"She's beautiful," Bonnie said softly as she stepped into the middle of the carpet.
Mr. Ribaldi studied her a minute and breathed a sigh before chiding her, "You were told not to enter this room."
She turned around to face him, surprised to see that he looked amused. He was so different than the angry maniac who had practically flung her across the room just a few minutes before.
"I heard the music," she said wistfully then paused for a moment, "That woman, who is she?"
"Her name is Gabriella," he said eloquently, pronouncing the first vowel in the name with an "ah" sound. "Gabriella is a princess," he continued with his eyes shining.
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Rigoletto
FanfictionSet in the depression-era town of Castle Gate. Mr. Ribaldi, a secretive, rich man with a marred face and a black temper, buys an old, abandoned mansion. Bonnie Nelson, a young girl aspiring to be a singer, works for him every day after school to ens...
