Francois looked at Marianne attentively, ‘I must have missed something?’ he thought. He notices the way she is sitting upright with her chin out, like she is ready for a battle yet there is also an indication of maturity and full of confidence in her look.
Carl looked at Marianne sharply, for he didn’t expect her to be saying this, especially with some other people around them. This is more of Joanna’s style, but not Marianne. From what he had seen of her, she would either tolerate things or be dependent on Francois' support. He was about to tell her that ‘the words came out wrong earlier’ when he heard Francois apologising.
“I’m sorry that I just agreed on what Carl had said earlier,” said Francois. He had programmed in his mi
Joanna squinted her eyes while looking at Leonna and said “I clearly heard you say ‘John is your blood brother’. Your tone sounds of an ownership. Why? Explain to me why did you say that?"Leonna feels so frustrated that she wanted to hit herself for making a mistake. ‘Why did I have to say ‘blood brother’? Now, how am I supposed to explain that! Whenever I make such mistakes at work, I could easily change the flow and way of conversations. I can’t lie to her or rather I don't want to lie to her. She is my blood sister. Ugh! What is wrong with me with this bloody ‘blood’ word!? If only I didn’t say that,' thought Leonna, kicking herself.Joanna watches her in silence and then she says “Leonna! There are no secrets that are to be
Marianne notices the unseemly behaviour of the people in the room. John and Joanna look like they had been caught off guard, while Leonna looks relieved to see them."Err.. Is everyone okay...?” queried Marianne. She didn’t miss the anger on John’s face which he masked out quickly.After a long silence, Joanna took a deep breath and said:“It’s not been that long since I met you and Annie. I was warmly welcomed here even though you didn’t know me. Those days that I had been here have never been a boring day. My favourite times were when we were all gathered together. There were banterings and many arguments that I don’t even remember what it is about. Whe
The tightly shut door had been stared by Marianne for the past hour. She had been waiting for her husband to be back an hour ago. It is already half past two in the morning, but Francois has not come back yet. On her hand is an empty glass that had been warmed up for holding it for too long, and the smell of alcohol lingers in the air.Marianne had prepared herself for the reactions of everyone, once they had found out about Leonna and the wedding, but she did not anticipate that Joanna would be walking out in the middle of the night, and for the ‘Great John’ to be acting that way.‘I had anticipated for something like this to happen and I thought that I would be calm and would know how to deal with it. I’m not as mature as Leonna said. I was ar
The different colours of lights that change every now and then on the trees look magical, that even the animals and insects at night are bewitched by it. It is the month of December. It is an old custom at the Williams estate to have the trees near the castle and along the paths or road to have it decorated with christmas lights. It is like the festival of lights.It is nine in the evening, and it is freezing outside hence the minus temperature that was forecasted. There is not a moving soul to be seen inside the castle. The maids have been dismissed and have already retired to their rooms. Yet, in the middle of the courtyard, is a figure of a person in a wheelchair. Marianne had been staring at the lights. She likes the centrepiece christmas tree there which is about fifteen feet tall.She made a long sigh.
“Why were you just standing there and not saying anything!? You gave me a fright!” Marianne gladly expressed her annoyance at him. She sees Francois touches his right ear, and then she hears him say “Thank you. You too. Bye, John”. ‘What the heck!’ she mumbles. “The problem is resolved, so I came back,” replied the man. “Oh! I didn’t expect you to be back for christmas day,” said Marianne, thinking that the man is probably expecting to have the ‘traditional English Christmas dinner’.
“Now, this is the funny part or I should say the ‘Miracle’ happening. The ‘younger brother’ isn’t entirely dead, he hasn’t left this world. He is still alive but is living in another person’s body.” Marianne chuckles. “Peter, with your entire career as a doctor, have you ever heard of such things happening in real life? But of course, I’m sure that you’re familiar with these kinds of fiction stories.”“Anyway, to carry on with my story - the younger brother’s corpse would soon be rotten, but he is still very much alive. He is now living as a woman. Haha. Yes, you would probably find that funny. You can imagine how hard it was like.”&nbs
“Are those what you are going to wear?” asked the man, looking at her dress and things that she had laid out earlier. He puts her down but holds her for her support, so that she will not fall down. “Y-yes,” she answered, with a shamefaced look. It is the first time that Francois holds her so closely, and it is making her confused. “I can dress myself...” said Marianne with a husky voice. Francois looks at her and studies her flash face. He frowns while staring down at her, and then he says “I’ll get the wheelchair.” He guides her down into the lounge dressing chair that i
After Marianne is completely wearing her outfit. Francois gently helps her into her wheelchair. He heard her say “Thank you!” and then she randomly said “I was going to wear a christmas jumper but opted into wearing this dress instead. I think it is the right choice. Don’t you think so?”. Francois just nodded at her and did not say anything. His mind keeps thinking of his conversation with John. ‘Does asking me to zip up her dress could just be what really it is and no other intention?’ he thought.They left the dressing room and went to their bedroom. Marianne opens her drawer and takes out something. She gives it to Francois and then says “Merry Christmas. I hope you like it.”Francois opens it. It is a watch. The latest design of one of the top brands that is not even out