Chapter 10:
Enter city, vitality. Excitement.
Gazed in wonder at lights strung out.
Seemed indeed to peasant girl that they needed the world to laugh in.
Men and women danced together, holding each other.
Stirring about dance, fear spread through her, up from soles of her feet, an unnamed fear.
Run, but anxiety blinded her, tripped and fell facedown.
She who had traveled night and day with courage and confidence now succumbed to despair at the strangeness around her.
The night has no eyes. Use yours.
Women sleeping in shadows of houses gave her new courage, tomorrow I shall go on.
Awoke, she waled, asking directions of those she met, sun in sky.
The hill curved upward steeply. Vendors trays balanced on their heads formed a continual stream.
She had gone halfway up when the road made a curve to reveal another hill.
She saw a hotel, massive building rose three stories and dominated the city that sprawled beneath. Tonton description is not enough. Not exaggeration.
The palace was grander than the description.
Desiree hurried around the last few curves in the road. Approaching the hotel from side.
Desiree came to the front gate, opened at the center, where the driveway led from the road to entrance.
Two uniformed guards who opened the gates, quickly let in guests, and closed them to stand guard inside.
She studied that scene, some vendors on the grounds, Artisans, displaying paintings, woodcarvings, sculptures, embroidered cloth.
Put one foot out, the other will follow.
Tried to push through, ask, no. Pushed her away.
Guard scowled, he said no one was selling, no one was buying.
No money.
Woman,, where, nothing to sell or buy.
Desiree stood waiting, go on then, if you must, it will gain you nothing.
Also push on, exercising patience with each vendor in turn, the girl worked her way to the gate.
One step inside, and the other guard, PEASANT PIG, get back with the SCUM where you belong.
Laughed. The squat man, blood red face, threatening
NO SHOES, shaking bodies and laughing. Her mud caked feet, for vendors, plastic shoes, straw shoes, rubber thongs.
Ran down hill, through city, retracing her steps of the day before, wood met sea. Exhausted.
She sat for hours, no thinking.
Start thinking again. Night time, despair.
Corosol on branch of tree, big heavy,
Trade it with shoes, no equal.
Women selling dresses admired the fruit and took it.
Lucifus, that serpent, hates peasants. Groundkeeper. Never enter.
The man looked at peasant feet, shoes? Pray that to fit your feet, then chose a dress from stall. Blue and reddest comb.
Even with the help of gods, for th poor all gates are difficult to enter, even the gates of heaven.
Chapter 11:
Desiree bathed in the sea, washed hair and combed the knots from it. Then slipped into her new blue dress and stuck the bright red comb in her hair. Lovely.
Confidence, spirit soared.
She had never worn shoes, her feet were large, long toes, pain, new experience in torture,
She needed to wear shoes to enter the gates of the CB. Had to endure.
Vendors opened the way for her to pass, and with others, letting her through.
Ridiculous peasants. Did you ever see such a gaudy comb as the one that girl is wearing.
Not understand, French.
Daniel. It is he. Also spoke French.
Impatience of elder Beauxhomme. Insolence of peasants. Drove off.
Shall never leave these grounds again.
Desiree lived in a terror, but she lived so well. After everyone gone, kicked off shoes, eased her feet. Happiness.
Bathed in swimming pools.
Room beneath the room of Daniel.
She reached the pool and disappeared. She stood up and moved to the spot to see him, groan. Was he. Touched him.
I am her, i am here to keep you safe, he remembers all things.
Nothing to remember. But help him because of weakness. Put pn comb.
He held on her and lay beside him. Fell asleep.
Chapter 12:
Desiree awoke, someone shaken her.
A beautiful, dark mahogany colored woman. Daniel godmother and nursemaid.
She put a deliberate distance between herself and Desiree. From madame to peasants.
Asked TM to go, but rejected. INSOLENCEW.
Daniel woke up. Stayed because he slept an entire night without pain.
Hope. His responsibility.
Dad, sad eyed man entered, smiling. Looked Desiree. My son TRYST with a peasants.
Explained for him. Both Daniel and nursemaid.
Pure madness. Teaching of the devil.
No answer, Desire felt chill go through her.
Daniel father never looked her. The man was the cause of hunger the pain she had endured.
Work of Desiree, servants of Daniel. What a care.
Wish of gods, also her wish.
Daniel grew stronger, stronger. Sleep finding himself in her arms, drew her into his. Moaned.
Talked about experienced, all things.
Love in the bright eyes of the young couple. Crisis of Daniel had passed, shall go. Father would reward you.
Confusion. Talked to Daniel, you shall be with me always. Without TM, lose health and strngth if she ever leaves. Die. I now belong to her.
Desiree is responsible for me, to you i gave a new responsibility, make my mistress into a grand demoiselle.
Dressmakers. Hair dressers. Fashion clothes and shoes. Lovely women were jealous. Polished.
Desiree and Daniel, insulated by love, saw and heard only each others.
Desiree wanted to be his wife and also does not to be said. Wanted the mountains of this Jewel of the Antilles becomes green. For Asaka.
Desiree looked down and found a man who took a cigar. Afraid. No one is there, Lucifus?
