Substitute Bride of the Duke 💍❤️ 1850s

Substitute Bride of the Duke

This is the script for my animated story. Please check out the video version on my YouTube channel.

Scene 1: The Baron Turner's Mansion, 1850s

Setting: A grand room in Baron Turner's mansion. Luxurious furnishings and large windows letting in the morning light. Bella Turner is standing in front of a mirror, fuming at her reflection. Several maids scurry around her, adjusting her dress and hair. Daisy Turner, dressed simply, stands off to the side, holding a dress.

Bella: (stomping her foot) This dress is hideous! How dare you bring me such an old-fashioned rag! Do you want me to be the laughingstock when I meet the Duke?

The maids look nervous, glancing at Daisy for help.

Daisy: (calmly) I'm sorry, Bella. This dress is the latest fashion from San Myshuno. I thought it would suit you well.

Bella: (sneering) Thought? You thought wrong! You're always so useless, Daisy. No wonder Father never acknowledges you. (to the maids) Fix this mess immediately!

Baroness Turner enters the room, her face a mask of disdain.

Baroness Turner: (harshly) What is all this commotion about?

Bella: (pouting) Mother, look at this dress Daisy picked! It's so old-fashioned and ugly. She's trying to ruin my first meeting with Asher Milton.

Baroness Turner: (glaring at Daisy) I knew it was a mistake to let you help. You're jealous of Bella, aren't you? You wish you could marry a nobleman, but you'll never be anything more than an illegitimate daughter. You might as well marry a stable boy!

Daisy lowers her head, trying to hide her hurt.

Daisy: (softly) I didn't mean to upset anyone. I only try to help.

Baroness Turner: (dismissively) Help? You're a burden, Daisy. Now, leave and let the maids do their job properly.

Daisy nods and exits the room quietly, leaving Bella and the Baroness to continue preparing for the meeting with the Duke.

Scene 2: Near the Creek

Setting: A serene creek surrounded by trees and flowers. The water flows gently, creating a peaceful atmosphere. Daisy sits alone on a rock, looking at the water, lost in her thoughts.

Daisy: (thinking aloud) What a life I lead... The illegitimate child of a Baron and a maid. My mother passed away when I was just a child, leaving me to fend for myself in this unforgiving household.

She sighs, picking up a pebble and tossing it into the creek, watching the ripples spread across the water.

Daisy: (continued) Bella, my older sister, treats me as if I were nothing but a servant. And Father... he never cares. It's as if I don't exist to him. The Baroness's disdain and Bella's cruelty are all I know.

She pulls her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around them.

Daisy: (softly) I am no better than the maids. Perhaps even worse. At least they are acknowledged for their work. I am just a shadow in my own home.

She gazes at her reflection in the water, tears welling in her eyes.

Daisy: (whispering) Is there no place for me in this world where I can be loved and valued? Will I ever escape this life of sorrow?

As she sits there, lost in her thoughts, the sound of the flowing water offers her a small sense of comfort, a brief escape from the harsh reality of her life.