Anne w an E fanfiction :)

The start of something new

Btw, this is my first book so don't bully me if it's bad

Word Count- 866

RING RING RING. Ugh, that's the high-pitched bell that wakes us up every morning. There are definitely better sounds to wake up to. I open my eyes to see sunlight streaming in through a window. A new day! I turn to my right and see Anne waking up too. I wonder if she will tell me about one of her amazing dreams. She has a great imagination.

She got to the orphanage when she was a baby while I got here a couple of days before I turned 10. We are both 12 now, in the past two years we've grown closer than sisters. We call ourselves the outsiders. For me because the other girls seem scary, so I just never approached them. And Anne because... well they don't like her. I don't know why, I personally think she's perfect, but I suppose she does talk a lot. 

 I am quite plain compared to dear Anne. She has fiery red hair, which I think is beautifully unique. She hates it. I have brown hair, brown eyes, and freckles. I'm awfully ordinary, that's why I've never left the orphanage. Anne has left before. she was taken by the Hammonds a while back. They were horrible people, I feel so bad for Anne. Anyways, she finally returned a month ago after our agonizing time apart.

"Rose?"

Oh. how long have I been lying awake in bed?

"Hello there Anne, sorry I was just lost in thought" I softly laughed.

"Don't you just love being lost in thought? You can create a whole world in your head. I think if I could, I would just spend days lost in thought" Anne exclaimed dramatically.

Anne is very dramatic. I like that about her.

"Hm, I've never thought of it that way" I responded.

"ANNE, ROSE, did you not hear the bell? Get up and make your beds!" Mrs. Carlyle (the headmistress) screamed.

I visibly flinch at her scream but recover before Anne noticed.

 Oh well, I guess we will finish our conversation later. I grab my sheets and start stretching them across my bed, making sure they're as neat as possible. 

I turn to my right, where Anne's bed is, to find her messily throwing her sheets over her mattress while cheesily smiling (she's probably dreaming up some fairytale). Oh, Anne. I'll help her once I'm done. I fluff my pillows and put them at the end of my bed and help make Anne's.

Time skip: middle of the day (free time)

The day has gone by uneventfully. Right now, me and Anne are reading books together. Secretly though because we aren't supposed to have them. Anne went to great lengths to get me and her each a book. I have Little Woman and she has Jane Eyre. We switch them out once in a while. I have both of ours almost completely memorized.

"Anne!" Mrs. Carlyle's assistant called from the hall sounding chirpier than normal.

I hid my book, but Anne remained unbothered, laying on the floor behind her bed. It's very conveniently the only place out of sight in the whole dormitory.

"Yes?" She answered. My parents would have called that disrespectful. They would have... never mind. I don't want to think about them right now.

"The headmistress needs to speak to you about something." The assistant smiled.

WAIT SHE SMILED?!? She never smiles. Why is she calling Anne over? What is happening?

"Uhm okay" Anne replied, slowly putting her book down.

She looked at me nervously and started walking away. I hope she's not in trouble, she sure does get into a lot of it. I sat there reading for about 15 minutes feeling as anxious as ever.

"Rose" I heard Anne squeak from the door.

" Anne? What happened? What did she tell you?" silence.

There's never silence when Anne is in the room.

" Are you okay?" I ask.

Her face lights up with a hint of nervousness. "Uhm so Mrs. Carlyle. She told me that a family in Avonlea wants to adopt me. They want ME of all people to be their daughter! Not just some housemaid. It's splendid isn't it!"

Oh. She's gonna live her own life without me while I will stay here in despair alone. forever. 

"Oh... how amazing" I responded trying my best not to sound like I'm about to cry.

Even though I am. 

Anne's face twisted in sorrow at seeing my reaction.

"Oh Rose, I'm so sorry. I didn't think about the fact that we would never see each other again!"

Why did she have to use "never"? We are supposed to be best friends forever! How will that stay the same if we separate at our young age? I thought in anguish.

"Rose, are you even listening?" I snapped out of my thoughts to hear Anne sounding as insistent as ever. 

" I'm sorry. What were you saying?" I asked with tears already brimming my eyes.

"Don't cry, no. we will figure it out don't worry. We have a week. Maybe..." Anne paused with excitement in her eyes.

How could she be so excited? We are ending our friendship in a WEEK. that's no time at all.