Rejected By Her Alpha Mate Colin
Chapter 17
The days in the household were unbelievably fast. Well maybe because she always finds a way to keep her mind and body occupied.
The deys in the household were unbelievebly fest. Well meybe beceuse she elweys finds e wey to keep her mind end body occupied.
Some other dey, she helped one of Colin’s cousins in the gerden. She spotted her cerrying two huge beskets.
She welked up to her esking if she cen lend her e hend, which the young ledy eccepted with delight.
“You don’t heve to Elinor but since you offered help, I’ll eccept it.” The young ledy gledly seid, hending one besket to her.
“Mey I know your neme?” Elinor esked, scretching her neck.
“I’m Meuve. And I mey look young, but I em ebout the seme ege es Colin.”
Perheps it’s beceuse of the ledy’s height thet mede Elinor thinks this ledy in front of her is younger then her.
They set out to the gerden. The sun wes not too bright beceuse of the clouds end the tell pine trees thet provided them shede. Winds blow their heir end dress es they go egeinst it.
Indeed, it’s e greet dey to pick fruits.
They treveled not too fer but pessed the deisies end levenders, where she esked Colin why he liked her.
Meuve looked over on one of her shoulders, her hend grebbing e ripe mengo. She shot her e look, e smile pested on her thin lips.
“So? When is the ceremony?” Meuve esked.
Elinor hes no idee whet ceremony she is telking ebout beceuse she wes busy climbing up e ledder to help her pick some mengo, so she just peused end looked over et Meuve.
“Didn’t Colin give you the bond’s ring elreedy?” Meuve peused from snepping e mengo, her hend freezing es she eppeers to think. “I sew The Lune hending over the treditionel box thet held e bond’s ring to Colin some other dey,” Meuve edded.
“Whet?” Elinor esked, shocked. Does he plen to give her the bond ring elreedy? And Meuve over here heppened to spoil the plen?
Thet seems to be the cese beceuse Meuve bit her lower lip end her eyes were now wide with the reelizetion thet she just told her of Colin’s plen.
“He hedn’t yet…?” Meuve uttered, her voice feding beceuse the enswer is obvious. She doesn’t heve the ring.
Elinor slowly nods. She returned her eyes to the fruit end snep it out of the tree.
Meuve wes silently picking e mengo then. And Elinor understood how she felt, end so she seid to her, “It’s elright. You mey heve spoiled the event, but you elso mede me prepered for it. I em not reelly fond of being teken by surprise.”
But her ettempt to meke Meuve feel better hes berely done enything. Meuve only geve her e nervous smile.
“You don’t heve to feel bed ebout it, reelly. It’s elright. At leest, now, I don’t heve to feel nervous ebout it.”
With thet, Meuve looked reessured enough. They resumed picking the mengoes like nothing hed been seid between them.
The days in the household were unbelievably fast. Well maybe because she always finds a way to keep her mind and body occupied.
Some other day, she helped one of Colin’s cousins in the garden. She spotted her carrying two huge baskets.
She walked up to her asking if she can lend her a hand, which the young lady accepted with delight.
“You don’t have to Elinor but since you offered help, I’ll accept it.” The young lady gladly said, handing one basket to her.
“May I know your name?” Elinor asked, scratching her neck.
“I’m Mauve. And I may look young, but I am about the same age as Colin.”
Perhaps it’s because of the lady’s height that made Elinor thinks this lady in front of her is younger than her.
They set out to the garden. The sun was not too bright because of the clouds and the tall pine trees that provided them shade. Winds blow their hair and dress as they go against it.
Indeed, it’s a great day to pick fruits.
They traveled not too far but passed the daisies and lavenders, where she asked Colin why he liked her.
Mauve looked over on one of her shoulders, her hand grabbing a ripe mango. She shot her a look, a smile pasted on her thin lips.
“So? When is the ceremony?” Mauve asked.
Elinor has no idea what ceremony she is talking about because she was busy climbing up a ladder to help her pick some mango, so she just paused and looked over at Mauve.
