Chapter 2
Chris: Tommy...Tommy why you're not answering?
Tommy:you found so
Chris: my parents had a fight
Tommy:why?
Chris: I don't know but I never saw them fighting like this
Tommy:he has hit her?
Chris: what are you saying; a man never hit a woman
Tommy:oh no
Chris: of course not a gentleman will ever do it
Tommy:perhaps gentlemen don't hit their wives but there are many men who do and women who hit their husbands
Chris:you're saying the truth? Have you ever see someone hitting someone?
Tommy:you don't know the real world right you're always in this mansion protected from your parents
Chris:of course I'm still protected from my parents I'm still a child but not for too long. My mother told me that in few years she's going to take me to a college in Paris
Tommy:Paris and where it is?
Chris:in France it's far away from here it's in the other part of the ocean. There I will see many people and I will learn many different things
Tommy:you don't have to go that far to learn things where I used to live near the beach you could hear the stories f the marines about other countries, they play cards, drink and when they fight they take out their knives and then the party begins
:help someone help
Tommy:I think they found someone lifeless
Chris: someone death
Tommy:or death or hurt badly
Chris: but that's my dad...dad...dad
They took Stuart in his room.
Anna: what happened Mike?
Mike: he fell from his horse
Anna: how it's possible my husband is one of the best riders
Mike: (talking to the other servant) go and call the doctor
Anna: go hurry
Chris: dad, dad
Anna:no don't go near him...go and tell Anita (anther servant)to bring some water go hurry
Chris:what happened mother
Anna:I don't know they told me he fell from his horse...Stuart...Stuart please try to say something
Stuart:Chris
Chris:yes, dad I'm here
Stuart:I'm dying and you will be in charge of this house
Anna:Stuart don't talk like this the doctor is coming and you will be fine
Stuart:take care of your mother and of Tommy, you have to help Tommy...you have to love him...you have to love him like if he is your brother
Chris:yes, dad
Stuart:in my...in my pocket there is a letter (Anna cut him off and told Chris)
Anna:hurry go in the kitchen and see if the water is ready tell them to hurry up go
In that moment the servant came with the water.
Anna:we have to clean him you have to help me
Servant:look Mrs
Anna looked at her husband taking his last breath.
Anna:Stuart no Stuart (crying)
Chris:dad, dad (crying)
After an hour Anna and Chris who was still crying for the death of his father.
Anna:calm down sweaty sit down
Chris:I want to stay near my father
Anna:later now they need to wash him
Chris:he told me to take care of Tommy
Anna:we talk about this later
Anna left and went in the room were her husband was being washed.
Anna:where had you put his jacket?
Servant:it's over there Mrs
Anna went for the jacket and searched in the pocket ere Start had told her he put
the letter but there was nothing and began to panic. Than she remembered that
Mike was the one who found him and went to ask.
Mike:(talking to Tommy) you're afraid right, you already were hoping to be like Mr Chris but I don't think that Mrs Anna is going to leave a bastard like you here
Anna:Mike, Mike
Mike:yes, Mrs
Anna:when you brought Stuart had something fallen from his jacket?
Mike:Ah, yes this (and he hand her the letter with the future of Tommy)
Anna:had you read it?
Mike:no, Mrs
Anna:ok and don't tell anyone about this letter ok?
Mike:don't worry you know that you can trust me
The day after there was the funeral everyone was there to say goodbye to Stuart
Dutois. Later that day in Chris's room.
Chris:now I'm an orphan too just like you Tommy. It's not the same without a father, you know what my father told me before he died?
Tommy:what?
Chris:to take care of you
Tommy:you have to take care of me (laugh)
In that moment Anna came in the room.
Anna:Chris (she saw Tommy) you have nothing to do here go away...do you hear me go away and I don't want to see you anymore
Chris:mom...no wait Tommy
Anna:leave him he doesn't belong here
Chris:why you sent him away mom, my father said...
Anna:your father was dying he didn't know what he was saying and now finish to dress
Outside the mansion Tommy went to the stables and changed back to his old clothes. In the meantime Chris finished dressing and went to search for Tommy. After a few minutes he found him in the stable with his old clothes on.
Chris: why did you put your old clothes on?
Tommy:because I'm leaving
Chris: no, my father wanted that you stay here
Tommy:but now your mother is in charge and she doesn't want me here
Chris: I know but I will convince her to let you stay
Tommy:leave it like this after all I don't like this house...I left here your clothes
Chris:I want to come with you, I want to learn how to sail and fishing. When I will be older I want to be a marine
Tommy:when you're older you can do whatever you want but now no
Chris:I can always leave and then come back in the meantime we can always buy a boat I have money
Tommy:you have money?...your money?
