The sun had risen on the small town of Scotland where the student from St. Paul College spent their summer vacations. The morning was a little boring with the lessons, but the after noon, after lunch they were free. Candy, Annie and Patty were listening only with one ear those boring courses from Sister Margaret. They couldn't wait to get out of there so they could have fun. Annie and Patty had to join Alistair and Archibald.
- Are you coming, Candy? Asked Patty
- No, you girls go ahead, she said
- But what are you going to do? Asked Patty
- She's going to go see Terry of course! Said Annie
- Oh... said Patty smiling, have fun then
- I'll see you later girls, said Candy smiling
Candy walked to the Grandchester Castle. Annie and Patty went to the Andrew Mansion. Candy arrived at Terry's and she found Eleonor Baker and Terry arguing at the gate.
- Leave me alone! Said Terry, you sent me away!
- Terry please, said Eleonor with a begging tone
- No! Get away from me!
Candy approached them.
- Terry, said Candy, stop talking to her like that!
Terry and his mother turned around surprised.
- Candy, said Terry, this is none of your business
- Terry, let's not stay here, said Candy, let's go inside the castle, otherwise you're going to attract people's attention
Some people were starting to get interested in what they were saying, with Terry screaming.
- But, said Terry
- Terry, inside, said Candy pushing him, come with us Miss Baker...
Candy took them both inside the castle. Terry didn't really have the choice. They went in the sitting room where the chimney was.
- I'm going to make some tea, said Candy, in the meantime, you two talk
She went out to the kitchen and Terry looked at her leave.
- This girl sure knows was she wants, said Eleonor, is she your girlfriend?
- That's none of you business! You can't come here years later and act like a mother interested in her son... you abandoned me! With a stepmother from hell!
- Terry, I'm sorry, if I could change things, I would...
- But you can't! It's too late! I don't have a mother! You greeted me so coldly when I came to see you, it was even colder than the winter weather outside...
- Terry, please... I followed you, but you didn't even turned once
Candy came back with a tray, with some tea, cookies and sandwiches. The kitchen always had a tray ready in case the young master wanted to drink. Candy found them arguing.
- Here is some tea to calm your nerves, said Candy
They stopped arguing and they both looked at Candy with her tray, which she put on the table and she started to serve them, like everything was normal.
- Terry, how many spoons of sugar you want?
- Two, said Terry
- Here you go...the master is served, she joked
- Thank you Candy he said with a soft voice
Eleonor saw how nice he was when he talked to Candy.
- Miss Baker? Said Candy
- One, said Eleonor
- All right, here you go, Miss Baker
- Thank you Candy, said Eleonor
- And now you have to stop screaming, you two are so much alike!
She took the Shakespeare book which was still near the chimney.
- Look Miss Baker, this book is yours, and Terry is reading it, he likes Shakespeare too...
- Oh, said Eleonor, is that true Terrence?
- Yes, said Terry, I love Shakespeare
- You're lucky to have a mother, Terry, said Candy in tears, I was abandoned by my mother in front of an orphanage. I've had educators and friends who loved me, but even since I got here in Scotland, that I found out what it meant to have a mother. I've never known my mother, and I wish I had my own mother... I'm sorry...
She ran out of the living room to hide her tears.
- Candy! Said Terry
- Let her go, Terry, she needs to be alone...
- And she's right on every point, said Terry, I'm lucky to have a mother... I remember when I was little on the boat with my father, I saw you run on the pier screaming my name
- I never wanted to be separated from you, Terry; you have to believe me...
- I believe you mum...
- Oh Terry, said Eleonor moved...
- Why do you think I'm reading your book? Everything I wanted to underline was already underlined by your own hand... I was seeing you in those lines...
He approached her, she was standing by the window, she opened her arms and he went to hug her. She closed her eyes and hugged him hard with a sigh of relief.
