July 16, 1540
Dear sister Mary,
I haven't heard from your London life for two years now. I really wanted to write to you at this time but for some reason I never had the time.I hope you are well, like your family. Does the King feel better? Bring him my best regards. I learned that he divorced Catherine, that he remarried and that he is now looking for a new wife. Will it be the last one? I hope so!I miss you like the air. Those days you spent in Verone with me were wonderful, leaving aside all the adventures. I can't wait to see you again and spend time chatting in front of a banquet.You will wonder what the weather is like here in Verona after the death of Romeo and Juliet. One begins to breathe more an air of peace than war, but the latter has not completely dissolved.You will surely remember Benvolio, my boyfriend; in the end we managed to get married a few months after our revelation after the funeral. His uncles welcomed me warmly into their family, our uncles were initially against and despised this union, but over time they got used to it and began to see Benvolio as a good guy.While our mother has decided not to speak to me anymore: she continues to complain about this subject, she says that she will abandon me and that she will leave me alone.
Once she even confessed that if I had married Lord Edward I would have been happier. She freaked out, packed her bags and left, leaving Verone. Since that moment I haven't heard from him and maybe it's better this way.
But Lord Edward was a revelation: he proved to be a trusted friend and Benvolio thinks so too.But there are still very important news: I became a mother.Mother of two beautiful children, Mercutio and Catherine.We named the first one in memory of a friend of my husband, who fell in combat between the families. While I chose the name Catherine, in honour of my esteemed and beloved Queen Catherine of Aragon.Benvolio is a very good husband and a very good father. I love him to death and I will love him to death.It changed my world.When you love a person, your version of the world changes and becomes a better place for you, even if there is war outside. Because you have a person next to you who protects you and loves you.Who would have thought that I would marry a Montecchi. We are planning to come to London, we are just waiting for Caterina to grow up a little to face the trip. I hope to be able to see you for Christmas.I can't wait to introduce you to my wonderful family.I love you.Your beloved little sister. Rosaline Montague
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Benvolio and Rosaline
General FictionEveryone knows the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, a tale of the rivalry between the Montague and the Capulet and the most famous love story of all time. What if during this story there was another, between another Montague and another Capulet. Th...
