tried not to give into my own urge to laugh.
“Seriously though. My parents are more lenient than other
parents, but I do have a set of rules I have to obey. You"re
getting out of here. You can do that because you"re a man.
A woman going out west by herself is impossible.”
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“I have a plan,” he gently reminded me.
“And I have a strong desire to be somewhere else, to
do something other than what I"ve been doing all my life.”
“I wish I could help you but I can"t.”
I jumped up and waved the fan as fast as I could.
“You have the ability to take me out of here but you refuse.
What good is your love if you won"t help me?” I set my jaw in
firm determination as I stared at the trees in the moonlight.
“I wil get out of here. You"re not the only one who can do it.
I"l run away if I have to.”
He stood up and walked over to me. He took the fan
out of my hand. “Before you break it,” he explained when I
started to protest. He stared at me for a long moment.
“Yes, I wil take you. I planned to leave the day after we
graduate.”
“Do we have to wait?” I was afraid if we waited, he
wouldn"t take me with him. As it was, I was having trouble
talking him into it now.
“Graduation is in a couple weeks.”
“Do you need to graduate to be a farmer?”
“No.”
“Then what"s stopping us? You"ve been planning
this for a long time. Surely, you have all the stuff you need
in place.”
“Yes, I do.”
“Then let"s leave tonight.”
“It"s best to be patient. We should think about it.”
I groaned. “I"ve already thought about it, Todd. I
don"t want to wait another minute.” He seemed to be
searching for another excuse, so I touched his arm.
“Please.”
He closed his mouth and studied the sky for a
moment. Final y, he sighed. “I can"t deny you anything.
Alright. We"l leave tonight.”
“Good!”
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“After you tell your parents. They need to know
you"re safe.”
“I"l leave a note.” Thankfully, the house was empty
so no one would stop me.
“It might be better if you tell them in person.”
“If I do that, they"l talk me out of it.” They would
never let me leave Virginia, even if it was with Todd. “I need
to get out of here, and I want to go with you.”
He reluctantly complied, so we managed to leave the
dance while no one noticed.
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Chapter Six
Ann’s Point of View
Our departure was rushed, so I left many things
behind. There wasn"t much room in the horse-drawn
covered wagon he had purchased. He already had his
supplies loaded into the back, so all he had to do was hook
up his two horses. Since he didn"t have to go into his
house, he had an easier time avoiding unwanted eyes than I
did.
I was relieved my house was empty and quickly
packed my carpet bag. I tried to take sensible clothing. At
least, the dresses would fit better so I could breathe
adequately. I didn"t dare change my dress, though I
desperately wanted to. I was afraid if I hesitated, then Todd
would change his mind and leave me here. I wrote my
parents a note to let them know I was marrying Todd and
going with him to North Dakota. I decided not to tell them
where I was going to be in North Dakota. I took a moment
to look around the parlor and wiped the tears from my eyes.
I uttered a prayer for my parents and left the house.
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He stood outside the front door. “It"s not too late to
turn back.”
My stomach tensed. “Do you want me to come with
you?”
“Of course I do, but it"s not about what I want.”
I handed him the carpet bag. “I"m going with you.”
He nodded.
I followed him to the wagon and waited for him to
load my carpet bag in with his other belongings before he
assisted me onto the wagon seat.
Some people marry for love, some for money, and
some are forced into it.
“Seriously though. My parents are more lenient than other
parents, but I do have a set of rules I have to obey. You"re
getting out of here. You can do that because you"re a man.
A woman going out west by herself is impossible.”
45
Falling In Love With Her Husband
“I have a plan,” he gently reminded me.
“And I have a strong desire to be somewhere else, to
do something other than what I"ve been doing all my life.”
“I wish I could help you but I can"t.”
I jumped up and waved the fan as fast as I could.
“You have the ability to take me out of here but you refuse.
What good is your love if you won"t help me?” I set my jaw in
firm determination as I stared at the trees in the moonlight.
“I wil get out of here. You"re not the only one who can do it.
I"l run away if I have to.”
He stood up and walked over to me. He took the fan
out of my hand. “Before you break it,” he explained when I
started to protest. He stared at me for a long moment.
“Yes, I wil take you. I planned to leave the day after we
graduate.”
“Do we have to wait?” I was afraid if we waited, he
wouldn"t take me with him. As it was, I was having trouble
talking him into it now.
“Graduation is in a couple weeks.”
“Do you need to graduate to be a farmer?”
“No.”
“Then what"s stopping us? You"ve been planning
this for a long time. Surely, you have all the stuff you need
in place.”
“Yes, I do.”
“Then let"s leave tonight.”
“It"s best to be patient. We should think about it.”
I groaned. “I"ve already thought about it, Todd. I
don"t want to wait another minute.” He seemed to be
searching for another excuse, so I touched his arm.
“Please.”
He closed his mouth and studied the sky for a
moment. Final y, he sighed. “I can"t deny you anything.
Alright. We"l leave tonight.”
“Good!”
46
Falling In Love With Her Husband
“After you tell your parents. They need to know
you"re safe.”
“I"l leave a note.” Thankfully, the house was empty
so no one would stop me.
“It might be better if you tell them in person.”
“If I do that, they"l talk me out of it.” They would
never let me leave Virginia, even if it was with Todd. “I need
to get out of here, and I want to go with you.”
He reluctantly complied, so we managed to leave the
dance while no one noticed.
47
Falling In Love With Her Husband
Chapter Six
Ann’s Point of View
Our departure was rushed, so I left many things
behind. There wasn"t much room in the horse-drawn
covered wagon he had purchased. He already had his
supplies loaded into the back, so all he had to do was hook
up his two horses. Since he didn"t have to go into his
house, he had an easier time avoiding unwanted eyes than I
did.
I was relieved my house was empty and quickly
packed my carpet bag. I tried to take sensible clothing. At
least, the dresses would fit better so I could breathe
adequately. I didn"t dare change my dress, though I
desperately wanted to. I was afraid if I hesitated, then Todd
would change his mind and leave me here. I wrote my
parents a note to let them know I was marrying Todd and
going with him to North Dakota. I decided not to tell them
where I was going to be in North Dakota. I took a moment
to look around the parlor and wiped the tears from my eyes.
I uttered a prayer for my parents and left the house.
48
Falling In Love With Her Husband
He stood outside the front door. “It"s not too late to
turn back.”
My stomach tensed. “Do you want me to come with
you?”
“Of course I do, but it"s not about what I want.”
I handed him the carpet bag. “I"m going with you.”
He nodded.
I followed him to the wagon and waited for him to
load my carpet bag in with his other belongings before he
assisted me onto the wagon seat.
Some people marry for love, some for money, and
some are forced into it.
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