(Liz sitting, Angeline enters and sits beside her)
Angeline-Liz, are you all right? Rachel said I might find you here.
Liz-Oh Ange, I have just learned the true story of my life, and I’m not sure I like it.
Angeline-(laughing) I haven’t heard my nickname in a long time. What made you say it?
Liz-I don’t know, maybe just longing for when we were free, without a care in the world.
Angeline-Okay, spit it out Lizzy, what’s the problem?
Liz-I learned that Rachel isn’t my mom.
Angeline-Oh, that.
Liz-What do you mean ‘that.’
Angeline-(sigh)Most of the village has noticed that you have brown hair while your mother has blonde. And that you’re a lot shorter than she is. And your voice is a lot different…
Liz-Okay, I get the picture. Everyone but me figured it out a while ago.
Angeline-I’m sorry I never told you. I thought you knew.
Liz-(sigh)It’s okay, I probably wouldn’t have believed you always. I wouldn’t have believed Rachel either, even it she told it to my face. I wasn’t ready then. I’m not sure I’m ready now. But there’s more.
Angeline-More?
Liz-Apparently Noella came to Rachel’s doorstep with me in hand and told her to protect me. She also told Rachel not to tell me that she wasn’t my mother until my fifteenth birthday.
Angeline-That’s big.
Liz-I know.
Angeline-So what are you going to do?
Liz-Well, I’m old enough to go to work, and make my own future, so I think I’ll go work at the castle. Will you come with me Ange?
Angeline-Of course. What are friends for? I’ve always wanted to see the castle up close. Do you think there will be any cute boys? All the boys here are conceited, or ugly. (both laugh)
Liz-You never will change will you Ange?
Angeline-Nope.
Liz-Anyway, I bet the boys at the castle will be the same way.
Angeline-Darn. (both giggle)
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