Sequel: Anne's Diary ›
Cracked Moon
Plot Unfolding
While nervously waiting for night to approach I jumped at every sound I heard, and at the knock that sounded at my door. I opened it and to my relief it was the maid who carried in my supper. Now while I sat and ate I stared at the moon the crept down with the shade of night. I stared in the mirror and said to myself:
"Time is near and your freedom is drawing closer, it's time to prepare" I looked in the mirror for a second but was disturbed by a knock. I answered, seeing that it was one of Henry's guards he said:
"His Majesty, requests your presence." he stood outside my chamber door for a moment then sighed impatiently and turned around.
"I'll be with his Grace in a moment; I'd like to at least look presentable." I primped, and applied powder to my nose I slid my black boots on, and strapped the dagger to my leg. I walked around gingerly to ensure I didn't stab myself while walking with the escort that Henry always sent to fetch me I suspected ever since he'd gave me the first black eye he would be afraid I would try to runaway.
I found myself being led up the dark spiral staircase and down the short hallway, by one of Henry's men. I smiled to myself thinking of how this would be the last time I would climb these stairs in this darkness.
We stopped outside Henry's door, and I looked over my shoulder to find that Henry's guard had continued down the hallway and stopped at the wall covered with the lion printed tapestry. I waited to knock until he stopped and turned a right-face and stood guard. Sighing I raised my hand and knocked loudly, one, two, three, times. Before I heard shuffling and finally faced the man who unlatched the door swinging it open. He scoffed at me:
"Come in." as soon as he let me enter he grabbed me, loosening my corset ties with pudgy fingers and removed the layer of blouse he marveled at my nude chest. Then he grabbed my hair untying it from the braid I bound it in, my hair fell covering my breasts. He grabbed my face and began to sloppily kiss my lips, then my neck. I raised the leg that concealed the dagger and removed it from my boot. I held my balance while being poorly seduced by this barbarian. I remained in my stance gripping the dagger with passionate rage. I pulled back and stopping my humiliation, Henry looked up enraged, and about to strike my face. But revealing the dagger I held behind my back I shouted at him for the first time:
"Hold your hand there and dare to strike me, you will regret it."
"What are you doing woman, I'll have you beheaded for this." He stepped back.
"No you listen to me, since our wedding night, you beat me, you fractured multiple limbs, given me countless black eyes and I am done being bonded to a torturous bastard. - "
He took a step I watched him partly in fear and in rage try to make way for the door but I blocked him.
"You have no control over me anymore"
I advanced towards him, he grabbed my wrist that held the dagger, In the struggle he bashing his head on the footboard of his bed and he let go for a minute, a minute I used to my advantage I gained strength and thrust the sharp end of the blade into his stomach as he rushed at me with fury glazed in his eyes.
I stepped back watching Henry's face twist in pain, as he held the hemorrhaging wound. I looked down at my hand that was stained with his blood. I watched as he slumped to the floor as the crimson red blood seeped into a pool underneath him. I put back on my unstained corset and white blouse. Then I turned to leave but as soon as I reached the door, I heard a grumble coming from Henry who now lies on the floor:
"Anne, I'm sorry… P-please help me" I looked at the pitiful body that stared up at me from the floor.
"It's too late for apologizing" I turned back and opened the door, hearing the last exhale my Late Husband took. I left his room. I left his castle; I left him with his dagger. I was at peace as I walked off the castle's property I looked up at the full face of the moon and for the first time I was at ease.
"Time is near and your freedom is drawing closer, it's time to prepare" I looked in the mirror for a second but was disturbed by a knock. I answered, seeing that it was one of Henry's guards he said:
"His Majesty, requests your presence." he stood outside my chamber door for a moment then sighed impatiently and turned around.
"I'll be with his Grace in a moment; I'd like to at least look presentable." I primped, and applied powder to my nose I slid my black boots on, and strapped the dagger to my leg. I walked around gingerly to ensure I didn't stab myself while walking with the escort that Henry always sent to fetch me I suspected ever since he'd gave me the first black eye he would be afraid I would try to runaway.
I found myself being led up the dark spiral staircase and down the short hallway, by one of Henry's men. I smiled to myself thinking of how this would be the last time I would climb these stairs in this darkness.
We stopped outside Henry's door, and I looked over my shoulder to find that Henry's guard had continued down the hallway and stopped at the wall covered with the lion printed tapestry. I waited to knock until he stopped and turned a right-face and stood guard. Sighing I raised my hand and knocked loudly, one, two, three, times. Before I heard shuffling and finally faced the man who unlatched the door swinging it open. He scoffed at me:
"Come in." as soon as he let me enter he grabbed me, loosening my corset ties with pudgy fingers and removed the layer of blouse he marveled at my nude chest. Then he grabbed my hair untying it from the braid I bound it in, my hair fell covering my breasts. He grabbed my face and began to sloppily kiss my lips, then my neck. I raised the leg that concealed the dagger and removed it from my boot. I held my balance while being poorly seduced by this barbarian. I remained in my stance gripping the dagger with passionate rage. I pulled back and stopping my humiliation, Henry looked up enraged, and about to strike my face. But revealing the dagger I held behind my back I shouted at him for the first time:
"Hold your hand there and dare to strike me, you will regret it."
"What are you doing woman, I'll have you beheaded for this." He stepped back.
"No you listen to me, since our wedding night, you beat me, you fractured multiple limbs, given me countless black eyes and I am done being bonded to a torturous bastard. - "
He took a step I watched him partly in fear and in rage try to make way for the door but I blocked him.
"You have no control over me anymore"
I advanced towards him, he grabbed my wrist that held the dagger, In the struggle he bashing his head on the footboard of his bed and he let go for a minute, a minute I used to my advantage I gained strength and thrust the sharp end of the blade into his stomach as he rushed at me with fury glazed in his eyes.
I stepped back watching Henry's face twist in pain, as he held the hemorrhaging wound. I looked down at my hand that was stained with his blood. I watched as he slumped to the floor as the crimson red blood seeped into a pool underneath him. I put back on my unstained corset and white blouse. Then I turned to leave but as soon as I reached the door, I heard a grumble coming from Henry who now lies on the floor:
"Anne, I'm sorry… P-please help me" I looked at the pitiful body that stared up at me from the floor.
"It's too late for apologizing" I turned back and opened the door, hearing the last exhale my Late Husband took. I left his room. I left his castle; I left him with his dagger. I was at peace as I walked off the castle's property I looked up at the full face of the moon and for the first time I was at ease.