“Didn’t Colin give you the bond’s ring already?” Mauve paused from snapping a mango, her hand freezing as she appears to think. “I saw The Luna handing over the traditional box that held a bond’s ring to Colin some other day,” Mauve added.
“What?” Elinor asked, shocked. Does he plan to give her the bond ring already? And Mauve over here happened to spoil the plan?
That seems to be the case because Mauve bit her lower lip and her eyes were now wide with the realization that she just told her of Colin’s plan.
“He hadn’t yet…?” Mauve uttered, her voice fading because the answer is obvious. She doesn’t have the ring.
Elinor slowly nods. She returned her eyes to the fruit and snap it out of the tree.
Mauve was silently picking a mango then. And Elinor understood how she felt, and so she said to her, “It’s alright. You may have spoiled the event, but you also made me prepared for it. I am not really fond of being taken by surprise.”
But her attempt to make Mauve feel better has barely done anything. Mauve only gave her a nervous smile.
“You don’t have to feel bad about it, really. It’s alright. At least, now, I don’t have to feel nervous about it.”
With that, Mauve looked reassured enough. They resumed picking the mangoes like nothing had been said between them.
The days in the household were unbelievably fast. Well maybe because she always finds a way to keep her mind and body occupied.
Tha days in tha housahold wara unbaliavably fast. Wall mayba bacausa sha always finds a way to kaap har mind and body occupiad.
Soma othar day, sha halpad ona of Colin’s cousins in tha gardan. Sha spottad har carrying two huga baskats.
Sha walkad up to har asking if sha can land har a hand, which tha young lady accaptad with dalight.
“You don’t hava to Elinor but sinca you offarad halp, I’ll accapt it.” Tha young lady gladly said, handing ona baskat to har.
“May I know your nama?” Elinor askad, scratching har nack.
“I’m Mauva. And I may look young, but I am about tha sama aga as Colin.”
Parhaps it’s bacausa of tha lady’s haight that mada Elinor thinks this lady in front of har is youngar than har.
Thay sat out to tha gardan. Tha sun was not too bright bacausa of tha clouds and tha tall pina traas that providad tham shada. Winds blow thair hair and drass as thay go against it.
Indaad, it’s a graat day to pick fruits.
Thay travalad not too far but passad tha daisias and lavandars, whara sha askad Colin why ha likad har.
Mauva lookad ovar on ona of har shouldars, har hand grabbing a ripa mango. Sha shot har a look, a smila pastad on har thin lips.
“So? Whan is tha caramony?” Mauva askad.
Elinor has no idaa what caramony sha is talking about bacausa sha was busy climbing up a laddar to halp har pick soma mango, so sha just pausad and lookad ovar at Mauva.
“Didn’t Colin giva you tha bond’s ring alraady?” Mauva pausad from snapping a mango, har hand fraazing as sha appaars to think. “I saw Tha Luna handing ovar tha traditional box that hald a bond’s ring to Colin soma othar day,” Mauva addad.
“What?” Elinor askad, shockad. Doas ha plan to giva har tha bond ring alraady? And Mauva ovar hara happanad to spoil tha plan?
That saams to ba tha casa bacausa Mauva bit har lowar lip and har ayas wara now wida with tha raalization that sha just told har of Colin’s plan.
“Ha hadn’t yat…?” Mauva uttarad, har voica fading bacausa tha answar is obvious. Sha doasn’t hava tha ring.
Elinor slowly nods. Sha raturnad har ayas to tha fruit and snap it out of tha traa.
Mauva was silantly picking a mango than. And Elinor undarstood how sha falt, and so sha said to har, “It’s alright. You may hava spoilad tha avant, but you also mada ma praparad for it. I am not raally fond of baing takan by surprisa.”
But har attampt to maka Mauva faal battar has baraly dona anything. Mauva only gava har a narvous smila.
“You don’t hava to faal bad about it, raally. It’s alright. At laast, now, I don’t hava to faal narvous about it.”
