Well, yeah, but...in most stories that's what happens after death, isn't it? And they didn't get to live together happily during their lives. [she rubs the engagement ring between the fingers of her uninjured left hand. the story made her think of Rusty--but she reminds herself that at least he's out there somewhere safe]
[she lets Grainne change the subject, though. after all, she did promise to tell her story, and she smiles at Grainne's opening guesses] That's a good start. I'm not a storyteller at all, and I don't know if I remember exactly, but... [she pauses, not quite sure how to start. she doesn't stand like Grainne did; she doesn't want to pretend to be a storyteller like the ones Grainne knows when she's never even seen one. instead, she straightens a little where she sits and decides to just dive in]
Like you said, there's a girl--a beautiful one, named Belle. She's quiet and loves books, but she dreams about having adventures away from the small village where she's grown up. Other people think she's weird, with ridiculous ideas. But her father, an inventor, always supports her--just like she supports him. For a while, Belle's only problem is a man named Gaston, who has decided he's going to make Belle his wife even though she keeps refusing him. But then her father tries to travel through the woods to a fair to show off an invention--and on the way, he gets chased off the path by ferocious wolves. His horse comes home to Belle alone.
[she pauses, wondering how Grainne will react to the opening and trying to remember more of the details of a movie she hasn't seen in quite a few years]
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[she lets Grainne change the subject, though. after all, she did promise to tell her story, and she smiles at Grainne's opening guesses] That's a good start. I'm not a storyteller at all, and I don't know if I remember exactly, but... [she pauses, not quite sure how to start. she doesn't stand like Grainne did; she doesn't want to pretend to be a storyteller like the ones Grainne knows when she's never even seen one. instead, she straightens a little where she sits and decides to just dive in]
Like you said, there's a girl--a beautiful one, named Belle. She's quiet and loves books, but she dreams about having adventures away from the small village where she's grown up. Other people think she's weird, with ridiculous ideas. But her father, an inventor, always supports her--just like she supports him. For a while, Belle's only problem is a man named Gaston, who has decided he's going to make Belle his wife even though she keeps refusing him. But then her father tries to travel through the woods to a fair to show off an invention--and on the way, he gets chased off the path by ferocious wolves. His horse comes home to Belle alone.
[she pauses, wondering how Grainne will react to the opening and trying to remember more of the details of a movie she hasn't seen in quite a few years]