Chapter Sixteen

Plans and Problems

(Gaston POV)

Four days, it has been four days since I sent Lofu to Roses house telling him to tell her that her father went into the woods. The whole plan was for me to go into the woods with her father, who would then seemed 'persuaded' that I was to be the right man to marry since I was putting such an effort to find his daughter. But I went into the woods several times and not one have I seen Rose.

I turned to Lofu in my armchair at the bar,

"Lofu, are you positive that she went into the woods?"

He nodded, sweating again since this was the third time I had asked him. Each one was getting more and more vicious.

"I'm positive. I saw her run straight into the woods right after she told me to go and get you."

I was furious. My perfect plan, the one I had planned for a while, ruined. Lofu and I were at the pub while we were discussing what to do.

"The old man is at home still trying to find out why his daughter would go in the woods in the first place, so we don't have to worry about him for a while. Plus, he's got enough problems trying to find a way to find her as well. He won't be a problem for a while. So why don't we just settle this over a drink?"

I punched Lofu over the head,

"You nit-wit, I wanted to marry Rose sooner, not later. I need to find her and quickly. But where could she have gone?"

I looked at Lofu,

"You didn't tell anyone about our plan did you?"

He laughed.

"Of course not Gaston."

I looked at the window not liking what I was seeing.

A blizzard was blowing and if Rose was in that storm then I will have no wife to marry. Of course there were other women in the village, like the triplets. But Rose was the only one who was as beautiful as me. I had plans for my future, but Rose was sometimes different and not like the other women in the village and this bothered me very much. Women are not supposed to read like she does, cause then they get ideas…and you get weird looks from the other villagers. That would not be good for my reputation, and the last thing I want was for a wife to get attention other than her looks. I would be called the loons husband.

"Lofu, tomorrow you will search all other this damn village until Rose shows up. UNDERSTOOD?"

"Y…Yeah Gas…ton."

With that all said and done I helped myself to another beer while Lofu sang about how great I am.