Chapter 5:
"Hello, Fantine." Madame Thénardier said. "Hello, Madame." replied Fantine. "I'm here to give you some francs for my child. You said she was getting ill." said Fantine "Oh, yes, very. And you might need to send some more next week too." said Madame, trying to sound worried. Fantine handed Madame an envelope with 80 francs inside of it. It was silent for a moment. "Your Cosette is loving it here, what a wonderful kid." said Madame. "Madame, where is Cosette? May I see her?" asked Fantine. "Of course! Let me go get her." replied Madame. "Stay right here." I heard the door open, and I hid in a bush. "Cosette, someone's here for you." she said from inside. She came outside. "Cosette? Where are you, you little brat?" she shouted. "Is it my mum?" I said weakly. "What?" answered Madame. "Is it my mum?" I clarified. "Yes. It's your rotten mother. But you won't get to see her if you keep hiding." she said. I came out of the bush, carefully, and ran inside. "Cosette! My darling!" cried out my mummy. I ran toward her and gave her a hug. She returned the hug and picked me up. "Mummy, are you here to bring me home with you?" I asked, happier than ever. She was quiet for a second. "I'm sorry, but no, Cosette." she said, sadly, and put me down. "W-what?" I said, confused. "B-but..." I started crying. I didn't want her to see me cry, but I couldn't help it. "I'm sorry, Cosette." she said, looking at me. "But mayb-." she stopped. "Cosette, why are your cheeks red?" asked my mum. "And where did your other dress go?" I swallowed hard, and looked at Madame. "She's just so happy to see you! And she wanted a different dress, so I got her one?" said Madame, smiling and trying to cover my mouth. My mum looked at her with a confused look. "Cosette, do they treat you well? Do you like living here?" my mum asked. I didn't now what to say. I loked at Madame. She looked at me with a it-you-tell-the-truth-you'll-pay look. I got scared and nervous. I looked at my mum, then at Madame, over and over again. "Mummy, I hate it here!" I yelled, but I didn't mean to. "They make me cle-." I started, and got stopped by Madame. "Cosette, we better get you back to bed. We don't want you to get even more sick!" said Madame. and threw me outside again.
Whew, this is the longest chapter I've written! Hope you all like it! xx
