Tailored Arrangements

Chapter 1

I was walking hastily on the cobblestone pavement   at a steady pace albeit it being a speedy one and I  hardly noticed the buildings I passed and that really didn't matter all I wanted to do was to get far far away

My parents had shattered my  dreams a few nights ago when they announced that I  was to marry my father's friend; professor Domecles an old man who  father was indebted too after he saved their bakery a few years back .They didn't make enough money to pay back the loan and Domecles had proposed the marriage and if they accepted he would have forgotten about the loan.

My parents didn't really have a choice their bakery was their livelihood without it we were all nothing but I just couldn't go through with it ,I know it was selfish of me to just leave but I couldn't sacrifice my life like that.Mama and papa know I wanted to become a seamstress ,if Domecles had waited for a few years I would have helped pay him back but that old man was like an owl ,a bird that comes unexpectedly and when it leaves it takes with it the happy  life that surrounds men ,it didn't help that he looked like one too but an overfed and overconfident owl

My depressing thoughts ceased when I heard someone call out my name I looked around and a woman with light purple hair was waving frantically in my direction while making her way towards me

My heart rate picked up if that woman came anywhere near me I was a goner I needed to get away .I started to run if I didn't get away she would send me back -I couldn't go back

The buildings were a blurr as I ran passed them there was a turn right in front of me I looked behind me Nadia was still hot on my tail
 
Nadia was a famous news paper journalist that always bought news to the citizens of Paris

I was really tired and the dress I had on was heavy I wish I could remove all the layers but I couldn't the corset was pressed against my bodice ,it was getting hard to breathe I turned around the corner

And  froze

There was a tall fence blocking my way and beyond it was an abundance of green forestry ,the light footsteps where getting closer I didn't have a choice. I lifted my skirts up and began climbing the fence .

I climbed up as fast as I could  my arm where starting to strain because of the heavy layers on the dress
 
I made it to the top

Marinette! Please don't run away your parents are worried about you

I looked down and Nadia was staring up at me

I lifted  myself over the fence and jumped down and rolled over I stood up and looked and her through the fence

Nadia you know I can't come back.Not like that I'll come back when I  make enough to pay back the loan to Mr Domecles

I can't marry him

I didn't wait for a reply as I turned and ran into the forest blindly

Nadia might have climbed  over the fence so I picked up my pace, the forest was becoming less and less  thicker I was almost there I just need to make it out of here

The moonlight   was just peaking out more I didn't see the root jutting out from the tree and tripped I felt my head hit the something hard

 I was disorientated and everything was spinning

I blacked out.