Me: I'm really really sorry that I haven't updated anything in so long now. I really do feel guilty about it, mainly because I kinda had no reason to keep putting it off. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the story. Sorry it's not much...
Athena: And please review?Mrs. Lovett was radiant to be around her seven siblings once more. Growing up in the broken-down house before them had been hard, especially after the loss of their mother, and more than often they were all that each other had. Turning back to thank Mr. Todd once more for bringing her here she frowned. He had gone, and not even bothered to tell her so. As angry and slightly sad as that had made her feel, she turned her attention back to her siblings and her childhood home.
"Oh, Margie!" Gillian sighed, clasping Mrs. Lovett's hands in her own making her smile slightly. It had been a long time since someone had called her Margie. "It's been so long. Why don't we all go back in the old house for a chat in our old bedroom eh? Bring back some memories?" Mrs. Lovett knew Gillian had only suggested going into the house because she had seen her frown before she could hide it from them, but she agreed anyway and they all set off into the remnants of a once grand home.
Chapter Sixteen:
A chirping noise resounded through the small shack and Madeleine slowly opened her eyes after having fallen to sleep in the shack the night before. Sitting up and stretching herself out, she found the source and smiled. Sitting on the rotting floor-boards was a small little bird. Scooping it up in her small hands, she walked over to the window and set it free outside. Then, realizing just how late in the morning it had become, she rushed to the door and through the now very busy streets of mid-morning London.
Just as she was rounding the first corner however, a hand latched itself upon her small shoulders and pulled her aside and into one of the many dead-ended alleyways. Trying to scream, she found her voice had failed her still. She was being dragged deeper into the alleyway when the person that had grabbed her turned her to face him. That moment was when every nerve in her body told to run, but her fear told her to freeze.