Chris:of course I have much money in a box, if you wait for me this afternoon I will meet you under the usual tree and we can lave together
Tommy:they will never leave you come with me
Chris: I run away and I will take care of you like my father told me
Tommy:(laughing) ok
Chris: we leave this afternoon we meet at the same place near the tree
Tommy:ok
Back to the mansion Dutois in Anna's room. Anna was lying in her bed. Their was a knock at the door
Anna: (to the servant) go and see who it is
Servant:yes, Mrs
Victoria:can I come in?
Anna: of course
Victoria: how are you feeling?
Anna: you can imagine
Victoria:I know my husband left me a few months ago and to lose a husband...but now you have to be strong and pray god to give you some peace. Think that at least Stuart haven't left you with money problems
Anna:you know Victoria that I can help you with money
Victoria:I know cousin but I don't care about me, I'm going to sell the house in the country and I go leave in the other one on the beach. The problem is my daughters' future
Anna:about this we will talk later...Anita (the servant) tell Mike to go find Chris...who knows where he is...t will be a great responsibility to grew up a son without a father...how I'm going to do it Victoria
Victoria:just stay calm you will do it
That afternoon Tommy was waiting for Chris under the tree where they were
suppose to meet.
Chris:Tommy
Tommy:did you brought the money
Chris:yes, it's here look...my father on my birthdays has always given me money and even sometime...with these we can buy a boat and sail in all the oceans
Tommy:we can't take them in this box let's put them in our pockets
Mike:(shouting loud to try to find Chris) Chris...Mr Chris
Tommy:they are looking for you...let's go
They were running when Chris realized that he forgot something in the box and
went back to bring it, but when he was leaving again...
Chapter 2 (part 2)
Mike:what are you doing here your mother wants you lets go (and took him by the arm)
Chris:Tommy, no Tommy... help me
Mike:let's go move
Chris:TOMMY
Back to the mansion Anna was in Stuart's office when Mike brought her son back.
Mike told her about Tommy and Chris what they were going to do.
Anna:ah, so he stole your money
Chris:no, he didn't stole it from me I gave it to him
Anna:don't try and protect him that boy is a thief
Mike:I can go and search for him if you want Mrs
Anna:no, Chris go in your room and don't leave before I tell you to
Mike:I can take someone with me he can't be too far
Anna:no, leave him in this way we solved a problem...tell Mr Darius to come here
Mike:yes, Mrs
After an hour
Darius:you needed me Mrs Anna?
Anna:yes
Darius:I'm sorry of what happened with Tommy but I'm sure he didn't stole that money from Chris
Anna:I don't want that bastard name to be said in this house...at how I was informed my husband business papers are at your office
Darius:yes, they are
Anna:I want them here in my house you have something to say about it
Darius:no, of course not Mrs Anna when I get back I will send you everything
Anna:I thank you for what you've done for my husband but I don't think I will need you anymore
Darius:I did something wrong that you're treating me like this?
Anna:I think you know exactly what you've done
Some days after in Anna's bedroom.
Victoria:you're removing all Stuart's clothes?
Anna:yes, I want to take them in the room that is in the back
Victoria:I would like to stay a little bit longer but I have to take care of my daughters
Anna:don't worry I'm fine...they already prepared a car for you?
Victoria:yes, so are you going to sent Chris to that college in France?
Anna:yes, I want him to be educated in the best way and about your daughters Victoria I think you should accept the offer your wife's brother told you. Leave to take care of Sadie and of course I will take care of Jude.
Victoria:you're so good and generous I'm very grateful for what you're doing for us
Anna:you don't have to don't forget we are cousins and I want that Jude will grow up like a real lady so she can be the best wife for Chris
15 years later (the present)
Now Tommy is 29 years old
Jude 21
Sadie24
Chris27
At the Harrison's house on the beach
Victoria:you saw Jude?
Carmen (servant):I think she's on the beach...a boy brought this for you (and gave her a letter)
Victoria:it's a letter from Sadie go and tell Jude
Carmen:yes, Mrs
Jude was on the beach she loved to go there it was quite and she could write her
songs without anyone around. She was a song writer but no one knew, her future
mother in law used to tell her that doing music is not in their class they just had to
listen or dance to it so she kept it a secret for herself.
Carmen:Miss, Miss Jude your mother wants you a letter ad came from your sister
They went back to the Harrison's house
Jude:what Sadie says?
Victoria:that she is good and having lot of fun. She went to some parties and that in the city you can't get sad and that the clothes of Paris are very, very wonderful. I think your sister is beginning to enjoy too much herself sometime I think if I did good to leave her with your aunty
Jude:of course you did the right decision mother and I think from there she can even find a good husband for her
Victoria:I wish, but I don't think she will have your fortune
Jude:I don't think there is another man like Chris
Victoria:of course not
In the city of Canada were Sadie was
Sadie:(talking to her friends) time changes a girl like to seduce man. A word with double meaning, your skirt that goes up, some moves...
