Seven Sisters 02 Moonlight Falls on Seven Sisters by M.L. Bullock

Author:M.L. Bullock
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-01-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Dear Diary,

No well could ever be as deep as the Sadness that fills my Soul. All the happiness of life has disappeared into the Endless Black Night, and I wonder every minute how much longer I must endure the cruel barrage of slanderous names my Father casts upon me. Now that Mother has slipped into Heaven and taken her Lovely Face from me, I have no one to help. I am kept like a prisoner here. I cannot accept callers or well-wishers—not even Reginald Ball can see me now. Father says that idle tongues have spoken ill of my Virtue, and I of course deny all these charges while knowing that I have indeed given my heart to Someone Special already.

Father vows to protect me from the Ardent Affections of any man unworthy of my name and pedigree, including Captain Garrett, whom he says is no true captain but only a poor boat captain with a mercenary’s heart. The Sheriff continues to visit, looking for clues to find Uncle Louis, but no man or woman has seen him. Who else can be taken away? All that is left to me now is Cousin Isla, and she is ever changeable in her moods—one minute I believe she loves me as a Sister, as she often declares herself to be, but then without an explanation she shows a depth of cruelty I never believed possible in one with so lovely a face.

Last night, in a drunken rage, Father tore the gardenias—Mother’s gardenias—out of the ground, the ones that grew under my window. Someone had told him that the white flowers put off a scent that made men sick for love. I swore that no man had climbed up the lattice to my bedroom window, but he would not relent, convinced that I behave like a common woman whenever I am given the chance.

Some days, even Cousin Isla is forbidden to see me and I am forced to remain in my room with only the comfort of my books and drawings. Once I dreamed about dying, letting my Father find me pale and dead in a pool of crimson, but I have neither the courage nor the heart to do such a thing. For I know that if I did, I would never be permitted to enter the Gates of Pearl. I cannot stand to think of living an eternity without Mother, Baby Angelique and all my other siblings. Perhaps Uncle Louis is with her too, but I wondered if I would ever know.

Although my door is locked, Isla often comes and sits outside it to talk to me. The other day, she told me about all the calling cards I have received. She said Stokes refuses everyone, but she greets them for me and keeps the cards in the hopes that one day I will see them.

I sat on the wooden floor, my head against the door, and asked if any of the callers know I’m being held prisoner in my room.

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