❝you say goodbye,
away you fly but
on your lips you'll keep a kiss
all your life you dream of this
lovely, lovely night.❞
- rodgers and hammerstein
in which all she desired was one perfect night but got a love story for the ages.
[bridgerton season...
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──── ❝ overture ❞ ────
❝ so pure, so true ❞
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"TELL ME THE STORY AGAIN," A young Helena Barrow begged of her father.
"Only once more," Samuel Barrow said with a finger wag. "It's getting late. Can't have you up for much longer. Now, a long time ago, there was a young girl. She, much like you, had no royal title, but that didn't matter. All the people of her village loved her for her kindness. Her smile could brighten any dark day, and the things that would bring inconvenience to others, she saw as an opportunity.
"If it rained, some saw it as a day of bad weather. But she saw it as water for the flowers, puddles for dancing, and a rainbow to search for at the end of the storm.
"One day, an invitation arrived upon her doorstep. The prince of the land had invited every woman to a ball while he searched for a beautiful maiden to wife. She had found the finest fabrics, the shiniest jewels to cover herself in. She worked day in and day out to create the finest gown. And, just as one would expect, all her hard work had paid off, because among all of the other ladies attending the ball, she had been the most gorgeous.
"She knew that she would dance the night away. Maybe enjoy some champagne or a flirtatious glance across the room. What she hadn't expected was something she never even considered before."
"What was it?" Helena questioned despite knowing exactly what he was referring to.
"Love. A love so... so pure, so true, that it flickered."
"Flickered?"
"Some love burns, and burns wildly. But others are soft like the gentle flicker of a candle. You, my dearest, will find a man who will make your heart flicker. I'm sure of it, Helena."
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───── ❝ a/n ❞ ─────
i used the same chapter i used for the preview, ik im sorry ksnfjksnd
I found out the third book of the bridgerton series is based on cinderella soooo let's hope that doesn't cause any future snags ahahaha