- Oh mum, said Terry
- Terry, said Eleonor crying with joy
Candy went back to the room to cry. She was thinking about her own mother; why was she abandoned? Her mother didn't want her, her mother got rid of her leaving her in front of the Pony Home, so other people would raise her. Terry was lucky to have a mother and Candy hoped he was going to realise it and reconcile with his mother. Her friends came back all happy to have spend the day with the boys.
- Candy? Did you spend the day here? Said Patty, you should've come to the castle and be with us...
- It's ok, I wanted to rest a little...
- Did you have a fight with Terry? Asked Annie
- No, said Candy, I wanted to take a nap...
She couldn't tell them about Terry's problem. They went to eat and they went back to the room and they talked until late at night. Candy, of course, couldn't stop thinking about Terry and his mother, so she was looking often out the window in direction of the Grandchester Castle. She would have to wait until the next day to know...
Minutes sounded like hours for Candy who only had one thing in her mind; see Terry. When they were finally free, Candy got out almost running to the Grandchester's Castle. She first went by the lake to see if Terry was there, since he liked to read there. But nobody was there.
- Terry, she said out loud, I hope everything went fine yesterday with your mother
- It's good to see that you think about me too... you usually think about someone else
- Terry!
- I saw you were pronouncing my name...
- What happened after I left?
He approached her, took her hand and they went to sit by the lake.
- After you left, I saw that you were right... I talked to my mother all night...
- You made up? I'm happy...
- You've never had a mother, and I was treating mine like a criminal... I'm lucky to have her...
- Luckier than me... she said sadly
- Come here Freckles...
He took her in his arms and held her against him.
- I'm here Freckles, I will always be there for you... and my mother you can use her whenever you want; I'm giving you permission
Candy felt better in Terry's arms, he was so nice when he wanted to.
- Thank you, Terrence, that's really nice of you to say that...
Every time Candy called him "Terrence" instead of "Terry", he felt a little weird. It was like he heard her voice in echo in another place and he was seeing her with red hair... but it was always brief and mysterious... He had his face in her hair and he was smelling the perfume she had on. They say the smell often brings back memories. He was red hair...
- I don't think it would be appropriate for me to talk to you, sir...
- Terrence, just call me Terrence, Miss...
- Blanche Dawson...
- Blanche... "white", like in "Snow White"? You skin is very white...
The flash stopped. Terry felt weird, the voice was the same, but the name, and the hair... a lot of people have the same voice... well, we'll see that later!
- Terry? Are you ok? Are you thinking about another girl?
"Yes, about Snow White with red hair" He said in his head
But he couldn't tell her that... but he didn't need to, Candy took his silence as consent...
- You were thinking about another girl, right? She said, who? Snow White?
Terry didn't respond.
- You called me "Snow-White" once, said Candy
- Candy...
- Should I get angry like you?
She knew she couldn't get angry, since Terrence was remembering her...
- Candy, I assure you, I don't know where the name "Snow White"...
- And I should believe you?
- Candy...I'm with you...
- Now I understand how you feel when I was thinking about Anthony and...
- Him again? He said to cut the conversation short, come with me...
He stood up and took Candy in the woods to his white horse.
- Who's horse is this? She asked
- It's a mare, her name is Sheila
- She's beautiful, said Candy a little uncomfortable, but why did you bring her here?
She saw the fox hunt again, with Anthony... So soon after the trauma from the Titanic, she lost Anthony...and she didn't want to see horses anymore. She was afraid of them. Terry had realised it and he wanted to help her get over her fear.
- We're going to have a little ride on my horse..., he said
- No, you go ahead, I'll wait for you here...
- No, you're coming with me...Said Terry putting her on the horse, with him...
- Terry, put me down, please. I'll do whatever you want, but put me down, please, she begged
- No Candy, you're going to ride with me...
He started to ride with the horse, Candy was in front of him holding him by the waist, frightened. She was reliving Anthony's accident, it was awful.