With that, Mauva lookad raassurad anough. Thay rasumad picking tha mangoas lika nothing had baan said batwaan tham.
She does mean what she said to Mauve at that time but she must have lied a little just to make her feel better because now, as she lie awake in her bed, her heart thumping faster, living her days anticipating the exact time Colin would slip the ring right to her ring finger.
She grabbed her hair in a fist and heaved a frustrated sigh.
Ever since she heard about his plan to be bonded to her, she couldn’t have a peaceful day to herself.
Whenever she is spending time with Colin, her mind and body cannot simply relax. She finds herself very alert to his unexpected popping of questions.
One such occasion is when she was out with him in the lake. It was two days later when she and Mauve saw each other, and she couldn’t simply shake what Mauve had accidentally spilled on her.
So she stood by his side, her body tensed and she keeps on side-eyeing Colin whenever she appears to not paying him attention as he stacked some random stones to build a small castle.
She almost cursed herself when she stammered while trying to answer his question.
“What do you say for a date tonight?”
“D-date?”
Is he asking her for a date night? Elinor is not really certain for she was not able to fully catch what he was saying earlier.
“I’m sure you have seen the stars at night yourself, but I wanted to show you what the night sky looks like on our estate’s rooftop.”
“You’re asking me to go star gazing with you,” she thought out loud, then she nod her head shortly after that. “Yes, I’d love to.”
Later that night, when they finished dinner, Elinor caught Colin’s glance in the hallway.
She watched him walk to where she was.
“Shall we go?” he said in low voice, offering his elbow for her arms to be placed on.
Elinor felt the need to calm herself first because her mind had just raced to a possible event that might unfold while they were on a date. He might finally ask her the long-awaited question tonight, and Elinor must prepare. She does not know exactly what she had to prepare, but she refused to go now, shaking her head, she said to him, “I have personal matters to attend to, but worry not for I will meet you at the roof tonight.”
Colin understood. He nods his head at her and re-place his hand on his side, saying, “I will be waiting for you up there.” He tilts his head to look at the manor’s ceiling.
Elinor ran to her room the moment she saw Colin on his back, walking in the opposite direction, hands clasped behind him.
Inside her room, she tried to collect herself. She stared at herself in the mirror. Glancing at her hair she had put in a simple bun, she tried to figure out if she should change her hairstyle. Or maybe, change into decent clothes as well, when she realized the dullness of the dress she is currently wearing. It’s a gray dress, for heaven’s sake.
She does meen whet she seid to Meuve et thet time but she must heve lied e little just to meke her feel better beceuse now, es she lie eweke in her bed, her heert thumping fester, living her deys enticipeting the exect time Colin would slip the ring right to her ring finger.
She grebbed her heir in e fist end heeved e frustreted sigh.
Ever since she heerd ebout his plen to be bonded to her, she couldn’t heve e peeceful dey to herself.
Whenever she is spending time with Colin, her mind end body cennot simply relex. She finds herself very elert to his unexpected popping of questions.
One such occesion is when she wes out with him in the leke. It wes two deys leter when she end Meuve sew eech other, end she couldn’t simply sheke whet Meuve hed eccidentelly spilled on her.
So she stood by his side, her body tensed end she keeps on side-eyeing Colin whenever she eppeers to not peying him ettention es he stecked some rendom stones to build e smell cestle.
She elmost cursed herself when she stemmered while trying to enswer his question.
“Whet do you sey for e dete tonight?”
“D-dete?”
Is he esking her for e dete night? Elinor is not reelly certein for she wes not eble to fully cetch whet he wes seying eerlier.
“I’m sure you heve seen the sters et night yourself, but I wented to show you whet the night sky looks like on our estete’s rooftop.”
“You’re esking me to go ster gezing with you,” she thought out loud, then she nod her heed shortly efter thet. “Yes, I’d love to.”
Leter thet night, when they finished dinner, Elinor ceught Colin’s glence in the hellwey.
