chapter 2

January 5th, 1959, Florida

SARAH'S POV

"Sarah calm down, I'm sure Edward will simply adore you in these handsewn dresses made from Scotland", my mum said lightly as she led me towards the door, towards Edward

Wearing a three quarter flair blue dress and puffy lace sleeves I replied

"Its not that mother,I don't like Edward, he's boastful and egotistic",I turned to face her frowning and trying to be cute to gain her mercy

Now she couldn't push me forward till she heard me out, she was like that, gentle ,caring but simple minded, in both a good way and bad way

"Tis your future husband you make such mockery of, I thought I trained you better", with a frown she turned me around and continued pushing me towards the door

As we got to the bottom of the stairs I gulped

Thankfully our hallway was large and long, the way my father liked it

"You and father chose him not me, he--,he---,he is a frivolous human, because he has money he wastes it and doesn't consider the poor", I really did try to be polite but with Edward only two things came to my mine , Idiot and waster

"Exactly, I and your father know what's best for you, we love you and are willing to die for you, Edward will take care of you and besides he has taken a great likeness to you already child"

"Mother I am just 17 years of age, I want to study properly before I marry, I thought we agreed on that"

"I was married to your father at 16 young lady, don't complain when all the fine studs in the land are taken because you wanted to study", she whispered into my ear and with one last push I ended up at the door in front of Edward

"My lady", he didn't bother bowing, his ego smelt all the way from here probably to Europe

"Edward", I deadpanned

We both left the house with my mother telling us faint byes

"Are we walking?", I asked

"Is the daughter of Haywood to lazy to walk", he smirked

"Its not that", I muttered

"Oh yes, tis because you are a rich brat who can't handle work"

"What?!", i yelled infuriated, he was just nice a minute before, why be mean, oh well what should I have expected from Edward

"Yes you are a brat, the hallway isn't really good place to talk without being heard", he frowned

"I-", I was left speechless and embarrassed, he had heard me say all those things, although I meant them I still felt werid

"You are the egotistical one Sarah for thinking everyone wants you so badly", he frowned deeply as he threw a letter to me and walked away

The letter quietly fell to the floor as it was light, the whiteness of the paper already leaving

I was left dumbfounded as I carried the letter now at my feet

The handwriting wasn't the best but it was ok, and it read

Sarah dear,

I know we started on the wrong foot with the arranged marriage and all that

I may not be the best at being a gentleman but there's a way my heart beats when I am with you, a sweetening sensation in the pits of my guts, seeing you creates happiness I had lost from working most of my life to become the successful man I am today

I know you act like you despise me but deep down you don't, or I'd like to believe so anyways, why don't you give me a chance and let me prove to you that you can also feel this way about me as I about you

I'm travelling to England today, I'll await your response when I get back

Your love,

Edward

Reading it I scoffed, maybe he did love me, or maybe he was just trying to get me easily, either way I didn't want any of it

But I did feel bad about him hearing all my insults about him, when he arrives from England I'd speak to him

"Excuse me, my lady", I turned around the see Joshua, a short lad who was still quite taller than me, maybe a 5'8' or so, he was about 24 with a nice attitude, his brown hair was always gelled backwards, his white teeth shining and his face wrinkled from working at both the bread factory and the church, making him as thin as a branch

"Joshua", I smiled finally

"Oh Sarah, I had no idea t'was you", his voice was soft and sounded quiet, he was a very shy man indeed

"Where are you rushing to, if I may ask?"

"The church, the bishop needs me"

"I better be on my way then", he smiled and walked away

As I walked back home with the letter in my right hand all was in my thoughts was Edward, maybe he wasn't so bad after all?

Or maybe he was just a man who couldn't handle rejection

I had met him several times at different locations, different events for the rich that my father made me attend, and he always have me the impression of a man who couldn't handle rejection from a lady, well he hadn't met me then, now he would know what he was messing with

I breathed in some fresh air as I held my arms to my shoulders rubbing them alittle, the weather had changed drastically and I didn't like it, yet somehow Edward was still in my mind

Either way, i had two weeks to think about my decision before I could tell him, two weeks to think properly and not do anything irrational

I squeezed the letter into my small handbag as I got to the gate of my house, I was about open the metal gate leading to my father's mansion when I heard a voice, sweet and sickening, loveable if you didn't know what this person was capable of

"Hello Sarah"

"You", I replied frowning as I turned around to see the person who I loathed the most