11. "Come home someday"

Third-person pov

"Away for the manger"

"No crib for his bed"

"The little Lord Jesus"

Rose, Anne, and Moody sat at a table cutting snowflakes out of paper.  

"Do you suppose it's true that no two snowflakes are alike?" Anne asked cutting the paper.

"I hope so. It's kind of comforting isn't it?" Moody replied.

"Yeah...It is kind of comforting" Rose smiled looking up.

But on the other side of the room, the girls sat on the tables gossiping.

"The bank manager who happens to be my Uncle, he said that the Cuthberts are poor" Josie exclaimed to the others as they gasped girls.

"I've heard that snow is a sign of God's forgiveness-" Anne was cut off by Mrs Lynde shushing her.

"By blanketing the ugly, frozen cold earth and making it beautiful" She continued a bit quieter.

"Anne's poor? What do you mean 'poor'?" Diana asked.

Rose overheard the conversation and got up from where she was sitting and went over to where they were.

"Poor as in 'penniless old fellow with no head in finance," Josie said making Rose livid.

"That's not very nice!" Rose said slamming her hands on the table.

"Snow means Christmas is coming, and I love Christmas don't you?" Moody and Anne continued their conversation not hearing the girls.

"I don't know. But I plan to" Anne said.

"Did you not have Christmas at the orphanage?" Moody asked curiously.

"There wasn't much to it really" as she kept on making her snowflake.

"I'm not sure why Father Christmas wasn't able to stop there. Maybe the matron scared him off"

"That can't be true," Diana said.

"The Cuthbert's have a mortgage to their farm, isn't that sad?" Josie said while Rose was thinking of ways to defend her friend.

Then Anne came storming over. Pushing Rose out of the way.

"Josie Pye you take that back!" Anne yelled.

"Why are you upset? It's only true. You're poor" Josie said looking at Anne in disgust.

"Wait, you didn't know? Do you at least know if they're going to keep you?" 

"K-keep me?" Anne said tears forming in her eyes.

"Of course they're going to keep you, Anne. Don't listen to her" Rose said pulling her into a hug.

"Next!" Mrs Lynde yelled from behind.

"Come along. Excelsis Deo" as she hurried them along.

"That's right children, come along now" Rose put her arm around Anne and guided her to where the other girls were standing.

"Take your places, please" Anne and Rose parted ways and stood at their own corners.

Anne looked like she was in another world. She was zoned out.

"Angels we have heard on high" They sang together in harmony.

"Sweetly singing oe'r the plains" as they sang Rose couldn't help but glance over at Anne. She was worried.

How could that Josie Pye say such a thing! Even if they were 'poor' she wouldn't care.

"And the mountains in reply"

"Echoing their joyous strains"

"Gloria....."

"In Excelsis Deo..."

"Anne?" Rose asked tapping her shoulder from behind.

"Gloria....."

"Anne!" Rose and Diana yelled and ran after their dear friend.

"Are you sure your alright? Maybe you should slow down" Rose said trying to calm her down.

"I have to get on home. Oh, Diana, Rose it can't be true" she said as she walked faster.

"It isn't. That Josie Pye is as mean as they make them" Rose said putting a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"She hadn't any right to tell tales about you" Diana finished.

"My first family. My first home!" Anne exclaimed.

"They're not going to send you back" Rose and Diana caught up with her and intertwined their hands.

"You're in the bible and everything," Diana said.

"We can't lose GreenGables! We just can't!" Anne said walking back to GreenGables hand in hand.

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Word count : {676}

Hello, my little roses! I hope you like today's chapter. We're coming to an end. It's sad but also very exciting because season 2 will be full of ups and downs. And who knows maybe Rose will confess? The trio's friendship is going to grow and there will be a new member joining the pack. I hope you have a wonderful day/night. Stay safe my darlings 

Xoxo

-Rose