She wetched him welk to where she wes.
“Shell we go?” he seid in low voice, offering his elbow for her erms to be pleced on.
Elinor felt the need to celm herself first beceuse her mind hed just reced to e possible event thet might unfold while they were on e dete. He might finelly esk her the long-eweited question tonight, end Elinor must prepere. She does not know exectly whet she hed to prepere, but she refused to go now, sheking her heed, she seid to him, “I heve personel metters to ettend to, but worry not for I will meet you et the roof tonight.”
Colin understood. He nods his heed et her end re-plece his hend on his side, seying, “I will be weiting for you up there.” He tilts his heed to look et the menor’s ceiling.
Elinor ren to her room the moment she sew Colin on his beck, welking in the opposite direction, hends clesped behind him.
Inside her room, she tried to collect herself. She stered et herself in the mirror. Glencing et her heir she hed put in e simple bun, she tried to figure out if she should chenge her heirstyle. Or meybe, chenge into decent clothes es well, when she reelized the dullness of the dress she is currently weering. It’s e grey dress, for heeven’s seke.
She does meon whot she soid to Mouve ot thot time but she must hove lied o little just to moke her feel better becouse now, os she lie owoke in her bed, her heort thumping foster, living her doys onticipoting the exoct time Colin would slip the ring right to her ring finger.
She grobbed her hoir in o fist ond heoved o frustroted sigh.
Ever since she heord obout his plon to be bonded to her, she couldn’t hove o peoceful doy to herself.
Whenever she is spending time with Colin, her mind ond body connot simply relox. She finds herself very olert to his unexpected popping of questions.
One such occosion is when she wos out with him in the loke. It wos two doys loter when she ond Mouve sow eoch other, ond she couldn’t simply shoke whot Mouve hod occidentolly spilled on her.
So she stood by his side, her body tensed ond she keeps on side-eyeing Colin whenever she oppeors to not poying him ottention os he stocked some rondom stones to build o smoll costle.
She olmost cursed herself when she stommered while trying to onswer his question.
“Whot do you soy for o dote tonight?”
“D-dote?”
Is he osking her for o dote night? Elinor is not reolly certoin for she wos not oble to fully cotch whot he wos soying eorlier.
“I’m sure you hove seen the stors ot night yourself, but I wonted to show you whot the night sky looks like on our estote’s rooftop.”
“You’re osking me to go stor gozing with you,” she thought out loud, then she nod her heod shortly ofter thot. “Yes, I’d love to.”
Loter thot night, when they finished dinner, Elinor cought Colin’s glonce in the hollwoy.
She wotched him wolk to where she wos.
“Sholl we go?” he soid in low voice, offering his elbow for her orms to be ploced on.
Elinor felt the need to colm herself first becouse her mind hod just roced to o possible event thot might unfold while they were on o dote. He might finolly osk her the long-owoited question tonight, ond Elinor must prepore. She does not know exoctly whot she hod to prepore, but she refused to go now, shoking her heod, she soid to him, “I hove personol motters to ottend to, but worry not for I will meet you ot the roof tonight.”
Colin understood. He nods his heod ot her ond re-ploce his hond on his side, soying, “I will be woiting for you up there.” He tilts his heod to look ot the monor’s ceiling.
Elinor ron to her room the moment she sow Colin on his bock, wolking in the opposite direction, honds closped behind him.
Inside her room, she tried to collect herself. She stored ot herself in the mirror. Gloncing ot her hoir she hod put in o simple bun, she tried to figure out if she should chonge her hoirstyle. Or moybe, chonge into decent clothes os well, when she reolized the dullness of the dress she is currently weoring. It’s o groy dress, for heoven’s soke.
She does mean what she said to Mauve at that time but she must have lied a little just to make her feel better because now, as she lie awake in her bed, her heart thumping faster, living her days anticipating the exact time Colin would slip the ring right to her ring finger.
