Baker - G. BLYTHE

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-ˋˏ *.·:·. [THREE WEEKS LATER] .·:·.* ˎˊ-

RÍAN HAD BEEN ACTING SLIGHTLY SUSPICIOUS FOR WEEKS. Charlotte had only noticed it now because the cloud of melancholy had drifted over her head.  He had been taking previously unscheduled trips to Charlottetown and coming back with nothing but a grin on his face. He had been extremely evasive when answering questions about where he had been and he was writing an awful amount of letters. She decided to confront him for the millionth time on one of their sunset walks, the light seemed to illuminate the pure joy on his face when he said the words. Her Brother had met someone and his name was Edward. Charlotte quickly pestered her Brother with masses of questions about him and Rían willingly answered them all, loving that he could finally talk about his love to her. Secret keeping wasn't his forte. Charlotte met Edward a few days after that, in Charlottetown and she soon realised why her brother fell for him. He was the most charming man she had ever met, he had masses of hobbies that Rían also loved, he was kind, handsome and they just simply seemed to work together. She was just glad her brother could be happy, it seemed like Edward would be the one to stick. 

Charlotte absentmindedly walked through the forest with the group of school children, most of the girls were flirting with the boys who kept close to them at all times but Charlotte looked longingly up at the gaps between the trees. She wondered what it would be like to be a bird, free to fly wherever they pleased, being able to sing beautiful songs that cheer up the trees. She was so distracted that she ended up walking into the back of Tillie once the class stopped in the middle of the forest, whispered apologies were given before she found something else to focus on, this time a small animal running through the trees in the distance.

 Charlotte had learned to love the forest, the daily walks meant it no longer scared her, some of her fondest memories were in between the trees. Like the day she and Gilbert almost got lost, they had strewn from the path since she saw a huge patch of flowers in between the trees and wanted to run through it. She took off her shoes, feeling the soft grass between her toes, and ran around with giddy giggles escaping her lips. He rested against the tree, just watching and laughing as she spun around with small buds getting caught in the upwind. She eventually took both his hands and dragged him into the flowers, he spun her around before getting properly involved in the funny dances that they were coming up with. Both ended up lying between the flowers, staring up at the gaps between the trees whilst trying to catch their breaths. 

She was abruptly pulled from such a delightful daydream by Gilbert himself, she had apparently nearly fallen into him as they walked. "What's got you so distracted?" he laughed as she got her footing back, Charlotte blew a single brunette wave from her face and felt a similar grin pulling her face tight. 

"Just thinking, reminiscing," she replied in such a dreamy voice that Gilbert didn't dare to distract her any further, he had missed this side of Charlotte. The side that dared to dream of a life outside of the box, the side that brought spontaneous adventures.

Moody's scream didn't even bring her back from the dreamy state, the thud of Ruby's body against the ground did though and she quickly found herself looking around the area in the woods confused as people hovered over the two bodies on the floor. As she hurried toward Moody, Gilbert turned and warned her not to come any closer, knowing that the would seeping blood probably would lead to her getting dizzy. She felt very grateful towards him at that moment and moved to Ruby who had previously fainted after Moody fell on the rock and cut his leg wide open. The situation found itself quickly rectified by the medicine woman from one of the Indian tribes, Charlotte was just greatful that everyone was okay and that Gilbert had warned her about the blood. Just seeing the slight red tinge on the fresh bandage wrapped around his leg had her feeling queasy.