#au elyse

[madebysimblr]

Terrence: Well, shall we?

Sadie: Sure, Papa.

Terrence: Ignore you’re mother. You know how she doesn’t like change.

Sadie: I know.

Terrence: This will be good for the all of us. I’m sure of it. 

Sadie: If you say so...

Terrence: It will be alright my dear. -pats her arm- Just try not to listen to your mother.

Terrence smiles at his daughter, she can’t quite return the smile.

[madebysimblr]

Early.

-

Elyse droning on and on about trivial things....

-

Elyse: Sadie! Are you listening to me!?

Sadie: What?

Elyse: I thought not. I asked you if you know what Thomas’ favorite color is.

Sadie: We only spoke for a moment. I don’t know anything about him, Mother.

Elyse: Fine, fine. We shall stick with blue then. We’ll save some of your nicer clothes for the engagement! 

Sadie: Alright.

Elyse: My dear, I know you’ve been down since... Well. Since we came here, but once we have a little bit normalcy in our life again you’ll be much happier!

Sadie: Sure.

Elyse: Now, hurry up and get dressed. I’ll do your hair.

[madebysimblr]

Sadie sighs.

Sadie: It will be fine... Surely it won’t happen again. A town this small....

She shakes her head, banishing unpleasant memories.

-

Elyse pounds on her door

Elyse: Hurry up and change for dinner young lady! 

Sadie: Yes, mother..

[madebysimblr]

Planning for the wedding took up most of my day... 

But I was so tired...

I was afraid to sleep..

[madebysimblr]

Elyse: This is where we will be living?

Terrence: It’s what we can afford, Ellie. You know we couldn’t stay. -quieter- Not after what happened.

Elyse: Don’t remind me. It’s bad enough that I’ll have to live here! At least we have a maid.

Terrence sighs heavily as his wife goes into the house.

[madebysimblr]

Elyse: Ah there you are, who was that?

Sadie: Thomas. 

Elyse: Oh! That must be Thomas Brereton!

Sadie: I don’t know, he didn’t say his last name.

Elyse: Well according to that shopkeep there is only one Thomas in town so that must have been him. Were you kind to him.

Sadie: Yes. Why?

Elyse: Because he is one of two single men in this town! And the more attainable one at that.

Sadie: Oh.

Elyse: Oh this is wonderful! Much better than I thought today would go. Let’s go home. I want some tea. 

Sadie: Yes, mother.

[madebysimblr]

The days began to blur together... 

I couldn’t concentrate......

I thought that it wouldn’t happen again.

[madebysimblr]

Elyse: Sadie tomorrow you and I are going to go see if we can’t get all the gossip around town.

Sadie: So soon?

Elyse: We don’t have time to waste! You should have been married already by now anyway.

Terrence: Elyse.

Elyse: Well it’s true. But you are right, no point dwelling in the past. 

Florence: Here’s your drink, sir. Can I get you anything else?

Elyse: Surely you can’t possibly want to stay in this house for the rest of your life?

Terrence: That will be all Florence, thank you very much. Sadie, dear. You’re mother is right. Don’t you want to start your life?

Sadie: I suppose.

Elyse: Good. Now, eat up quickly. You need to be well rested for tomorrow. 

Sadie: Yes, mother.