Delphina Salas (_delphina_) wrote in lechance, @ 2008-10-13 08:43:00 |
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Entry tags: | delphina salas, hattie palmer |
Hattie - after her meeting with Sadie
She knew she was breaking the "rules". She didn't feel very guilty about it, though. The chaperones had their purpose and their place, keeping people polite and safe and well-behaved, but sometimes. Well. Sometimes all of that felt more than a little stifling.
So. Delphina had been to market. She'd packed a basket of breads and fruit and cheeses and a pair of wax-topped bottles of cider. And then she waited. Waited until she spotted Hattie on her way back to the hotel in the company of other Beloveds. Screwing up her courage, she straightened her shoulders and marched out of the shadow of the hotel and into plain sight, smiling broadly as she approached Hattie.
"There you are," she said brightly. "I thought I'd surprise you and come meet you on the way." Hefting the covered basket a little to show it off, she said, "Mrs. Molloy is going to meet us," and cocked out her elbow. "Ready?"