Forbidden Love // Z.M

Chapter 4 - Carriage Ride & Mystery

"My bounty is as bountless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite." - Romeo and Juilet

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Evangeline's P.O.V

"Fuck, how do I get out of this carriage??" as I looked around inside to see that there are no doors back, and all the windows are too small. I have to figure a way out or else I will be trapped in the palace, working! That would be horrible in every single way, I would get my self killed in there, that if I do get in let's say, don't over estimate myself.

"How are you doing , Miss Evangeline?" The Carriage rider askes me in front of  the blind door that is in between us, this man is nice enough, the woman said that he is our neighbour that drives rich people around the place in the city, it was nice enough for him to offer me a ride, yeah so I could die here. 

"You are such a gentleman, thank you Mr.Lington but I was wondering if we could make a quick stop something, I forgot to purchase something that I need to bring to the... hellhole, I mean palace. I caught my self before screwing up again, I must get me off this carriage first and then when he is not looking, I will escape.

"I am dearly not sure that would be greatest idea, Mrs. Johnston clearly told me that you have to stay in the carriage at full time until we reach the palace."  he replied poilty, faintly I could see his smile through the blinding." 

I lift up the blinding and poke my head out trying to talk to him. " But, you must understand, I really have to buy something important, it will be my last bit of happiness before I get to send off to the palace." I nearly begged him with my best puppy eyes which probally looked horrifying, my lies are getting better , kind of.

There was a long pause of thinking before he finally spoke up. "Well, I guess it would be alright and considerate of me to let you buy something but I will be coming so you wouldn't have any danger, this is a big important day, a young woman like you should never be alone on the busy street.

"Thank you, Thank you, I will be careful!" I sounded excited on the outside but inside I was screaming that he shouldn't come and ruined my plan, Well it will work one way or another.

As he drove to the non busy side of the street, he led out his arm and help me off the carriage, leading me out. I looked around the busy road seeing bunch of shops and stands, if only I could distract him somehow?  But what Can I do?

"Will you be able to help me to pick out one of those handkercheif, I pointed to one of those stands on the street? " I poiltly asked so I could send him away. 

"Of course Miss evangeline but you will have to come alone." he gave me a smile. I tried the best to stay natural so I don't get frustrated and have a outburst, I have been having lot of them lately.

"I will be right here, picking out those patches so will you please just help me pick out a handkercheif, I really need them and we shouldn't waste any time here , should we, I can't be late for the selection." 

"Well, That woulnd't be right , I guess please be careful Miss Evangeline, I will be right back." he smiled and turned his back and walked the other way, I made sure he walked far enough out of sight so I could planed out everything.

"Where would I run , and where would I go, I need electricity, this is shit I have nothing here."  I realized there are no time to waste, I picked up my stuff and started running the oppsite direction, I thought I had a chance of escaping I didn't know where would I be going to or how but all I did was kept running until I bumped into someone.

"oh sorry" I mummered , not wanting to draw any attention. 

"Clarissa" the mystery man said with his face covered under a hat so I couldn't see what he looked like. he looked homeless from his apperance, there were several holes on his so called clothes and pants, he wasn't wearing shoes but the only thing that is different than the rest of his clothings are the ring on his left index finger, it was bright and shinning, gem with an mysterious shape on top of it.

"How, how do you know my name." no one knows me in this world, expecially not my real name, now I am scared, I backed away to create some distance between us to get away from him most importantly.

He came closer and grasp onto my forearms with his big hand, he came in even closer, whispering something into my ears " I know where you came from, Clary or should I say Evangeline." he said the last part before backing away. 

"What, how do you....? my sentence was interuppted by the loud yelling of Mr.Lington from the back, walking toward us.

"oh no." I whispered under my breath, without the intention of anyone hearing it.

"before you leave I have to give you this." he reached in something and grabbed it out of his pocket, I looked closly, it is a necklace with a small cresent moon hanging with little jewls on them. (picture on side

"This is all your luck, you are destined to be here, it is all fate that brought you here  after all,  stay alive what ever you do, do not stirred into any trouble. There's no way to escape out of here by force, only when the time come, this necklace would bring you back where you belong." he than reached over to my hand and passed me the delicate necklace. I looked up from the piece of delication to the man only to find out that he was already gone, vanished just like that.

"Miss Evangeline!!! here you are, I thought you were gone, that just freightened me."  Mr.Lington ran to the spot, catching his breath heavily. 

"I got you this hankercheif, the one you wanted." He poilty said handing me over the peice of fabric.

"How did you know wh....." I took a big gasp as I took a close took at the handwriting words writing over it.

Becareful, choice not chance determines your destiny, goodluck Clarissa Moon.

I read the sentence over and over again, make sure I was hallunisted, how is this happening? This seems too fake to be real life, with the shock, the time travel, the weird man, everything! I clinched my head tight, trying to stay focus without fainting , I tend to do that before when I am overstressed.

"Are you alright Miss Evangeline, shall we head on to the palace now? " yes, of course I am alright , what do you think my face is nearly pale and I look like I am about to die, what do you think stupid. but ofcourse I have to keep that thought to my self. 

"yeah, I am good." I said while he walked me back to the carriage silently, that escape plan went horribly wrong, what am I supposed to do?

Duin the whole carriage ride, I was thinking about the man and where he came from, he talk like he was from the 21st century but kind of not in someway, he had that creepy and mischeivious smile on his face like he was planning on something and he kept talking about destiny and fate like this is all planned and meant to be. To me this is all a bullshit nightmare to be never ending.

The whole time, my hands were clinched onto the necklace tightly, like it was some really precious thing I did not want to lose , for extra protection, I decided to wear it on my neck so no one could take it  or being hte clumsy me, drop it somewhere and never to be found. I don't trust that man but at least it is something, it gave some slight bit of hope that I could get back, just a bit.

"Miss Evangeline, We have arrived at the palace" 

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