. Then, without further ado, it spun, leaped and plunged into the fireplace.

Small Anne Cordelia pulled at Diana's skirts again. "Nobody said anything about Mrs. Harrison having left Mr. Harrison- nothing derogatory!" Diana asserted rebelliously.

"What do you mean?" Fred inquired, feeling quite lost.

But Diana pursed her red lips and shook her head, and brushed Small Anne Cordelia's sticky fingers off her skirt before running up to her bedroom and beginning a letter to Anne.

Dear Anne,

You did nothing so bad as you think you did! Truly.

You and Roy were an excellent couple, I admit, but I never did feel you were meant to be.

And in any case, Emily Harrison left Mr. Harrison, and she's told me herself that few people looked down on her. You sound so sad in your letter! Keep happy, dear. Remember when Dorothy told you that Royal had had other lovers he'd pined over, but 'got over'?

I really doubt that it is any big problem, Anne. And if you were unhappy in your marriage, why shouldn't you have left it?

Will you try for a divorce, Anne?

Diana heard Fred Jr. crying loudly and hurriedly signed the letter, then raced downstairs to see what the matter was.H