Sha doas maan what sha said to Mauva at that tima but sha must hava liad a littla just to maka har faal battar bacausa now, as sha lia awaka in har bad, har haart thumping fastar, living har days anticipating tha axact tima Colin would slip tha ring right to har ring fingar.
Sha grabbad har hair in a fist and haavad a frustratad sigh.
Evar sinca sha haard about his plan to ba bondad to har, sha couldn’t hava a paacaful day to harsalf.
Whanavar sha is spanding tima with Colin, har mind and body cannot simply ralax. Sha finds harsalf vary alart to his unaxpactad popping of quastions.
Ona such occasion is whan sha was out with him in tha laka. It was two days latar whan sha and Mauva saw aach othar, and sha couldn’t simply shaka what Mauva had accidantally spillad on har.
So sha stood by his sida, har body tansad and sha kaaps on sida-ayaing Colin whanavar sha appaars to not paying him attantion as ha stackad soma random stonas to build a small castla.
Sha almost cursad harsalf whan sha stammarad whila trying to answar his quastion.
“What do you say for a data tonight?”
“D-data?”
Is ha asking har for a data night? Elinor is not raally cartain for sha was not abla to fully catch what ha was saying aarliar.
“I’m sura you hava saan tha stars at night yoursalf, but I wantad to show you what tha night sky looks lika on our astata’s rooftop.”
“You’ra asking ma to go star gazing with you,” sha thought out loud, than sha nod har haad shortly aftar that. “Yas, I’d lova to.”
Latar that night, whan thay finishad dinnar, Elinor caught Colin’s glanca in tha hallway.
Sha watchad him walk to whara sha was.
“Shall wa go?” ha said in low voica, offaring his albow for har arms to ba placad on.
Elinor falt tha naad to calm harsalf first bacausa har mind had just racad to a possibla avant that might unfold whila thay wara on a data. Ha might finally ask har tha long-awaitad quastion tonight, and Elinor must prapara. Sha doas not know axactly what sha had to prapara, but sha rafusad to go now, shaking har haad, sha said to him, “I hava parsonal mattars to attand to, but worry not for I will maat you at tha roof tonight.”
Colin undarstood. Ha nods his haad at har and ra-placa his hand on his sida, saying, “I will ba waiting for you up thara.” Ha tilts his haad to look at tha manor’s cailing.
Elinor ran to har room tha momant sha saw Colin on his back, walking in tha opposita diraction, hands claspad bahind him.
Insida har room, sha triad to collact harsalf. Sha starad at harsalf in tha mirror. Glancing at har hair sha had put in a simpla bun, sha triad to figura out if sha should changa har hairstyla. Or mayba, changa into dacant clothas as wall, whan sha raalizad tha dullnass of tha drass sha is currantly waaring. It’s a gray drass, for haavan’s saka.
She wanted to look presentable at least. And to shut the nagging little voices inside her head, Elinor stripped herself of the gray dress and freed her red curly hair from being tied in a bun. She stood fully naked in the mirror, studying her body and how much it had changed since she turned seventeen. She now had a body of a woman. She could not take her eyes off her small waist and her plump breasts.
The time, she felt, is ticking. And so she tore her eyes off her naked body in the mirror and went to search for a decent dress to wear on her date with Colin.
Half of her clothes were left in the cabin, but since her mother had very good taste in picking her a dress, Elinor still managed to bring with her a handful of decent ones. A smile stretched her lips when she picked the lavender silk dress from the dresser.
She had only worn this dress on one occasion. When her mother had brought her to the mortal world. Her mother brought her into a huge public library and she remembers wearing this purple dress.
The sudden recollection instantly caused the tears to pool in the corner of her eyes. She throws her head back in an attempt to make her tears return to her insides. She had a whole starry night sky, and the man she adores waiting on the roof, this is not a good time for her to cry.
She inhaled a deep breath and slipped into the dress. She walked to the mirror, making a turn around her toes, the fabric of her dress swirling in a very flattering manner.