Friend:Sadie stop it what will say your mother if she hear you?
Sadie:(laughing)
Friend 2:look who's coming Jamie
Sadie:and who is the guy next to him?
Friend:what you don't know?...he's Chris Dutois
Sadie:Chris (Sadie's thoughts wow his beautiful wow that blonde hair and those blue eyes and that body wow his gorgeous may b even in bed. He can't be the one promised to my sister she too ...not like him he needs someone like me beautiful and seductive)
Jamie:that one over there (he was referring to Sadie) she is the beautiful one, she's attractive, seductive and hot
Chris:wow how you present a person
Jamie:no, it's the truth you want to meet her
Chris:of course why not
Jamie:come
Back to the conversation of the ladies
Friend:where did you know him?
Sadie:his mother and mine are cousins and my sister...
Jamie:ladies
Friend:good morning Jamie
Sadie:what happened to your hand? (Jamie had a bandage in his hand)
Jamie:just a little accident
Sadie:I'm glad you came
Jamie:how could I miss a party with the beautiful ladies in and even because my friend here is dying to meet you
Chris:Chris Dutois...it's my pleasure meeting you Miss
Sadie:don't tell me that you don't remember me?...I'm Sadie Harrison the daughter of your aunty Victoria
Chris:you're Sadie?
Back to the beach in Canada to the Harrison's house
Jude:I was coming I needed to give something to the teachers
Friend:it's ok but now let's talk about other things...you can't imagine what Mandy told me (Mandy is their other friend)
Jude:what (she was getting anxious) she already returned from Paris
Friend:yes, and you will never guess who she seen there...your (boyfriend) (it's in brackets because they had never seen each other for years) Chris Dutois
Jude:Chris so he's back you're saying the truth?
Friend:Mandy said that his beautiful and very attractive and that all the women eyes were on him...you're not jealous?
Jude:no, why should I if it's that attractive I think it's normal that women look at him ...if his back t means I will see him soon ...it had past so much years when I last saw him ...And if he don't recognize me
Friend:what are you saying of course he must have a lot of your photos like you have his?
Jude:but it's not the same thing to see a person on a photo
Friend:and you don't have to worry about him Mandy said that he is a real gentleman
Jude:it's...it's like I'm dreaming...it's been 7 years without seeing him...7 years without seeing Chris
Back to the city the house were Sadie is living
Friend:so Chris Dutois is your sister's boyfriend?...and for how long?
Sadie:ah, it's a long time now my mother and aunt had planned everything for their marriage
Friend:your sister is very lucky you know. Chris is very attractive and even rich
Sadie:he's super rich he has a big mansion with fields near it
Friend:and they love each other?
Sadie:(laughing) the last time they see each other was about 7 years ago during a holiday he was at the mansion
Friend:and what does it mean the long distance doesn't take away a love
Sadie:oh, don't be crazy how can you love someone without seeing him once
Friend:and why not love is something that comes from the heart
Sadie:yes, but it pass from the eyes, with words, with kisses and touches and if I know well my sister between them there was nothing of this neither an affective touch
Friend:after all I think that Chris is beautiful and a real gentleman and I think Jude is the luckiest person in the world
In the city at Chris's house
Chris:her family lives at the beach and my mother and Sadie's are cousins...the last time I saw them they were teenagers very thin and not with a good character and look now how they are...eh of course Sadie because Jude I don't know
Jamie:if it was for me I'm ready to kidnap her
Chris:it's not necessary you just have to tell her to marry her
Chris:for you it's easy but for me my finances are not that great in this moment and if I don't find a rich wife one of these days I will finish killing myself (laughing) Sadie is very beautiful and her name is powerful in this city but they don't have money ...so I toast for the ugly women but rich
That evening at the beach at Harrison's house
Victoria:Chris is back? Who told you?
Jude:Mandy told a friend of mine that she saw him in the city why aunty Anna didn't told us?
Victoria:maybe she couldn't come
Jude:but maybe she could have sent someone or a letter and we could have known. When she told me I was imberised we are engaged I had to be the first to know that he was back don't you think mom?
Victoria:don't be like this I'm sure that if Anna didn't told us is because she couldn't
Jude:Don't you think that it's not normal that Chris had never wrote me a letter or a card nothing it was always aunty Anna that told us how he was
Victoria:but neither did you, you never wrote him
Jude:because he had to write first when we were little I didn't care because at young age you don't think about these things but now I think e could have wrote me even only a line
Victoria:it doesn't mean all people like to write, Jude don't worry about these things now his back and we can prepare for your marriage
Jude:And if he doesn't like me
Victoria:what are you saying?
