White Rose's

Chapter 1:The Grimoire

Emilia was 23, fresh from college and ready to explore the beautiful City of Vienna.

Emilia wasn't rich but she worked hard throughout college to afford a loft overlooking a lake, beautiful mountains in the horizon and nothing but what Emilia wanted; peace. ---------

Emilia had spent years saving while in college, she had worked 3 jobs - Taking care of her dying grandmother, an assistant librarian at her school and she sold flowers from her family's backyard. 

8 flower beds all blooming with color but her favorites were always roses they always seemed unchanging and ever blooming.

Emilia had been taught to garden and appreciate literature from her grandmother, the woman who had raised her.

 Her Grandmother was 98 nearing the end and yet still always had the energy to discuss how her gardens had been fairing the season or the latest novel by her favorite author.

 Emilia's favorite part of her day was always spending time at home, she felt at peace with her grandmother.

When she was younger the Grandmother had lived in Vienna for a time, or how she would put it, a lifetime. 

She married and raised her family there and moved out of the country for her children and to be close. As time moved forward she felt stuck in the past.

Emilia was the only one to know how she felt, the stories of how she spent her youth and Emilia wanted to live that. What Emilia didn't know was that something had been waiting for the return of Sara, Emilia's Grandmother. -------

Emilia was exhausted from moving, she had to haul her boxes up two flights of stairs but the sight was worth it, the view was just as her Grandmother had told her breathtaking- a lifetime of never wanting to look away.

She had sold her family's land. She had been the only relative to be named in Sara's will and with that she packed all of her and Sara's important items. Heirloom seeds and a unopened box filled with books and manuscripts of Sara's life.

After unpacking Emilia decided she would take a walk and look for a nearby store that would hopefully carry what she would need to start her gardening adventure again.

Opening her suitcase she took out a large tan bag with the words 'Beauty Bag' in a fancy font on the front of the bag. Unzipping the bag she began to rummage through looking for her favorite lip gloss. 

"There you are!" Emilia exclaimed as she scooped up the white lip-gloss with a teddy bear on it 'frosted pink' was the name. It had been her favorite for years, she had others but nothing was like a gift from a loved one.

Emilia put on her makeup, a soft look but she happily wore her lip-gloss and eyeliner. She wanted to look presentable around the new town she was in. 

Once done Emilia got ready and headed for the door, a day of shopping and exploring was ahead of her and she wanted to get an early start to her day. 

As Emilia Closed the door and the box of books topples over ripping the tape on top in the process letting books scatter- but one opened.