Here's the second entry, like I promised.
Elsa – 16; Anna – 13
December 25, 1840
Dear Elsa,
Merry Christmas! The castle looks so pretty, as always. Gerda asked if I wanted to help decorate again, but I said no. What's the point of decorating at all if there's hardly anybody around to see it? I did get some nice presents, though. Not real exciting ones, but that's okay. The only present I ever want is to spend time with you. Christmas seems to get sadder and sadder every year. I think Mama and Papa are worried about you. I don't know why, though, because they won't tell me. They won't tell me anything anymore.
Love,
Anna
Dear Anna,
I'm sorry Mama and Papa don't tell you anything, but you have to know it's for your own safety and protection. I'm sorry, too, for not being able to spend Christmas with you. You can't imagine how much it hurts to be apart from you. I think about you, though. When I look outside at the snow, I remember how much you loved playing in it when we were little. Those are the only happy memories I have of snow. Now when I look at it, all I can think about is my curse. I feel it all the time, howling and swirling like a storm inside me. I can't keep it in. Heaven knows I'm trying.
Love,
Elsa
Couldn't resist sticking that little reference at the end there. ;)
Okay, here's how the next couple of chapters are going to pan out. The next one will be another year after this one (1841), roughly around the same time. The next one after that will skip over a year (1842) and go to the year after (1843). The reason for this is that I need to take into account that Anna and Elsa's birthdays are six months apart. So the next chapter will be winter of 1841 and the one after will be spring of 1843. This is roughly where I'll be placing the king and queen's two-week voyage. There'll be two chapters that year, one before the voyage and one after the news of the ship going down. I'll give details of further chapters then. Hope this isn't confusing. :P
Thanks for reading! More chapters coming soon! :)