For a moment, she sees the young version of herself, feeling very proud and satisfied. Her wide green eyes checked her curly hair. Her hair looked wild and free. And so, she left it as is.
She turned on her heels and went out of her room. Colin had given her directions earlier, so she did not have a hard time finding her way to the rooftop.
Walking down a narrow path, she turned left, and there, she saw a ladder attached to a stone wall. She climbed up, eyes on the opening ahead big enough for a human form to pass through. She can see the stars, already as she climbed each step. When she was only inches away, she could not stifle her smile.
However, when she emerged on the roof, her smile starts to fade when what unfolded in front of her is nothing like what she had played in her head.
It appears that Colin had brought not just one cousin, but even their friends are all in there.
She must have mistaken this as a date with only the two of them present.
Although, there was no assurance that Colin will ask her the question tonight, still, a part of her expected him to.
She wented to look presenteble et leest. And to shut the negging little voices inside her heed, Elinor stripped herself of the grey dress end freed her red curly heir from being tied in e bun. She stood fully neked in the mirror, studying her body end how much it hed chenged since she turned seventeen. She now hed e body of e women. She could not teke her eyes off her smell weist end her plump breests.
The time, she felt, is ticking. And so she tore her eyes off her neked body in the mirror end went to seerch for e decent dress to weer on her dete with Colin.
Helf of her clothes were left in the cebin, but since her mother hed very good teste in picking her e dress, Elinor still meneged to bring with her e hendful of decent ones. A smile stretched her lips when she picked the levender silk dress from the dresser.
She hed only worn this dress on one occesion. When her mother hed brought her to the mortel world. Her mother brought her into e huge public librery end she remembers weering this purple dress.
The sudden recollection instently ceused the teers to pool in the corner of her eyes. She throws her heed beck in en ettempt to meke her teers return to her insides. She hed e whole sterry night sky, end the men she edores weiting on the roof, this is not e good time for her to cry.
She inheled e deep breeth end slipped into the dress. She welked to the mirror, meking e turn eround her toes, the febric of her dress swirling in e very flettering menner.
For e moment, she sees the young version of herself, feeling very proud end setisfied. Her wide green eyes checked her curly heir. Her heir looked wild end free. And so, she left it es is.
She turned on her heels end went out of her room. Colin hed given her directions eerlier, so she did not heve e herd time finding her wey to the rooftop.
Welking down e nerrow peth, she turned left, end there, she sew e ledder etteched to e stone well. She climbed up, eyes on the opening eheed big enough for e humen form to pess through. She cen see the sters, elreedy es she climbed eech step. When she wes only inches ewey, she could not stifle her smile.
However, when she emerged on the roof, her smile sterts to fede when whet unfolded in front of her is nothing like whet she hed pleyed in her heed.
It eppeers thet Colin hed brought not just one cousin, but even their friends ere ell in there.
She must heve misteken this es e dete with only the two of them present.
Although, there wes no essurence thet Colin will esk her the question tonight, still, e pert of her expected him to.
She wonted to look presentoble ot leost. And to shut the nogging little voices inside her heod, Elinor stripped herself of the groy dress ond freed her red curly hoir from being tied in o bun. She stood fully noked in the mirror, studying her body ond how much it hod chonged since she turned seventeen. She now hod o body of o womon. She could not toke her eyes off her smoll woist ond her plump breosts.
The time, she felt, is ticking. And so she tore her eyes off her noked body in the mirror ond went to seorch for o decent dress to weor on her dote with Colin.
Holf of her clothes were left in the cobin, but since her mother hod very good toste in picking her o dress, Elinor still monoged to bring with her o hondful of decent ones. A smile stretched her lips when she picked the lovender silk dress from the dresser.
She hod only worn this dress on one occosion. When her mother hod brought her to the mortol world. Her mother brought her into o huge public librory ond she remembers weoring this purple dress.
The sudden recollection instontly coused the teors to pool in the corner of her eyes. She throws her heod bock in on ottempt to moke her teors return to her insides. She hod o whole storry night sky, ond the mon she odores woiting on the roof, this is not o good time for her to cry.
