Hey guys, I've had two suggestions out of the few I listed. We've narrowed it down to Southerners, and Belles. Please tell me what you think so I can announce it! The wedding was fun, but I ended up having to sing. I'm not bad, but I would've liked more of a heads up instead of telling me an hour before the wedding XD! Sorry, that was my little rant.
Hanna's POV
I was standing next to Aria, quietly talking when I heard a dull thud. I looked over to find Emily sprawled out on the floor. I walked quickly to her side, and dropped. I grabbed the fan out of her hand and fanned her face. A figure I wasn't familiar with kneeled down. I didn't take the time to see who it was.
"Oh dear, Emily." I kept saying over and over again. I looked at her legs and saw that her pantalets were showing in an indecent way. A boy that was named Ben was looking at her hungrily. I reached down angrily and pushed her dress back in place.
"Give me your shawl," the male figure said to me. I knew it wasn't socially acceptable, but I did it anyway. Slowly, I slid the shawl off of my shoulders, and handed it to him. When I looked, he was staring at me intently. His eyes so dark they were almost black gazed into my blue ones; it almost scared me half to death. I attempted to put a name to the face, and realized at once that it was Caleb Rivers.
I was astonished that it was him who was the first to help Emily. He doesn't seem so bad to me…
"I'm going to carry her up to a room so she can rest." He informed me. I nodded quickly, and began to lead him to the guest room that I had slept in many times.
When Emily was safely on the bed, her mammy watching over her, Mr. Rivers and I left the room.
"Miss. Marin, I would greatly appreciate if you would join me for a stroll in the garden."
I almost said yes, but then I remembered the plan. "Mr. Rivers, you can take your invitation, and stick it where the sun does NOT shine!" The comment was especially horrible for a woman of my class for a number of reasons; I said it way too loudly, he asked so nicely so I should've been polite, and I referenced a man's butt.
Instead of looking at me angrily, Caleb smiled widely, and said, "I will have you one day, Miss Marin. I can promise you that."
I shook my head slowly, my eyes burning bright with hatred, reached up, and slapped him as hard as I possibly could. It wasn't very hard, but he did look quite astonished. I turned on my heel, and stomped away.
I had been trying to make a dramatic exit, but I ended up tripping over my hoop skirt, and ran directly in to Lucas Gottesman. He caught me by the elbow before I tumbled down the grand staircase. One of my blonde curls escaped from my tight hair-do, and fell in front of my eye. He reached up to brush it away, still hanging on to me. I wrestled free, and continued to stomp.
Spencer's POV
My plan to escape from Wren didn't work. Much to my disappointment, he found me just minutes later.
"Miss. Spencer, you're face is flushed. Is everything alright?" He asks with what I believe is concern. I feel bad, but I could never love Wren the way I was supposed to. It seemed as though Melissa was happy with Wren, but nobody could ever know for sure.
"Oh, Wren, you are such a dear to worry for me, but I am okay." I turned my head to see a very unconscious Emily being carried up the stairs by Caleb Rivers, Hanna trailing behind him like a lost puppy. Of course she was.
"I would love it if you would walk with me, Miss. Spencer." Wren said holding out his right arm. I couldn't turn him down now.
Pretending to be grateful, I grabbed his arm and we began to walk. Once outside, I opened the pink parasol. It was set above my head just so that my milky skin wouldn't get a single freckle.
"I was meaning to tell you, Spencer, I think that dress looks beautiful on you."
"Why thank you, Mr. Kingston, you look quite handsome yourself." I led through my teeth flawlessly, but afterwards I felt horrible.
"I've heard that the war is starting real soon, Spencer. I don't want to leave you, but I must serve the south with the rest of these brave men." I nodded solemnly. "Us men are having a meeting about the war when the ladies are napping, and I just have one request."
"What is it Wren." I asked.
"I want to marry you no matter what, promise you'll wait for me?" That was a promise that I didn't want to make. I did not want to be Mrs. Wren Kingston. I knew I had to make the promise even if I didn't want to. For safety, I stuck my right arm behind my back and crossed my fingers.
"I promise."
The next chapter will have some of Aria's POV. As soon as the war starts in the story, the couples will start to come together. I just want to know, should I have one of the liars marry even though they don't want to for money, or something like that? I was thinking maybe Hanna and Lucas but Lucas would go MIA? Tell me what you think, and vote on a name!
