Chapter 1 New Beginnings

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Madeline sat on the bus, case on her lap, clutching it tightly. Her adventure as a new sister at Nonatus house would begin soon enough. She was nervous for the new experience but she was excited as well, this would be the changing point for her. A place where no one knew her and her name wasn't spread throughout the town. A new start.
The bus pulled over to her stop and she carefully made her way off the bus making sure to thank the driver. She walked down the road carefully making sure that she didn't miss a turn or go the wrong way. She followed every instruction that the sister mother gave her. She walked the five minutes to Nonnatus house. The house was vast and huge with white window frames and a large brown door.
Madeline walked towards the large house carefully walking up the light grey steps. She knocked lightly on the door sending an echo through the vast house. Then the door creaked open like a symphony of sound to her ears.
"Good morning" a young woman aged no more than 24 smiled at her.
"Good morning" Madeline smiled shyly to the woman keeping her eyes on the floor.
"You must be sister Huxley" she smiled again.
"Yes, I'm here to see sister Julienne" she smiled shyly.
"Yes well you better come in then" she said moving out of the way to allow her to step in the home.
"You'll have to excuse us, were in the middle of breakfast" She smiled at her politely closing the door behind her and lead her towards the dining room table. She took her seat at the table leaving me standing there shyly.
"Please join us sister" an older woman smiled at me from the head of the table.
"Thank you" she smiled kindly to her and placed her suitcase down and took a seat at the table.
Her new life was beginning today. This very moment was the start of a new life for her.

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