I felt the depth of her breathing. I could sense the gestures of her hands. And I couldn't hear anything else."Mark ... we're going to talk now ... ab...out the night your mother died ... and about how it affected your sister, Sharon."I knew immediately that nothing I heard the voice say could possibly be more reasonable, or as important."Let's start with what was the weather like that night." It was ... stormy. It wasn't cold enough to snow ... but it was raining really hard." Were you and your. He won’t tell. I wish...” She dropped her robe and settled onto the bed, her face in her hands. It was all wrong, wasn’t it? Or was it? Where, exactly, was the woman who would make Kanye’s life complete going to come from? Where was the man who would do the same for her? ‘We won’t last, -- I’m too old -- but both of us need someone NOW! He shouldn’t have to do that... ‘ She sighed, her shoulders drooping. ‘It’s wrong. It doesn’t SEEM like it is, but I would be taking advantage of him -- his. And so, Scene One: Audrey appears at the stable, looking for Mr. Thompson, the stable master. Danny, the stable boy is brushing one of the horses.ACTION---"Hi Danny. I'm looking for Mr. Thompson. Have you seen him?"Danny smiled his million dollar smile at the pretty girl as he brushed the horse. "Audrey," he said for the first time. It had always been Miss Audrey but today was a special day. "Your uncle just called him up to the main house. He's going to be a while. Your uncle said I should. She was far less eager to walk away from the sound of Fantil’s wagons rolling out of the stable. ** Alicia paced the gravel paths of the garden, the morning dew dampening the hem of her gown. From the moment she had awakened in her own bed for the first time in so long, she felt as though the walls were closing in on her. Even outside in the garden, she felt imprisoned. Thankfully, she had an excuse to turn away suitors – for a time. She knew that her father’s patience would soon run out. After.
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