Jardin de fleurs || A Les Misérables Fanfic

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"Why did you do it? Why did you betray me like that? You, my own child!", he yelled. My father, the King. "It was about time someone did something against the monarchy.", I spat into his face.

"My child, I have the power of France. Your little friends can suffer and I will let them suffer if you don't speak!", he sat, "and your little love bird will be first!" My heart sunk deeper than it could. "No, not my Alexandre. You cannot do that!", I whispered. "I will tell you my story if you free us.", I added.

"Freeing you and traitors? How stupid do you think I am?", he asked. "Well— I mean, you wanna hear my story? Then you have to let us go. I'll call that fair.", I said, whispering the first part. "I will decide after you told me your little story. But I will let you know. Your little friends don't have much time left."

"Give me the time I need. Then I will tell.", I said. I wasn't going to give him what he wanted. He wanted my story? Well, give me something in return. "I'll make another offer. I'll tell you my story and you will let the boys go. I will stay. If this is what you want." This was my last offer.

"Sounds like a deal to me. But the story first."

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I was working in Café Musain. Madame Houcheloup had given me the job after her old waitress quit. I gladly took the position. I ended up renting a room. Remember that woman's name, she will be important for the rest of the story. I knew who I was. Luckily no one knew who I was. Except for Madame Houcheloup.

I remember when she found out. She was angry, yelling at me for my fathers faults. And I also remember how much I cried. I was sorry to hear all about all the things that were happening. Madame had calmed me down and gave me a tight hug. And she promised to never tell anyone about it. She practically swore it.

And I remember that one night, that one night that changed everything. You would think it was a normal evening, but it wasn't. Let me tell you why. I remember that Madame Houcheloup told me that a room was rented from 7 till 3 in the morning.

Which meant, night shift. I had offered to work so Madame didn't have to. She was a lovely woman and I didn't want her to be tired on the next day.

(A/N: don't worry, the title of this book will come in, sometime in this book. Also, I don't speak french (self taught) so if I ever get something wrong, please inform me about it ♡ leave your thoughts on this chapter below ♡)