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Penelope was getting ready to see Colin for the first time since he found out she was Lady Whistledown, her stomach was full of nerves.
Her maid, Rae was very quiet this morning and Penélope finally gathered the courage to ask why.
“Rae, is something troubling you?”
“Miss, I don’t know if u noticed but when was the last time u bleed?”
Penelope freezes, trying to remember when she last bleed
“Miss, you haven’t bleed in 2 months”
“Oh no, Rae this can’t be happening!”
“All will be well ur getting married soon..”
“He hates me Rae, he won’t even let me explain why I’m Lady Whistledown!”
Rae was going to say something when a knock interrupts them.
Portia, Penelope’s mother walks in.
“Penelope! Your fiancé will be here soon hurry downstairs!”
“Yes mama, I’ll be there soon.”
Portia leaves and Penélope takes one last look in the mirror.
“Oh Rae what am I going to do..”
“All will be okay miss, I’ll be here every step of the way..”
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Penelope makes her way downstairs as Colin steps foot into the house.
Colin keeps his head down and tries his best to remain to calm.
“Violet! How good to see you!”
“Portia, good day!”
“Where is Penelope? we haven’t seen her in a few days.”
“She should be here soon I’ll shall get varley to get her..”
“I am here mama” penelope says from behind Portia
“good, lets go see the room for ur wedding breakfast than shall we?”
*They all follow Varley to the room choosen for the wedding breakfast*
“Here we are” says Portia
“In here for the wedding breakfast?” says Violet
“Are you afraid it is too small?” Portia says
“Well, let me show you where everything shall go!”
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“Colin.. will u look at me?”
“My mother was curious for us not seeing eachother lately and I didn’t want to arouse any suspicions” Colin said
“Are you gonna call off the wedding?”
“I am a man of honour and we were.. intimate.. perhaps that was another part of your planned entrapment.
Penelope feels tears sting her eyes but holds back..
“I didn’t entrapment you Colin, I love you..”
Colin didn’t say anything, penelope continued..
“Perhaps it’s for the best if we call of our engagement if u feel trapped..”
“Penelope! What if this results in a child!”
“It won’t Colin I got my courses this morning” penelope lied.
Before Colin could speak penelope shouted to her mama.
“Mama, I do not feel well, may I go to my room?
“Oh yes dear, we don’t want u catching anything this close to your wedding!”
“Mama, the wedding is off.”
Colin face pales and Violet gasps.
“Penelope, surely you jest!”
“No mama, if you excuse me I feel dizzy”
Penelope starts walking away when her mother and Colin shout for her to come back
“Penelope!”
“Pen please come back!”
Penelope starts running up the stairs and shuts her bedroom door and puts a chair behind it.
She hears people running up the stairs she knows it won’t be long until they are banging on her door.
Penelope felt so ill in that moment too, she felt nauseous and dizzy she tried to grip on to the chair but she missed and fell on to the floor.
Penelope tried to recall if she ate anything today but she can’t remember the last time she had ate eaten she hadn’t had an appetite the last few days.
Loud knocking brings her out of thoughts
“Pen please don’t do this”
“Penelope open this door or I will get the footman to burst it open”
Penelope feels to weak to get up she feels too dizzy to see anything.
“Penelope please let us in!” Said Violet.
She tried to get up but failed and hit her stomach on the side of her desk.
“Ahh!” Penélope screamed
“Pen, Pen! Let me in!!”
That’s the last thing she hears before everything goes black.