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Chapter 12

William had left for two weeks and Elisabeth hadn’t hear from him yet.
Juliet paid a visit to her every day, to see how she was, to know if she had some news, but every time she found a sadder and sadder Elisabeth.
Elisabeth wore her best smile, but her eyes didn’t lie.
Hope was the only thing that made her hold on, she needed to believe it, but every day was more and more difficult.

One morning, the doorbell rang, but Elisabeth stayed sat on her father’s armchair as she read a book.
Surely it was Juliet who wanted to say hi, she was such a great friend.
But oddly she heard some knock at the studio’s door, and Juliet never did that.
Catherine’s face darkened and Elisabeth felt as her heart had stopped beating for a second.

Catherine: Honey, there’s a woman who wants to talk with you, I made her get comfy in the living room.
Elisabeth got ready to meet that mysterious woman, she was scared! She didn’t know who this woman was or what she wanted, but her heart just kept beating frantically.
She had just got in the room and found a beautiful and elegant woman who was looking at her with curiosity, and then she approached to her.

Sophie: Nice to meet you, dear, I’m Sophie, so you should be Elisabeth, right?

The young woman nodded and her puzzled expression said more than thousands words.

Sophie: He was right, you’re really beautiful and sweet, I didn’t imagine he had described you so well, I thought he had exaggerated, but I was wrong.
Elisabeth: Who?- she asked with a tremble voice, she hadn’t figured out who that woman was yet.
Sophie: William, my son. You’re right, I didn’t tell you, my mistake, sorry.

Elisabeth felt her legs weak, she wasn’t sure if she could stand up anymore. What did all that stuff mean, why she had come to her? She was just curios, she wanted to tell her to stay away from her son.. or maybe William was so coward that he couldn’t face her to tell her that now he loved another girl?

Sophie saw the girl become paler and she felt guilty for being so direct, she got closer to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, looking at her with maternal love.
Sophie: I’m sorry, dear, I should have been more clear. Let’s sit down, we have to talk.

Elisabeth obeyed, but she didn’t manage to look at her. Finally she gathered enough courage to raise her look and she realized there wasn’t any evil witch close to her, but only a woman who looked sweetly at her.
So, she began talking.
Elisabeth: I’m sorry if I struck you as a very concerned girl, but I wasn’t expecting your visit, I don’t mean to be rude.. but.. why are you here?

Sophie: I wanted to meet you, you made me curios, and believe me, that’s a rare thing! You know, when William left to come here with Leonard, I met a young woman who was beautiful, clever, perfect for my son, so I thought she could be the wife he needed.

Sophie stopped, seeing Elisabeth still and speechless as she felt her heart break.

Sophie: Massimo, my other son, talked with Leonard, but he misunderstood my intentions. I hadn’t planned any marriage, I just wanted William to meet her, and I hope there would be something between them. When William came back, the young woman was there with me, so they met, trying to know each other better.

A tear rolled down Elisabeth’s cheek, but she couldn’t allow herself to cry. She knew it could have happened, after all, so. Why did it hurt so much?

Sophie: I already imagined a wedding and when I saw the girl coming back with a smile I thought it was the right time, but…

Elisabeth gasped, as if that ‘but’ had temporary extinguished the fire in her heart.
Sophie: But she got closer to me and told me that William was the most interesting and gentle man she had ever met, but that she couldn’t marry him.. because he loved someone else. So, walk in my shoes, please. I was dumbfounded, my son had left for a few weeks and he had fallen in love. I went to him, so he talked with me about a very pretty intelligent young woman that had conquered his heart. He told me what happened, what he felt and how he had been in pain when he had received the news of that imaginary wedding from Leonard. Plus, he told me a fable of a lady who let her beloved go just for him to choose what he really wanted, giving him a white sheet of paper as if it was a piece of her heart. So, I just had to meet you, I just wanted to assure myself you were real and not just a fable’s Princess.

Elisabeth burst out crying. He loved her and he hadn’t married another woman.. so.. why didn’t he come back to her?

Sophie: William doesn’t know I came here and I hope he’ll never find it out. Now he’s in Ireland to do something for me, but he’ll be back in two days, and I’m sure he’ll come here to you.

Elisabeth: Why.. why did you tell me all this stuff?
Sophie: Because William smiled every time he talked about you and his eyes sparkled with love.. I just wanted to see if yours sparkled as well.
Elisabeth: So, do they sparkle?
She was wavering and embarrassed.
Sophie: Only you and I know that.

She smiled. They didn’t talk any longer, Sophie chatted for a while with Catherine and Alexander and then she left.
Elisabeth was hopeful again, he hadn’t got married, and now he just had to come back to her.

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After two, three, and then four days, he hadn’t come back yet.
On the fifth day Elisabeth was reading in her father’s studio, after having breakfast, as she always did.
All of the sudden something fell from above, landing on the book she was reading. It was a white sheet of paper.
She hadn’t the courage to turn, she couldn’t stand the umpteenth illusion.
She closed her book very slowly and even more slowly she turned, until she met them again. Those blue eyes that had bewitched her since the first moment she had seen them.
She wasn’t thinking about anything else. He wasn’t thinking about anything else.
They just wanted to hug each other. They held each other tight as they didn’t want to pull away anymore.
After an eternity and lots of happy tears only a whisper filled the room.
William: I always keep my promises.

TBC

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