"Good morning Emilia. Happy birthday my dear." "Merci Madame.", I said. I was turning 21 today. "I have a present for you. You have been the most important person in my life and I have been sewing it for ages. But it should fit you perfectly. I want to say thank you, for everything.", she said.
"Madame, I must thank you. You are very special to me. You gave me the love my own mother never gave me. I am so thankful for everything.", I said. "Come on, I wanna show you my present." We walked up the stairs to another hidden room. "Welcome to my Atelier.", Madame said, "now, close your eyes."
She moved me to the middle of the room and then she took my hands of my eyes. I gasped. The dress was gorgeous.
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"Madame, I don't know what to say. Thank you so much.", I said, hugging her tightly. "You should try it on.", she said. She helped me get out of my current clothes and helped me into this gorgeous orange dress she made. And it fitted perfectly.
"I asked the boys to be here extra early to celebrate your birthday.", she said, "do you keep it on today?" "If you don't mind, I'd love to." A big smile spread across her cheeks. "I don't mind my love.", she said.
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I was sitting on my bed, reading something from Voltaire. Someone entered my room but I didn't pay much attention to it. But when I did, it was already too late. Courfeyrac had tickled me. I let out a laugh.
"Stop. What are you doing here? You should be with the boys.", I said. "I know but I wanted to say happy birthday before the boys did. I love you Emilia and I wanna spend the rest of my life with you.", he said. "What are you saying?" "I wanna marry you. I wanna make you my wife. What do you say?", he asked with a cheeky grin. He held a beautiful ring between his fingers.
"I wanna be your wife. Forever.", I said. He put the ring on my finger, never looking away from my eyes. He smiled and when he got up, he gave me a quick kiss. Then he left my room without a word.
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I was walking up the stairs to the meeting room. Gavroche took my hand. "That's a beautiful ring. Who did you get it from?" "You will find out soon.", I said. Madame was crying when I told her that Courfeyrac proposed. At the door, Courfeyrac was waiting. He flashed me a big smile.
My birthday was different from what I expected it to be. We didn't only have to celebrate my birthday but also my engagement. Gavroche was happier than ever and Madame brought the finest champagne we had to offer.
We weren't aware of what was going to happen on the fourth. The 3rd June marked the last day of our lives, or our freedom.
(A/N: so it's the 4th June now and we all know what happened. The next chapter will contain the Revolution. Are you ready? 「 to be honest, I am not 😅」)
