People crowded the large ballroom at the Barnes' house. An 8 year old Annalise sat in the corner of the room with her family. Her dad dragged her to another one of these parties to meet the next bachelor he lined up for her. She had no say in the matter , she never did. She was coming up with an escape plan when a girl about her age came up to her.
"Welcome to the party. I'm Rebecca Barnes." The young brown haired girl said
"I'm Annalise Rogers. Lovely to meet you." She replied back
"Come on. I want you to meet my brother." Rebecca said, before taking her hand and running off to a corner in another room.
"Rebecca! What are you doing?" A young brunette boy said
"She was with her family and looked bored so I saved her." Rebecca replied
"I'm sorry about her. I'm James Buchanan Barnes." The boy said
"A little too formal for me, bucky. I'm Annalise Rogers."
"What a lovely name."
"Ignore him. He's just James." Rebecca said
"It's alright."
"Annalise!" Sarah Rogers called
"That's my mother. I should go."
Annalise walked back to her mother.
"Annalise, meet Jordan Zemo. The man your father picked out." Sarah Rogers explained
She looked at the boy who looked about 12, maybe 13.
"Lovely to meet you Ms Rogers."
"You too, Mr Zemo." She replied
"So are you excited for the marriage?" He asked
"Can't say I am considering I know nothing about you."
"Is that really important?"
"Well shouldn't a marriage at least have some love involved."
"Ah you women and your silly ideas."
"Excuse me."
"Come on. You women are so needy. Love isn't that important."
Annalise punched the boy and he fell to the ground.
"Maybe you should learn some respect."
Just then Jame grabbed her hand and ran with her, out the door. They climbed up a fire escape to the roof of a building.
"You really are different from most girls around here aren't you." He said
"You're just now noticing that, Bucky?" She said, sitting down
" Don't call me that."
"Why not?" The redhead said
"It's not professional. It's not-"
"Enough Rich boy? Look I know your parents are strict rich socialites but it doesn't mean you have to be."
"Then who should I be?"
"Bucky. The boy who saves people in distress.'" Annalise said
"Did you really want to marry him?"
"No but you know in brooklyn girls aren't worth a dime unless a man is by her side. I don't want my worth to be measured by how much I can stand by a man."
"Then what do you want to be measured by?"
"Who I am, what good I do. My smarts, my skills. I don't want to be an accessory or an object to a man. I want to be a person."
"You are an amazing person. And I know you're going to do great things Annalise."
"Thank you, Bucky."
This was Annalise's only night of true happiness before she returned from the Red Room as The First Widow, known as the Red Widow. And Bucky was right. She was going to do great things. But she had to go through hell to get to heaven.
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