Tale of Europe

Chapter 1 The Maid's Journey

Chapter 1 the maid's journey

It was the early morning of January  as Kate a young 16 year old girl with curly red brown hair and big chocolate brown eye's rode a carriage heading towards Beirut Kingdom with a nervous yet exited expression.she gaze at the carriage window with a notable flurry

It was the very first time she left Rose city and she couldn't help being giddy of the thought of a new town.

Towards the ride her chocolate brown eye's greedily  gaze at the foreign site before her as if to make sure they we're securely embed on her mind.

She would never forget this memory.
Kate thought as her gaze remain steady towards the same unchanged green scenery before her.

while sitting besides her was an old man named Louis  a man
who had a fairly pale skin and green eye's his face was neither ugly nor handsome but his green eye's was exemption-ally deep and hallow as if full of hidden wisdom.

He would ever so often glance
at Kate with an unreadable expression before leaning back with a peaceful look not bothering her again

Kate found the man offaly odd but seeing as he wasn't bothering her.
she didn't pay him much mind and continue to look back outside the window her eye's going slightly dull as she reminisce about her family and school back at Rose city.

Thinking back of the past made Kate unknowingly smile as she
remember the fun time's she had at Rose.
The memories of her Strict Plum neighbor Helen who always had rolling pin at hand and contrast to her was her Husband Elliot who always had a gentle smile and look like a saint, Then there was also
her foolish Bear like Uncle Gilbert who was ever such a softie as he was burly,and then her best friend Stephanie who had the biggest heart oh how she loved the girl so much and then there was the town chief Tomas oh how could she forget such a cheap rounded old man who always wear his overly tight suit and tall black hat striding around town acting like a noble man and last but not the least was her ever so gentle and kind mother Sophia who was always there for her.

Thinking about her mother Kate couldn't help but feel a little bit pained.
she was so kind, loving and strong yet at the same time  so fragile her back that used to look so big and strong when she was young now looks like it would break at any moment.
Unknowingly tears started to gather in Kate eye's  as she remembered the day her mother receive the letter from the military
That day was so blurry yet so clear it was the day her mother who always had a smile and look so strong
Look so fragile and weak,her beautiful green eye's that always had joy within look soulless at that time as if at trance her thin lips that was always upwards was downwards and her pale skin look paler than usual.Kate didn't understand why her mother was so depress nor why the soldiers who gave her the letter look guilty.
All she knew was that the sad looking soldier gave them silver and called her father a hero.

It was only when winter break came did she understood the gaze of pity from her neighbors.
On how her father Keith who never fail to come home never showed up.
The feeling of emptiness and pain, she finally understood the pain her mother felt as the thought of her happy father who always played with her and smiled at her never showing up again gave her so much grief unwillingly she cried the whole day  that day.

While unbeknown to Kate tears started spill from her eye's as her seat mate Louis who was quiet the whole ride look at her with unease his face who was neutral the whole ride had a frown with a hint of concern.Hesitantly he took a blue handkerchief from his breast pocket and offered it to the crying girl.

"Are you okay?"he ask his voice slightly hoarse from not being use as he offered the handkerchief which caught Kate by surprise as she look at the old man with startle look never would imagine that he would ever start a conversation.

"Oh,I'm ever so fine I thank you for the concern."Kate voice was haste but still sounded lovely and sweet as she look at the old man with a smile not even noticing the tear stain in her face while the old man Louis had a distress look no knowing wether to continue offering the handkerchief or not.

Gripping the handkerchief he finally swallow the bullet and offered the handkerchief again.

"This."his words we're short but seeing as he was raising the handkerchief towards her Kate hesitantly took it with a confuse look."I beg your pardon but-"her voice was cut off as Louis who with his short shorted words said"Tears."