- TERRY!! STOP!! I'M AFRAID!! She yelled
- If you're so afraid, why don't you call your dear Anthony... he's not here, he's gone... he won't hear you and even if he hears you, he won't be able to do anything for you...
- Terry...
- He's not coming back Candy! And horses are not evil... it was an accident, accident happens
- Anthony, said Candy sadly and crying, oh Anthony...
- He's dead Candy! Dead and buried! Said Terry
- Dead...
- He can't come and save you...
- Terry, she said, calming down still holding him by the waist
She felt so good against him. She didn't want to let go of him. Anthony was dead, yes.... And Terry was alive, he was a gift the universe had given her... Terry slowed down and finally stopped. Candy was quiet, still holding him by the waist.
- Candy, I'm sorry if I was a little hard on you. But we have to turn to the future, let's leave the past behind. The future can be very beautiful for the both of us, if you want to Candy
"But you have to get you memory back and put your past behind, said Candy in her head, how do I make you get your memory back? I know you're having flashes, because you call me "Snow White" as long as you don't remember, we can't go forward, Terrence..."
She said out loud.
- I want to Terrence, I want to be with you, she said against him, tell me you're always going to be there for me...
- I will always be there for you Candy, she said softly, I promise you...
- Thank you Terrence, she said with tears in her eyes\
She raised her head and looked at him, and he looked at her and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, he took from his pocket.
- Don't cry Candy, don't cry, I'm here for you...
- Oh Terry...
He leaned and kissed her softly on the lips. She felt secured. She wasn't afraid of horses any more. The horses, she thought were responsible for Anthony's accident. But it was just an accident, his time had come, and nobody could've done anything about it, he died on the spot.
"Anthony, I will never forget you. Don't worry about me, Terrence is alive and he's going to take care of me, like you took care of me when I thought he was dead." She said in her head
They stopped kissing and looked at each other with passion.
- How are you? He asked
- I'm fine, Terry...
- All right, let's go down and let's go sit a little
He got off the horse and he helped her down. They went by the lake and Terry saw that Candy's arms was bleeding a little.
- Oh, you're bleeding, Candy, he said softly
- I didn't even realised, she said looking at it
- Wait, he said, taking the handkerchief from his pocket again
He made a bandage with it on her arm.
- There you go... he said
- Thank you Terry
- You want to come and have tea with me?
- Yes...
They walked the horse back to the castle's barn and they went to have tea. They were going forward, and they still had to confront another important thing, Terrence's memory. Terry had to remember the Titanic, so he could put all that behind him, and make a life with the one he had chosen, the one he knew longer than he thought, the one his heart chose on the Titanic...
Candy stayed with Terry until the evening, and he walked her to school when she had to go.
- See you tomorrow Freckles, he said softly
- See you tomorrow, thanks for walking with me
- It was a pleasure, good night
- Good night Terry
They looked at each other and then she got in the school, just in time for supper. She was in the bedroom with her friends talking.
- We didn't see you today, said Annie
- I know, I was with Terry, said Candy
- What did you do? Asked Patty
- We went horseback riding, said Candy and we talked
- And did he kiss you? Asked Patty
- Yes, said Candy smiling
Annie was smiling but she was surprised to hear that Candy went horseback riding. She knew that since the accident, Candy was afraid of horses. Sister Margaret came to get Patricia for something in the office and Candy stayed with Annie.
- Candy, said Annie, you went horseback riding?
- Yes...
- You're not afraid any more?
- Terry forced me to do it, said Candy softly
- Forced you?
- Yes, he practically throw me on it
- Oh... you weren't afraid?
- Yes I was, and he told me to call Anthony...
- What?? How could he be so cruel?
- He told me Anthony was dead and he couldn't do anything for me, that I should focus on a future with him
- Oh...
- He's right Annie. I was afraid of horses since Anthony's accident, I should've gone back on a horse right away... Terry... oh Annie, I love him so much...
- You got over you horse phobia, it's his turn now, he has to remember...
