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𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, and Bella was outside in the cold, painting the sunset. Even though the weather was below average the sunset was reflecting of the house across from their wooden one and Bella just couldn't resist the urge to paint it.

Bella loved the look of the house across from them. She thought it looked so classy,Bella hoped to live in a house like that.It was a big stone white mansion with black windows,covered by cleanly cut bushes.

The March family never had contact with the family,who lived in the house across from them,but they knew there lived a grandfather and his grandson,a boy the same age as Bella and Jo. It was once rumored that the boy's parents had abandoned him,then died afterward,forcing him to live with his grandfather. Although Bella never met the boy,she couldn't help feel symaphetic for him. It must be horrible to have your parents pass away,leaving you with your grandfather,meaning you have nobody your age to talk to.

Bella couldn't imagine how being alone for so long feels. Bella was almost never alone always surronded with people. Whether,it was at a party or just at home Bella was rarely alone. It was time like this,were she was painting,going on a walk on the beach or in a forest when Bella was only ever alone,but never for long.

"Isa?" a voice said and Bella reconsied it straight away. For her voice and the fact she was the only person who gave Bella the nickname 'Isa' instead of 'Bella' "Hello Josie," Bella said turning around to see her sandy blonde haired younger sister,who she called Josie instead of Jo. "Hi,I thought I would join." Jo smiles at her,resting her head on her older sister's shoulder as she painted.

"Why are you painting that house?" Jo asked her head turning to the side as she looked between the painting and the actually house "Because,its just so beautiful,I wish we could live in a house like that with big glass windows, stone walls and pretty flowers. Being able to wear fancy,lovely dresses..Oh i just remembered something." Bella dropped her paintbrush and ran into the house in such an fast movement it shocked Jo to the core.

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Bella ran back outside, holding a gorgoues red dress, that Jo noticed was made out of Meg's old one. "Oh,god it's amazing,"Jo exclaimed despite not being the biggest dress person. "Meg will love it!" When the next words came out of Jo's mouth Bella realised the confusion."No,silly this is yours. I made a violet dress for Meg." Jo mouth fell open in surprise and Bella immediatly became nervous "Do you not like it,Oh i knew i should have made a suit instead. If i get started now I could fins..." "No, i love it thank you Isa."Jo gave Bella a hug and then ran upstaires to her room,in order to put the dress away.

Bella was extremly glad Jo liked her dress. She knew Jo wasn't the biggest dress person but Jo likes to fluster Bella in dresses she's made. They used to parade around town for half an hour, Jo yelling nonsense while Bella blushed in embarrassment. So Bella knew even if Jo didn't want to wear a dress she would still appreciate the dress notherless -at least that's what Bella told herself to ease her almost unstopable nerves.

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It was the night of the event,and Bella was down on the wood bed. While Amy shuffled around for dresses. They were both near the same size despite the two year age gap, they borrow a lot of clothes from one another. Amy likes the dresses and gloves (Bella sews at her job and in her spare time) while Bella likes Amy's scarfs and hats.

Amy pulls out pinks and blues measuring them against Bella, constantly chattering to herself. She brings out a light pink frock with white ribbons for sleeves first, then tosses it aside saying it doesn't compliment Bella's olive skin enough. Then it's a big blue gown, she almost immediately decides against it. It looks better on her than it ever would on Bella. Which is indeed true but rude to admit aloud. Finally she settles on a warm, cream yellow dress with light lace sleeves and colourful flowers on the bottem and covering the top.

"Now for your hair, it already has quite a lot of curls so I guess we don't have to deal with that but I can do half up half down, I'm getting quite good at it"

"Go ahead, your the boss"Bella responded smiling up at her younger sister. "Do you think you'll meet anyone" Amy asks, combing through the notts Jo had made while playing with her hair as she read her book.

"I'm sure, I'll meet a lot of people, it's a party after all" Amy sighs in annoyance at what Bella said.

"No I meant boys"

"Boys" I ask "probably not"

"And why is that"

"Because, I'm not as graceful as Meg and Josie will want to protect me, she's very controlling remember."

"Well I think you will, because I'm going to make you the prettiest girl there"

"Are you now" "Yes, it will be my mission for today" Amy says smiling before tying Bella's hair with a light pink ribbon "and Done!" Amy exclaims smiling at her sister apperance.

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After Amy finshed gettng ready,the two sisters walked from Amy's and Beth's room to Bella's and Meg's room,where Beth was sitting on Bella's bed, staring at her two older sisters as Jo did Meg's hair, covered with papers. While Jo was curling Meg's hair, and Meg was trying hard to fit in a pair of fancy slippers.

Bella went to sit perched at the edge of Beth's feet,listening to Meg talk. "I just know who i'll dance with" Meg chirped, a big smile planted on her face as she was feeling excited.

"Who will you dance with, Jo?" Amy asked the girl, Bella snorting at the question thrown on her younger sister, knowing her answer quite well.

"You know I never dance."

