Queen of the Garden of Girls, Part 52

Chapter Eighteen, continued "We're here, sir," the stable hand said hesitatingly, bringing the horses to a halt. Robert stood and steadied himself before clapping the young man on the shoulder and thanking him. He clambered out of the wagon and then reached to help Elaina out. "You sure you don't want me to call Clarice … Continue reading Queen of the Garden of Girls, Part 52

Queen of the Garden of Girls, Part 47

Chapter Sixteen, continued Rose steeled herself as she gripped the golden key in one hand, the other hand clutching the knob of a nondescript door. It wasn't inside the Hall, but, rather opened out onto the front lawn. The only way in or out was through the door Rose stood before. Her fingers trembled a … Continue reading Queen of the Garden of Girls, Part 47

Queen of the Garden of Girls, Part 29

Chapter Eleven I chose Rose because of her name. Of course she never knew that's what I plant. She was a bit like a rose, too. She was nice to look at, but turned out to be quite thorny. It was often hard to get her to open up, and I quickly became impatient waiting … Continue reading Queen of the Garden of Girls, Part 29

Queen of the Garden of Girls, Part 28

If you missed it, in Part 26 Robert retold his favorite childhood story to Elaina. It wasn't quite what she expected. Chapter Ten Continued By the time Robert had finished and his thoughts and mind had returned to the kitchen of Roderick Hall, Elaina had finished putting the chicken and potatoes in the oven and … Continue reading Queen of the Garden of Girls, Part 28