- Well he calls me "Snow White", without even realising
- Oh and what do you do when he calls you "Snow-White"?
- I pretend I'm a little jealous...
- Really? That's funny especially since it's you! Said Annie laughing
- Yes, I have to play along and be jealous of a girl he doesn't remember, but this girl it's me... His memory is coming back, I can feel it every time I call him Terrence... that's how I called him on the Titanic...
- Well good luck. It's going to be a shock for him to find out he live through the most popular boat disaster in history and he didn't even remember it...
- That's why I want to be there for him
- And you also want to spend the most time with him...
- I feel good when I'm with him. It's incredible. I think I'm used to it, but every time I see him, the joy comes back and my heart starts to dance...
- Wow! You're totally head over heals! It's like you love him more than before...
- I don't want to love too much, or be too happy, when I let myself go on the Titanic, we hit the iceberg... with Anthony when I finally decided to let him in my heart, he died ... life seems dead set on seeing me unhappy
- But it gave you back Terrence Candy, don't think about the past, but about what you have now with Terry
- All right, thanks Annie.
Patricia came back in the room and they started to talk about other stuff, the sisters had to tell then to shut up and sleep.
The next day, after class, Candy went at Terry's, Annie and Patricia went to see the boys at their mansion.
- Where's Candy? Asked Archie, she's never with you...
- Well she went to see Terry, said Patty innocently
She didn't know that revelation was hurting the two brothers who couldn't do anything, or show their jealousy.
- To see Terry? Said Alistair, is she coming later?
- I don't know, said Patty, they love to spend their day together, alone without anybody else
Archie felt very hurt, but he didn't say anything. Candy alone with Terry in the castle...
- He's her boyfriend, said Patty, so if they spend the day together, it's kind of normal, after all, he's the one who did everything so she could come here...
- What do you mean Patricia? Asked Archie
- Don't you remember Archie? Candy let herself get caught so that Annie could get away, the night they came to see you in the meditation room. She was supposed to spend her summer alone in college and Terry spoke to the reverend mother so she could allow Candy to come here in Scotland...
Alistair and Archibald looked at each other. So, that's what the message Candy had for Terry, so he could talk to the reverend mother and allow her to come to Scotland to be with him...
- Patty, come let's walk to the lake, said Annie
- Go ahead, said Archie, we're right behind you...
- All right, said Patty
Annie talked to Patty while they were walking.
- Patty, you have to stop talking about Candy and Terry to the boys...
- Why? Asked Patty surprised
- You didn't notice their expression, they were jealous...
- Jealous? But...
- They both have a thing for Candy, or they want to protect her and to know that she's spending all her free time with Terry, upset them a little if you didn't notice
- I didn't see anything
- Patricia, you wear glasses, but you don't see better than us! Said Annie laughing.
They burst out laughing. The boys were behind, they were also talking.
- Did you hear that? That Grandchester is here and Candy spends all her time with him! Said Archie
- Well, she's his girlfriend
- Don't say that, it hurts me...
- Oh me too, but we can't do anything, she wants Terry and we have to live with it...
- She spends all her time there with him, he could abuse her...
- I sure he won't do anything she wouldn't agree to, said Alistair, he's a good boy, despite the appearances...
- How could you say that? He's a snotty nosed kid!
- You're jealous, it's normal you think that way...
- And you're not jealous? I know you are...
- But it doesn't bring me anything to be jealous... let's go see the girls, Archie and try to have fun...
- She's alone with him, maybe he's touching her now...
- Archie, stop! Let's go!
They joined the girls who were waiting for them by the river. Their cousins, Neil and Eliza were there too. They went for a boat ride on the river.
Candy arrived at Terry's and she found him ready to leave.
- Hello Terrence, said Candy
- Hello Freckles, he said smiling
- Where are you going?
- I wanted to come and get you to go by the river...
- Well here I am, she said smiling
She approached him and kissed him on the cheek. He smiled.