Jude:I'm saying that he was in Paris of course he saw other women there and of a different society I don't now maybe he will think I'm not good for him
Victoria:you don't have to think those things. You received the best education of a princess, your aunty in person had get you the best educator to be the best for her son and as his mother she will know of course what Chris likes don't you think
The next morning
Friend:I don't know why you're so tense my parents were engaged for a long time before they got married my father was in another city and they wrote only few letters to each other
Jude:you have said it a few letters not nothing like me and Chris
Friend:and why are you so mad now?
Jude:because before I didn't thought about it but now I don't think that this is a way to show someone that you care
Friend:maybe your boyfriend is lazy to write... or maybe this is an accuse to move back from the marriage?
Jude:why should I?
Friend:maybe because you're not sure that you love him
Jude:I..., no,... I do I think about him a lot
Friend:so why are you so worried?...you have to think that in days he will be here with you he will sing to you and give you lot of kisses
Back in the city with Sadie
Sadie:Chris what a surprise
Chris:I brought you some sweets
Sadie:oh, how sweet of you please sit down
Chris:thanks, they told me that you're alone
Sadie:yes. I am you wanted someone else? (She told him seductively)
Chris:no of course not I came to see you
Sadie:(flirting) me?
Chris:why you didn't want me?
Sadie:no it's fine I was just surprised you wanted to see me
Chris:why you're beautiful and from the first time I saw you I dreamt of your eyes every night (Chris thoughts and even of your body undermine)
Sadie:you're adorable, but I know you must have seen many beautiful ladies in Europe
Chris:yes, that true but no one was beautiful as you are
Sadie:don't look at me that way or I'm going to blush
Chris:you're going to Thursday's party at Jamie's house?
Sadie: yes, and it's going to be my last party for long I'm sad I have to go back to my mother's house at the beach
Chris:why
Sadie: I don't like it there it's so quite there
Chris:you like the parties don't you?
Sadie:yes, not bad and it's a way you can see people our friends talk with them
Chris:but I'm sure you have friends at the beach too
Sadie:not exactly they are my sister's friends not mine. They are different you can't talk with them
Chris:and you what do you like to talk about?
Sadie:how much questions you're making me why don't you talk to me about your self
Chris:what do you want to know?
Sadie:for example what are your types, about what you talk to your friends?
Chris:in these last days I talked only of a beautiful lady that she already has a place in my heart my thoughts are all about her
Sadie:oh...and who is she?
Chris:do you think I need to say it?
Sadie:don't you think you're a little too open
Chris:if I offended you I'm sorry
Sadie:no, you haven't offended me the truth is that I was never alone with a gentleman before and the most with one like you
Chris:I'm sorry I came when you were alone, are you mad?
Sadie:I don't think I can never be mad at you
Chris:so I see you next Thursday at Jamie's house right?
Sadie:of course
Chris:I will look forward to see you again, bye
At the beach at the Harrison's house
Jude:hi, aunty Anna it's a pleasure to see you
Anna:it's a pleasure to me too sweetie...where is your mother
Jude:she's at the mall she will be back soon...do you want something to drink?
Anna:no I will leave soon I'm leaving for the city Chris is back
Jude:I know my friend saw him there
Anna:it's a little bit more now and he will be here with us...you can't imagine what a sacrifice it was for me to live away from my only child all these years. He had visited all Europe but now he has to take care of the mansion I had enough taking care of the finances ...with your help obviously.
Jude:thank you aunty
Anna:while I'll be at the city I will buy you the dress for the marriage how you already know it's going to be my present for you and I promise you it's going to be as for a queen
Jude:you did so much for me aunty that I don't know how to thank you
Anna:you don't have to thank me I want only that you will be the perfect wife for my son
Jude:don't worry I care a lot about Chris
On Thursday at Jamie's house
Sadie:I don't want to go away, I don't want to stay there without anyone to talk to
Friend:I understand you but...
Sadie:the fact is there is nothing there just fishermen and thieves if I didn't found a husband here how could I find one there
Friend:there's Chris Dutois
Chris:hi...am I interrupting something?
Friend:no, Sadie is mad because the after tomorrow she has to go back home
Sadie:yes, I and my friend are like sister and I'm going to miss her
Chris:but if they want they can come to my mansion it's big enough
Friend:thank you
Chris:and for you Sadie my house is always open
Sadie:oh, you're going to do this for me
Chris:to see you laugh I can do what ever
A few days later at the city in Chris's house
Chris:mom you're here how are you?
Anna:fine, let me see you,... you look beautiful
Chris:why didn't you tell me you were coming ...how did you get here?
Anna:with the train
Chris:everything was ok?
Anna:yes, when I was there I saw Sadie your cousin she was going back home
Chris:you saw her
Anna:yes, she's pretty
Chris:Sadie is beautiful mom and I think I love her
Anna:what?
Chris:that I think I love Sadie and I want to marry her