The Girl in the Garden

The beautiful stream is trickling beside me. In front of me is my secret flower garden. My flower garden is beautiful. My garden has many types of flowers and wildflowers.

My name is Adelaide Agnes Lovell. I am a 'noble.' That's what Father said I am anyway. Father also said that I am to show that I am a noble so that I can get a rich suitor that has a lot of power.

The flowers in my garden are roses, marigolds, violets, lilies, and iris. The wildflowers in my garden are carline thistle, avens, and lady's bedstraw. My personal favorite is the black roses.

I keep a small notebook inside a pocket that I sewed into my skirt. Every type of wonderful flower and wildflower I have in my garden is written on the old brittle pages of the notebook. Along with the name of the flower, I have a little sketch inside the notebook of the flower.

Around me, I hear and feel the refreshing breeze. The gentle breeze pushes my skirt up slightly. I feel the soft stem and petals of the lily brush against the skin behind my ear. I smell the sweet scent of the freshly-picked lily. I snap the carline thistle from the damp soil and softly place it into another pocket I sewed.

Margret, one of my dad's many servants, taught me how to sew one day when I was unwell.
I walk forward 3 steps and stumble on a small rock. I fall into the stream beside me. It feels like it's happening in slow motion. I feel my hair fly up into the air as I fall. I start to panic. "NO!" I shout. I can feel the water rushing around me as I try to stay rooted to the ground. I'm scared! I can't swim! "Please! SOMEONE HELP ME!" I scream.

I'm finding it harder to breathe every passing second. My arms are flying up and down making a splash. I'm dipping under the water and then come back up. I tried to scream but my head was underwater. As I opened my mouth it filled with water and I could taste the algae and dirt. It was slightly salty because of the smelly fish. My vision started to blur. I saw a small branch and tried to grab it, but it fell into the water. I started to panic even more. Am I going to die today?

I see another large branch and I grab it. The branch turned out to be a strong tree root. I pull myself up with all the strength I have left. I start to cough and spit out water. When I'm done coughing I look to see if I still have my flowers and instead I see my beautiful dress is soaked. I still have some flowers in the corners of my large pocket but they are all crumpled up. I'm still breathing quite heavily.

I look to see where my flower garden is but I can't see it, there are many evergreen trees in the way of my vision. It could be a mile away for all I know. I walk into the colorful sunset to my flower garden...