- Did you have a good night? He asked
- Yes...
- After what happened yesterday...
- I'm looking at the future, Terry, our future, she said with a little voice
He looked at her smiling very tenderly. He had a book in his hands. It was the book on Shakespeare. They walked together to the river. They were talking...
- You like this book a lot, would you want to become an actor like your mother?
- To be an actor, it's fascinating, he said, when I'll be old, I will always be Terrence Grandchester and you you'll still be Candy Andrew... but on stage, we can be whatever we want to be, we could play any role, the hero, the dad guy, the prince, the king, the beggar, the knight who saves the princess...
When he said that, he was so full of passion and did what he was saying and imitating the knight with the sword, saving the princess and taking her in his arms...
- Oh! She said surprised and closing her eyes and hugging him back
- So you see? On stage, I can be whatever I want to be...
- It's good to have plans, but don't you want to follow into your father's steps?
- I want to be an actor, my father's succession... my stepmother will not let me inherit, I'm the bastard child...
- But what she says is not important, you're the eldest son of the duke of Grandchester, you're the one who's going to inherit the title... otherwise your father would've left you with your mother. He wants you to be his heir
- Well well well, you know stuff, Miss Freckles, you're kind of smart...
- Stop saying that! She said, you're provoking me again!
She hit him softly and they started to run laughing out loud. They got by the river and she caught him and they fell on the ground laughing. They sat and they started to read Shakespeare. She was listening to him and his accent and she couldn't get enough of him. They heard noise, screams. They saw Candy's friends from afar in a boat making signs to them.
- Candy, Candy! Said Annie
- Candy, are you ok? Said Patty
Candy made some signs with her hands smiling. Alistair and Archibald saw that she was with Terry... Eliza was on a boat with her brother, and she also saw Candy.
- What is that stable girl doing there? Asked Eliza, who's there with her?
- Who cares? Said Daniel
- No, not if she's with my Terrence... I want to see who's the boy next to her... it looks like Terrence!
She stood up on the boat.
- Eliza! Yelled Neil, sit down, you're going to make fall overboard!
- No! I want to see who's with her! Yelled Eliza
But when she stood up, she lost her balance and she made her and her brother go overboard, they fell in the water.
- Help! Screamed Eliza, Help me!
Everybody turned and looked at Eliza and her brother in the water. Eliza continue screaming for help and Neil was trying to hang on to the boat, which was upside down. Terry saw Eliza screaming for help...
- She's drowning, I'm going to go help her, he said
He jumped in the water to help Eliza. Before Candy could say anything.
- Terry..., said Candy
But he was already in the water. He swam to Eliza who took advantage to hang on to him and he took her out the water. Neil was still in the water with the upside down boat, wet.
- Help me he said to his cousins
- Just turned the boat over! Said Alistair passing by on his boat
Eliza didn't want to let Terry go.
- Oh Terrence, my dear Terrence, I knew you wouldn't let me drown...oh Terrence...
Terry was trying to free himself from her arms, but Eliza was hanging on to him.
- Well since I was the only one who knew how to swim, said Terry
- You think we can't swim? Said Alistair
- I was a champion! Said Archie
- We all can swim and so does Eliza, said Alistair
Terry looked at Eliza and pushed her away all of a sudden
- Eliza, you can swim? He asked surprised
- I was going to drown Terrence, said Eliza trying to hang on to him again
Candy was looking at Eliza clinging to Terry and instead of being jealous, she thought it was funny.
- There you go Eliza she said giving her a handkerchief, wipe your face
But mean Eliza threw Candy's handkerchief on the ground, refusing her help and looking at her with mean eyes. Terry thought she was so mean. How could she be so heartless? Candy was offering her a handkerchief... he really pushed her away this time.
- Terrence, said Eliza, can I come to your castle to dry myself up, you wouldn't want me to catch a cold...
