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Wedding Speech - Original Writing

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I skipped through the gardens, my large eyes darting back and forth at all the new things I had never seen before. It was a big move, from a constant summer state to one with all seasons. There were different plants and animals and I intended to find them all. I lift up my skirt, making sure the hem doesn 't become dirty. Mother would be terribly angry if I came back dirty, considering my engagement party was in an hour.
"One hour to explore like a silly child," my mother said harshly, "I 'll ring a bell, then you must return, and become a full women. If that dress is dirty when you return I 'll be chopping off heads! Goodness be more presentable like you 're older sisters for once!"
I roll my eyes at the memory of a few moments earlier. …show more content…

What interrupted my thoughts? There was a baby white rabbit jumping around my feet. I slowly kneel and stick out my hand, and it comes right up to me.
"Hmm you seem to trust easily," I whisper to it, "Shall I keep you? Mother did promise any gift I liked for going along with this engagement."
It stares at me with its dark red eyes, like it was waiting. I hear a faint ticking noise in my ears from the silence. It was almost winter, so all the birds were gone.
"All right," I sigh, "You won me over. I shall name you Tick Tock. What gender are you even?"
Tick Tock seemed pleased with the name, but tried to escape when I lifted higher to check the gender. Tick Tock was a boy. I take the ribbon I had tying my brown hair back and tie it lightly around his neck.
"There," I say, "Much more presentable for an engagement party, don 't you think?"
I hold him close to my chest as I head back to the manor. Luckily Tick Tock wasn 't too dirty so it didn 't get all over my dress. I go inside and maids surround me curious, all awing over the bunny. I send some off to prepare an area for him in my room and some food. One maid tells me my mother called for me, and I go off with Tick Tock to see her in her study. I open the door, "Mother, you called for me?"
I only see her back, she was dramatically looking out the window.
"Yes," she says coldly, "You 're back early and I wanted to see if you 're dirty."
She turns and looks at me, and spots the bunny

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