Finding the Magic--A Novella by Jack Lewis Baillot

Author:Jack Lewis Baillot [Baillot, Jack Lewis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian fiction
Publisher: Dove Christian Publishers
Published: 2018-09-21T04:00:00+00:00

Four

The sun had set, and gray clouds rolled in, giving the illusion of light even though it neared ten o’clock. Belle had just left the drawing room and started her way to her bedroom when she passed one of the windows which the curtain wasn’t drawn over. She stopped, stared out, and watched as large snowflakes began to drift down out of the clouds. The forest was framed in an almost ghostly light, and something tugged at Belle. Without thinking, she rushed back into the drawing room where Mr. Prince slowly rose from his chair. Everyone else had already gone to bed.

“Goodness!” he said when she ran in. “Is something wrong, child?”

Blushing at her sudden burst of excitement, Belle shook her head, at the same time she grabbed Mr. Prince’s hand.

“It’s snowing,” she said. “Will you come outside with me?”

She thought he would say no the moment she asked it. She was surprised she’d even found the courage to ask, but once she had couldn’t take it back.

“Go outside?” Mr. Prince asked. “It’s late.”

“I know.” Belle dropped his hand. She hadn’t realized she’d held it.

“And what shall we do outside?” he asked. He took her hand in his and patted it.

Belle smiled. “Catch snowflakes?”

“Well, we should hurry then in case it stops snowing.”

They ran down the stairs and out the door together; neither stopped for coats. By the time they got outside the snowflakes were even larger and fell heavier than when Belle had looked out the window. They caught in her eyelashes when she turned her head up. She stuck out her tongue so she could try to catch some, even though her breath melted them before they could get past her lips.

Flinging her arms out, Belle spun in a circle, then stopped and smiled at Mr. Prince whose gray hair was now white. He held his hands out, and it took a moment for Belle to realize what he wanted, but when she did, she slipped her hands into his.

Holding to her firmly but gently, Mr. Prince spun her around and around until they were both too dizzy to stand and fell over. Belle laughed as more snow fell on her face; it tickled her cold cheeks. With a sigh of contentment, she opened her eyes and stared. Mr. Prince smiled at her, but when their eyes met, the smile left his lips, though it stayed in his eyes. He stood up and helped her to her feet.

“We should go inside before you freeze,” he instructed, and Belle nodded, though, at the moment, she felt too warm and happy to notice the cold.

“Are you looking for dragons again today?” Belle asked Chip the next day as she, he, and Mr. Prince took their daily walk.

“Not today, my fair maiden,” Chip said. He slashed his stick through the undergrowth. “Today I am searching for a fearsome troll which has been eating the cabbages.”

“Cabbages?” Mr. Prince held aside a branch for Belle. “I was under the impression cabbages gave trolls stomach aches.

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