"You just rejected Candy and her handkerchief, he said in his head, and you want to come to my place? Don't hold your breath!"
So, he said out loud.
- Euh, no, there's nobody there to help you, the staff has the day off, I'm sorry Eliza
- Then come to our mansion, or you're going to catch a cold, but Candy you're not invited! Said mean Eliza
Terry couldn't believe to see a girl who was trying to impress him behave so badly in front of him!
- No, it's ok, I'm going to go to my place, it's way closer, said Terry
- Oh, said Eliza disappointed
Terry looked at Candy and approached her and took her hand.
- Come with me Candy, you're going to help me, he said
- But, I can help you, said Eliza
- You're a princess who needs the staff to help her, said Terry, I told you it was their day off, come on Candy
- Candy could serve us, said Eliza, since you want her to come, she's used to it!
- Not on my watch, she's not! Said Terry, she's my guest, let's go Candy
- But, started Eliza
Terry left holding Candy by the hand, who followed him smiling.
- Terrence! Said Eliza
But he was gone with Candy in front of Eliza's angry eyes. So she started to lash out at everybody, her cousins, her brother.
- You idiots! I could've drowned! I'm going to tell the great aunt!
- Eliza, stop it! Said Archie, you can swim, and you weren't in any danger!
- And that idiot Candy who's with him! She going to pay for that! Neil, let's go home!
She walked angry with her brother in tow.
- This girl is not possible! Said Annie
- If she was trying to impress Terry, that was a big bust! Said Patty laughing
- Did you see how he ran out of here? Asked Alistair
- She made him run, said Annie laughing
- And he didn't forget his dear Candy, said Archie a little bitter
Candy and Terry were walking to the castle.
- I can't believe she was pretending she was drowning, said Terry
- Well she seemed like she desperately wanted to be in your arms...
- You're not jealous?
- No, she's way too mean for you to be interested in her...
- You seem pretty sure of yourself...
- I shouldn't be? She asked
- Yes, you should. You can sure I'm with you; "Hurricane Eliza" won't be able to destroy us...
- Don't underestimate her, she's very mean and calculating...
- We'll worry about her later, he said
They arrived at the castle and they got in. They went upstairs, in Terry's room. Terry took some clean clothes in the closet and he changed in the bathroom. He came out with a towel and he was drying his almost dried hair. He took a comb and he comb it.
- There, I'm all dry now...
- You almost caught a cold to save a liar who only wanted to be in your arms...
- I like the attention of the opposite sex, but I can do without the likes of Eliza Reagan. And she was so mean to you...
- Oh, I'm used to it, don't worry about me...
He approached her and he took her in his arms.
- But I want to worry about you, I want to take care of you "Snow-White"...
- "Snow-White"? Again? Said Candy
- What? But...
- You're thinking about her again?
- No, I'm thinking about you...
- "Snow-White"? I...
She didn't finished her sentence, Terry had his lips on hers in a passionate kiss. Candy's head was spinning. She was in another world.
- You were saying? He said
- Shut up and kiss me! She said
"Snow-White"... he was kissing "Snow-White", even if he didn't know it. He had the girl of his dreams in his arms, the one he was seeing in his dreams with red hair... no he had Candy in his arms, but why did he have the impression it was the one from his dreams? Whatever it was, he was happy with her.
If I had to live my life without you near me
The days would all be empty
The nights would seem so long
With you I see forever
Oh, so clearly I might have been in love before
But it never felt this strong
Our dreams are young and we both know
They'll take us where we want to go
Hold me now
Touch me now
I don't want to live without you
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
If the road ahead is not so easy
Our love will lead the way for us
Like a guiding star
I'll be there for you if you should need me
You don't have to change a thing
I love you just the way you are
So come with me and share the view
I'll help you see forever too
Hold me now
Touch me now
I don't want to live without you
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
One thing you can be sure of
I'll never ask for more than your love
Nothing's gonna change my love for you
You ought to know by now how much I love you