Chapter 13:
Father stayed in France. Prepared for return.
Grand ball for the evening. Dignitaries, wealthy patrons and aristocracy.
Decorators. Excitement. Presence of mistress.
Speechless because of language: african, chinese, italian and German. Silence.
No confidence. She danced and no wrds to thank her admirers and thank for them. Supreme.
Bowed and smiled. Happy.
Month before, picked from garbage buckets, now was a lady of elegance.
Desiree, chose one and leave. Not. Can not leave.
God did curse you, deep the love of peasant and patron runs, the bonds bind them. Hurts deeper.
Go before this love destroys you, us.
Terrified, ran into the garden and stood looking around. Frenzy. Despair.
Lufifus, heard about her, curiosity aabout his resentment. Papa Ge had taken possession of him, part of darkness. Reached Desiree.
Butterfly sensed her terror and flew. Overwhelmed.
Chapter 14:
Andrea return from abroad, Papa let his son visit the Hotel to celebrate. Left early and grew late.
Balcony, Desire waited for him.
Agwe, Erzulie, have mercy, protect me.
Comforted, Desiree started to turn oto enter her room, stopped. A squat man standing in the garden. Anccient dream.
Asked Daniel about promised with Andrea.
Yes, but young are no long bound by the wishes of the old. Little Andrea has grown into a beauty.
Daniel had fully recovered, days with dad and nights returned home, flushed with happiness and lavish in his praise. Perfect of men.
Papa received Andrea and he took plan of the event, invitations were printed/. Did not invited Desiree. From balcony to see the grand reception.
Admiring. Andrea was perfect, tall, white skin with hair the texture of cornsilk, greatting in different language. Forced into a numb.
Andrea and Daniel danced, gazed into each other’s eyes and talked, laughed, face close, move to mosic, arms tightened around each other and cheek touch cheek. Smile and hwispered.
Took home, From Andrea, keep Desiree into the palace, then Daniel was removed from room of Daniel into a small room of her own and far with Daniel.
Chapter 15:
No eat, exhausted, lost weight, Daniel is away, gone south.
The strength of the hand is in the man’s not the boy’s .Like the rule of kingdoms is in the hands of kings and not princes. STUPID GIRL. Cheat the gods. C
Change clothes.
Father has announced the date of Daniel wedding to Andrea. The time is set.
Wanted Daniel to reture.
She listened to his limping steps on the stairs, heard the thumping of his cane on the rug as he reached the landing to his rooms.
What have I down to displeasure. No but my life that I have pledged to Andrea.
Then must I leave, no TM stay I love you but you need to stay with me.
Erzuliie calling from window, lost your comb. Gift from gods.
Papa Ge said Daniel should pay. Take the knife, strike hard, strike deep, let his blood flow heavy. He betrayed you. Shaking of her body.
She had saved him, she is hers. But left he room and walked barefoot down the long hall.. Opened and entered. Sleeping man, Raised the knife high to plunge. No, she ran, ran down the steps,
She loved Daniel and he loved her. And she might have killed h im.
Peasant swine, mother of a dog. TRICK. , never intended to kill Daniel.
You disgrace this place with your stench.
She had become so weakened that her knees buckled.
Lucifus laughed, A likely story. No one trust her. Craziness. Shrug. TM, the way of the world.
Chapter 16:
Wedding approached.
Food, custome, stage.
Skies grew dark and darker.
Wedding day dawned, the skies had again darkened, thunder rolled like boulder hitting against clouds. Vendors sleeping at the sides of road.
Bright island flowers. Desiree sat among vendors at the road. Two weeks not eaten, not slept.
Suffering the pain of her dislocated shoulders. Agwe, truth is not where eyes can see. Daniel greatest love is for me.
Church bells clanged. Outside the church, Deisree, despite the pain of her dangling, useless arm, attempted to stand where Daniel could see her.
Daniel left his car and entered the church, Cheers, long, MISTAKE. Happiness inside.
The thunder growled like a dog straining toward an enemy, the peasant girl kept waiting for the miracle that seemed less and less likely. Madame came and Desiree heart leaped in expectation.
Daniel limped up to gate, happy face and threw out handfuls of coins, on ground, scrambling and snatching, grabbing.
Looked at the gate, their eyes locked a moment, he too turned and stroke away. Hadnt seen her, just as his father.
The peasant girl glanced down at her mud feet, ragged dress, cried out.
Thunder rocked the countryside. Attempt to blot out the sound. Strong gusts of wind blew, whipping up the earth, flinging pebbles against the car. The crowd fell back.
Police kept pushing, kept swingging at the peasants. She lost her footing.
Weak from hunger and pain, she lacked the strngth or will to pick herself up.
Swarms of papillons appeared on the hill, big beautiful butterflies hit against the heads, the mouth the yes of peasants.
Then papillons fluttered thickly over the body of the peasant girl lying on road, flew away. Lay unnoticed for a long time. Father came and asked Lucifus to clean the road. He dumped her at the side of road to await the GARBAGE COLLECTORS.
Vengeance, roar trembled the entire island. Rain, tears.
