Futures Entwined

Chapter VI

September 7, 1923

I had another vision of the boy and girl, I have learned more about them. The girl is called Lennie, the boy Jacob. I could feel their emotions this time. Lennie, she was feeling sympathy for me, a desire to help me; which gives me hope. I could also feel from her the longing for the boy, Jacob. She cares so much for him but she's so scared to face rejection that she won't make a move to show Jacob how strongly she feels toward him. Jacob on the other hand also felt sympathy and the desire to help me, but what was really different was that Jacob felt the same towards Lennie as she felt to him. Though the terror that he felt towards her was terror for her safety. I don't understand why Jacob was scared that he could somehow injure Lennie. I wish I could find out more about these two. I hope they do end up happy and maybe together. It actually gives me hope to think about someone else who needs help. I hope everything turns out alright for us all.

Arabella

September 8, 1923

Today is my seventeenth birthday. If I was at home I would have a wonderful celebration with my family and Hannah and Abbey. I wonder how everyone is? I haven't seen or spoken to them since I married the monster down the hall. I wonder if Andrew made up a story to explain why they no longer see me. I wonder if they care. It wasn't the best birthday I've had but I have hope that the next one will be better. I have to have hope, without hope I have nothing.

Arabella

September 15, 1923

I keep seeing the boy and girl, Jacob and Lennie. They still aren't together but Jacob no longer fears for Lennie, whatever his secret was he told her. I keep wondering who they are, Jacob is a name I've heard from time to time but Lennie? I've never heard the name before. I have also hardly ever seen red hair. Lennie is one of the most beautiful people I have ever seen, I can see why Jacob likes her so much. They are both so sweet and kind. I have to wonder if Lennie and Jacob are going to come, I mean they were reading my diary. They are dressed in ways that no one I know would ever dress. I realize that now, they aren't coming. I don't know how things will end for me but they will find out what happened to me and I don't know, some how knowing that someone else will know what happened to me. I hate Andrew and I never want another girl to have to go through what I'm going through. It would ruin everything, just knowing that other girls are happy out there makes me hope that my life will improve.

Arabella

September 21, 1923

I am so scared, the unthinkable has happened. I am expecting a baby! This is horrible! I don't know what to do! I am so scared. I can't write any more, I hear Andrew moving around.

Arabella

September 30, 1923

I have been sneaking down to the cellar and trying to free the angels. I still haven't found a way yet. One angel spoke to me, he said. "Arabella Clarissa Johnston. You will not get the happy ending you hope for, but we angels will remember you and your children. We will bless and protect the ones that choose to follow in your footsteps and not your husbands. The ones that choose your husband we will not curse but we shall leave them to fend for themselves." My eyes had bugged out at him, "Please sir, children? How many am I going to have?" The angel didn't have an answer, "Arabella, I can not see how many you will have but I can tell you that they won't all be like you and they won't all be like your husband. All I can tell you for sure is that you can count on your legacy being remembered." I stood there and listened to him. A silver locket appeared around my neck, "This locket will protect anyone who wears it from your husband. I can see that you will not keep it, you will eventually give it to one of your children." In one side there was a picture of me and I drew a picture of Lennie and put it in there too. I want to remember her always, I want my descendants to remember her too. "Thank you," I told the angel. "You must hurry and leave now, I can hear your husband approaching." I nodded. "Sir, is there anyway for me to free you?" He nodded, "Someday you will figure it out." I nodded and hurried to the stairs. "He won't notice the locket?" I had asked him. "He will think he gave it to you, now go." I curtsied and hurried up the stairs to my room. The angel was right, Andrew noticed nothing. I must find a way to save him.