Forbidden Lovers

~~Prologue~~

🚨TW🚨
This story has mentions of slavery that might upset some people. If you don't like it, don't read it. Dedicated to everyone fighting a difficult battle, you got this! Keep fighting!

"Candace! Candace!" Yelled young Dalia Pierce as she dashed towards her family's slave and governess. As Dalia ran her beautiful curly chocolate hair danced gracefully in the wind. She rushed into Candace and gave her a big hug,

"Well! Hello, Miss Dalia. How are you this fine day?" asked Candace looking down at the little child attached to her waist.

"Look what I found!" exclaimed Dalia letting go of her governess and reaching into her pocket. She pulled out a slimy bright green frog and showed it off proudly. Candace looked down at the frog and said,

"That's very good Miss Dalia. Where did you find him?"

"Over by the creek." said Dalia, motioning towards the woods near her house.

"Well, you should put him back where he belongs. No body likes to be taken away from their home for such a long time." Candace said speaking from experience.

"Ok Candace, I'll go put him back!" hollered Dalia as she ran away to the creek.

Candace chuckled and went back to hanging up the laundry.

What a sweet little thing.

Suddenly a door slammed open with a woman about 30 barging out of it. She had dirty blonde hair pulled up in a tight bun, which was quite different from Candace's jet black hair in two thick loose braids dangling over her shoulders. This woman had a unique look, much like a prune.

"Candace! Are you still hanging hanging that laundry?!" the woman barked sharply.

"I-I'm sorry, Mrs. Pierce. I'm almost finished." quivered Candace.

This woman was Martha Pierce, Dalia's mother, unfortunately. Martha had been so busy tending to her other younger child, Amara, Dalia's younger sister by 2 years, that she didn't notice Candace "slacking off". Just as Martha opened her mouth to shout at Candace, her daughter rushed up to her and gave her a big hug.

"Hello Mother! Do you want to play with Candace and I?" asked Dalia looking up at her mother with her big blue puppy dog eyes.

"I'm sorry hunny," answered Martha lowering her voice into a soft and gentle coo, "I have to take care of Amara and Candace has chores to do." She finished glaring at Candace. Dalia looked very disappointed and Candace can't stand when she gets like that.

"Um, if it's alright, Mrs. Pierce, Miss Dalia can play with my son, William." She suggested.

"That's... actually a good idea. He's in the kitchen, dear." Responded Martha trying to argue but not finding a logical reason.

"Yay! New friend!" Dalia shouted out as she ran away happily.

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William was busy cleaning the kitchen. He may have only been 11 but for people like him he had to work for everything and nothing. Dalia opened the door quietly and looked around for Tristan. After scanning the room her eyes fell on a dark-skinned boy washing dishes. His hair was black like Candace's and it was short and tight. She crept up behind him and tapped his shoulder.

"Hi. Are you William?" She inquired with a smile on her face.

"Wha-oh, hello ma'am. Yes I'm William." He said with a slight jump in his voice. Dalia really had a way of sneaking up on people.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Dalia, your mother said it was ok if I played with you." She told William.

"I would like to play, but did Mrs. Pierce say it was ok?" William asked fearfully. He knew what would happen if he disobeyed orders.

"Yes she said it was alright." Dalia assured him.

He thought for a moment before replying, "Well, ok then." He got up and brushed off his dirty trousers.

"Yay! Come on!" shouted Dalia grabbing William's hand as she ran out the door.

They both knew that this was the start of a beautiful friendship, and maybe, a little something more.

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