Angela vision of the future is becoming more clear, if she choose to run away with Dustin, she would have to give up the comfortable lifestyle that she has know all her life to living in poverty and she would never see her sister and mother again, for fear of her father finding her. She would have to give up her friends, her social status for a life in secret in the outskirts of town. Could she really give up all that, in the name of love, her social status mattered little to her, but the though of not seeing her sister and mother again, weighed on her heart. As she sits in her room, hard at work trying to finish as many projects as she can, meanwhile thinking about her possible future. While pausing, she notices her blistered hands, red from working so hard and for so long.The knock on the door startles her, it was Kaylynn.
"May I come in?" Says Kaylynn
"Yes" Says Angela
"I came to tell you, I'm sorry if I made you think th-" Say Kaylynn
"It's okay dear step-mother, I know, Lilith told me, you were only trying to help" Says Angela
"I see you are very hard at work. My goodness! Look at your hands! They are blistered and red, I will send the maid to mix up a treatment to keep your hands soft" Says Kaylynn
"Thank you" Says Angela
"It seems you can fill a small shop with your projects, are you planing on selling them? To save some money to runaway with Dustin?" Asked Kaylynn
"Where did you hear that silly little lie?" Asked Angela
"From one of the gardeners, he was gossiping to one of the maids, he said he saw you and Dustin in the garden, is this true, Angela?" Asked Kaylynn
"Will you tell father? Even if it maybe a lie?" asked Angela
"No, this isn't my place, but I have some advice" says Kaylynn
"Yes" Says Angela
"I want to tell you about my sister, she was a year older than me and as lovely as you. My father had many suitable suitors come to our home, with intention that she would pick one and marry him. But she would refuse them all, for her heart belonged to another, a young boy of her age, but below our social status. Father would never have allowed it, he grew tired of her stubbornness and told her if she did not pick one of the suitors he approved of, he would pick one for her. She would not have any of, the next day she was gone, father searched high and far for her, but never found her. A year would go by before he would hear any news of her and by the time he found her, she was already married to the young man and carrying his child. Father was distraught, he could not believe she disobeyed him, he disowned my sister and challenged her young husband to a draw. Father won, shot him in the shoulder, father left him barely alive, with my very pregnant sister. Mother told me that he died a few days later, but never told me what became of my sister and her unborn child. I'm not trying to scare you, I'm only trying to show you the possible conflicts of the choice you are making. Your father will search for you for as long as it takes and when he finds you, the consequence not only will fall on you, but on your family.
After hearing the story of Kaylynn's sister, Angela feared the choice to runaway with Dustin is just a fantasy that she sees that if she goes through with it, her father would go to any lengths to find her and punish her and her family. So she decides, for sake of who she loves, she put all her thoughts and dreams of marrying Dustin and she will submit to her father.
So she walks down into his study and knock to be let in.
"Who is it" says Daniel
"It's Angela, may I speak to you, father?" says Angela
"Come in" says her Father
"I have come to apologize, father for my response to your proposal. It wasn't my place to question your planning." says Angela
"Well I'm glad you have come to your senses, my dear daughter. Now, there is one thing we have left to discuss. Have you considered Mrs. Jacquet's request and grant her son chaperone visit?" says her Father
"If you wish me to, I will father" says Angela
"Then it's settled, this Wednesday we will invite them over" says her Father
Angela meeting the man her father want to consider as a husband. Even though she was in love with Dustin, her childhood sweetheart.
Angela tried to have common interest with her husband to be, she could tell that he wasn't really paying attention. But this is the man her father is sure able to take care of her.
Here's Kaylynn teaching little Daniel how to talk, which he he seems to be getting the hang of, his father will be so proud when the little one learns to speak in full sentences and starts to learn Latin.
His parents make sure to enrich their son's development by providing him with toys that would help him along the way.
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