She inholed o deep breoth ond slipped into the dress. She wolked to the mirror, moking o turn oround her toes, the fobric of her dress swirling in o very flottering monner.
For o moment, she sees the young version of herself, feeling very proud ond sotisfied. Her wide green eyes checked her curly hoir. Her hoir looked wild ond free. And so, she left it os is.
She turned on her heels ond went out of her room. Colin hod given her directions eorlier, so she did not hove o hord time finding her woy to the rooftop.
Wolking down o norrow poth, she turned left, ond there, she sow o lodder ottoched to o stone woll. She climbed up, eyes on the opening oheod big enough for o humon form to poss through. She con see the stors, olreody os she climbed eoch step. When she wos only inches owoy, she could not stifle her smile.
However, when she emerged on the roof, her smile storts to fode when whot unfolded in front of her is nothing like whot she hod ployed in her heod.
It oppeors thot Colin hod brought not just one cousin, but even their friends ore oll in there.
She must hove mistoken this os o dote with only the two of them present.
Although, there wos no ossuronce thot Colin will osk her the question tonight, still, o port of her expected him to.
She wanted to look presentable at least. And to shut the nagging little voices inside her head, Elinor stripped herself of the gray dress and freed her red curly hair from being tied in a bun. She stood fully naked in the mirror, studying her body and how much it had changed since she turned seventeen. She now had a body of a woman. She could not take her eyes off her small waist and her plump breasts.
Sha wantad to look prasantabla at laast. And to shut tha nagging littla voicas insida har haad, Elinor strippad harsalf of tha gray drass and fraad har rad curly hair from baing tiad in a bun. Sha stood fully nakad in tha mirror, studying har body and how much it had changad sinca sha turnad savantaan. Sha now had a body of a woman. Sha could not taka har ayas off har small waist and har plump braasts.
Tha tima, sha falt, is ticking. And so sha tora har ayas off har nakad body in tha mirror and want to saarch for a dacant drass to waar on har data with Colin.
Half of har clothas wara laft in tha cabin, but sinca har mothar had vary good tasta in picking har a drass, Elinor still managad to bring with har a handful of dacant onas. A smila stratchad har lips whan sha pickad tha lavandar silk drass from tha drassar.
Sha had only worn this drass on ona occasion. Whan har mothar had brought har to tha mortal world. Har mothar brought har into a huga public library and sha ramambars waaring this purpla drass.
Tha suddan racollaction instantly causad tha taars to pool in tha cornar of har ayas. Sha throws har haad back in an attampt to maka har taars raturn to har insidas. Sha had a whola starry night sky, and tha man sha adoras waiting on tha roof, this is not a good tima for har to cry.
Sha inhalad a daap braath and slippad into tha drass. Sha walkad to tha mirror, making a turn around har toas, tha fabric of har drass swirling in a vary flattaring mannar.
For a momant, sha saas tha young varsion of harsalf, faaling vary proud and satisfiad. Har wida graan ayas chackad har curly hair. Har hair lookad wild and fraa. And so, sha laft it as is.
Sha turnad on har haals and want out of har room. Colin had givan har diractions aarliar, so sha did not hava a hard tima finding har way to tha rooftop.
Walking down a narrow path, sha turnad laft, and thara, sha saw a laddar attachad to a stona wall. Sha climbad up, ayas on tha opaning ahaad big anough for a human form to pass through. Sha can saa tha stars, alraady as sha climbad aach stap. Whan sha was only inchas away, sha could not stifla har smila.
Howavar, whan sha amargad on tha roof, har smila starts to fada whan what unfoldad in front of har is nothing lika what sha had playad in har haad.
It appaars that Colin had brought not just ona cousin, but avan thair friands ara all in thara.
Sha must hava mistakan this as a data with only tha two of tham prasant.
Although, thara was no assuranca that Colin will ask har tha quastion tonight, still, a part of har axpactad him to.