"We'll dance together Josie, don't worry!" Bella spoke sarcastically, still smiling at Jo,who chuckled.

"I can't dance," Beth muttered from above Bella, making Bella look up and give her a small smile with a playful wink "I'll teach you." Bella said making silly movemets as if she was dancing.

"Why can't we all go to the party? It's not fair!" Amy whined, combing her hair as the other sisters were scattered. Stopping to look at the eldest sibling with saddened eyes. Meg sent her a soft smile and continued fumbling with her shoes, sharing chatter with Jo.

"If it makes you feel any better, I'll be miserable the whole time in your absence" Bella smiled engulfing the blonde in a hug. Amy smiled in return, letting the idea go momentarily and accepting that she wouldn't be attending the dance but not for long.

"As you should" she huffed, leaving the embrace. Earning a chuckle from Bella that only caused Jo to roll her eyes. She had always thought Bella pityed Amy. Along with Meg,who was still trying hard to fit in a pair of fancy shoes

"Just wear your regular shoes-" Jo was interrupted by Meg, who was now forcing her feet into the slippers.

"These fit last year!"

Amy was still putting jewelry on herself, playing with her nose as she lifted it.

"My nose will simply not look refined!"

"Now, Jo-" As Amy reached to Jo, she slapped her hand away.

"I like your nose..." Beth whispered to herself, allowing no one to hear her.

"I already feel ridiculous, I don't want to look it!" "You could be pretty if you tried..."

"Don't want to, won't do it..." Amy sighed, going back to the jewelry box, staring at herself in the mirror.

"I don't want to go, but I wish I could hear all the music..." Beth spoke up all of a sudden, expressing her love for the classic music.

"I'll keep it all in my head and try to sing it for you when I get home!" Bella jumped up from where she had been sitting,at Beth feet to next to the ginger as she stroked her sister's hair.

Jo went back to working on Meg's hair, both Beth and Bella watching her handle the tongs, looking slightly worried.

"Ought they to smoke, like that?" Beth asked Jo. "It's the dampness drying," Jo spoke confidently.

"What a queer smell- it's like," Amy stopped for a second, trying to think for the right term, "burnt feathers!"

"There, now you'll see a perfect ringlet." Jo removed the tong, a burnt clump of hair following. Jo screamed, causing Meg to copy her.

"You're ruined!" Amy gasped half delighted, half amused and half worried by the mistake the girl had done.

"Why is her hair off?" Beth whispered to Bella, who looked shocked but was forcing herself to stop the laughter inside her.

"Meg, I'm so sorry!" Jo reached her hands over her mouth that stood open.

Meg rushed to the mirror and ran her fingers through her hair, "What have you done?! Marmee I'm spoilt! I can't go! My hair!"

"I'm sorry! You shouldn't have asked me to do it! I ruin everything!" Bella watched her two sisters panic, and she ran next to them, reassuring the two girls.

"Meg! You look gorgeous! You can't even tell that there's anything off with your hair! That can't ruin your night, right?" she watched as her sister's shoulders fell slowly.

"And Josie, you don't ruin everything, it was just one mistake, and that's alright! We all make mistakes, that doesn't mean you're bad at everything, look at how gorgeous Meg's hair look, right?!" Bella put her hands on Jo's shoulder's, forcefully pushing them down as she waited till her sister smiled at her, and she jumped up and down, happy to see her sister's smiling again.

"Now, hop into the dress I made you Meg, or else we're gonna be late!" Meg ran to her bed where her voilet dress was layed out. Meg ran out room with her dress in hand.

This was when Amy started complaning again "Bella,can I go to the party please. You won't even notice I'm there" Amy asks beside Bella.

"No Amy, we've been invited, stay here with Beth" Bella explains. She knew she couldn't just invite Amy because of guilt and how much she pitys Amy.

"I can teach you chords" Beth suggests from her piano "No, I want to go to the party" Amy wines further

"If you turn up people will question" Jo explains

"And why's that?"

"Because you look to much like a baby" Bella laughs when's Amy screws her nose up at her leading her to return the gesture and her face drops.

It's heartbreaking for Bella to watch Amy's face drop in sadness. "Look,I'm sorry Amy but I can't invite you. It's not my place to do that. I'm sorry." Bella explains. "Fine,"Amy looks down dissapiontment visable on her face. Until Meg comes out,dressed in a deep violet, that fit her gracefully.

"Meg you look so pretty. Oh Bella you must make me a dress like that."Bella begins to laugh at how quickly Amy's mood changes. "Alright Amy," Bella says kissing the top of Amy's head and getting up to do the same to Beth. Before, turning to the two sisters,that are dressed up.

"Let us embark on this dreadful journey" She sighed linking arms with her younger sister Jo as the three of them headed out the door and off towards the dance.

[ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ's ɴᴏᴛᴇ]

𝗔𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 1057 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 2075 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮'𝘀 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 '𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗲' 𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲)

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖'𝙨 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨,(𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩.𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙪𝙙𝙚)

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱:23st December 2021
𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱:?
𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻: No

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