Come Back To Me - A Thomas Barrow fanfiction

-Just come with me to Downtown-

Hi ! This is a... background story of Come Back To me. I'll explain in detail the events before and after Thomas' departure (see my other work). In this work, I will write at the first person (I). If I do anything wrong, or that doesn't fit the story, juste let me know ! I'm only at season 2 of Downtown Abbey, and I'm sorry if my story doesn't follow the actual storyline. Comment and Vote ! (Oh and I'm sorry if I make short chapters, I will do my best) Enjoy !

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I stared at the two good looking young officiers in front of me. I had to lean on the table to take the news without fainting.

"We are sorry to tell you that your father, Daniel Bildert and your brother, Timothy Bildert have trespassed at the front. You have our sympathies."

The words kept playing in my mind, making me feel sick. I felt my heart beating so fast that it could have jumped out of my chest.

The two men exchanged a look and the taller one walked towards me, placing a hand on my frail, trembling shoulder.

"Are you alright, miss ? Can we return to our duties or..."

"Yes. Go. Thank you, officers, I'm alright." I cut him, lying and hoping to be alone soon.

As they left the small house without any other words, I burst out crying. How could they have died ? Timothy promised me that they would come back. He lied to me ! And who killed them ? Where are they now ? Did they died in pain or did they feel nothing ?

I sat down at the table and put my head in my hands, entwining my blonde locks around my fingers. My blue eyes may be red and puffy now, I didn't care about anything.

Why did everything had to go wrong in my life? At first, when I was just a baby, my mother died. Now that I'm fourteen, the only two persons that I cared about most in the world just left me again. When they were gone, I had to manage the whole house alone, to find a way to live without any money and crops. It's been two days since I ate, and I was starving.

I don't know why, but I sensed that I had to go outside, in a park to calm down. Just as I stumbled out on the porch, a young men a little older than me approached me.

"Are you alright, Miss ? I saw two officers leaving your house. Are you all alone ?" His bright blue eyes and blonde hair seemed so clean, so pure. All the contrary of me. My blonde hair was dirty, and my blue eyes all puffy from all of the crying.

"Yes, I... I just need to find a job to survive, all alone. Do you know if anyone is having interviews ?" I asked him, with a small, hopeful grin.

"What's your name ?"

"Gabrielle Bildert, sir."

"And how old are you ?"

"I'm fourteen, sir. Why are you asking ?"

"I think I know someone, a friend of my mother, who could want you to be part of their staff. Oh, and I'm Matthew."

"And... who could that be, Sir Matthew ?" I asked nervously, wanting to find a job more than anything. I forgot about my family for a moment, but I guess it would come back sooner or later.

"The Crawley family are looking for a maid, at Downtown." He told me, a small smile twitching on his face.

"Oh my Lord. Don't you think that I'm a little too young? And too dirty ? And I don't have any money !" I started to panick, and he put a hand on my shoulder, trying to calm me.

"Don't worry about your age, the kitchen's maid is only 15. And dirty ? You just have to wash up in the mansion! I'm sure they will all love you. So ? Are you coming with me ? We have to catch the next train to be there for luncheon. "

"I... Yes. Let me just grab some...important things for me." I ran of into the house, relieved to have somewhere to live, if I get the job, of course. But Matthew thinks that they are very desperate to find someone, and that the Head HouseMaid will help me with all of that.

I grabbed a picture of my father and brother, just before they went off to war. They looked so happy, with their brown uniforms. I sighed as I put a little chain that once belonged to my mother in my tote bag. Putting my lucky charm, an old penny, in my bag, I made my way back to the front door. I realized that I didn't own anything very precious, and that I didn't have a lot of personal effects to bring. Looking a last time at the old house, I felt tears prickling the corner of my eyes, but I dried them away with my sleeve.

"Don't worry, everything will be alright." Matthew reassured me.

I faked a small smile and made my way towards the trail way station, and noticed that Matthew wasn't following me.

"I'm sorry, I can't come with you, Miss. But you just have to exit at Downtown. Good luck !"

Smiling at him, I entered the train and closed my eyes. This was the start of a new life for me.

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Hi !
I hope you enjoyed this first chapter, I will probably do a chapter a day (if possible)
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