[Gone with the Wind] Parallel Time and Space

Chapter 10 dead

Scarlett loves Atlanta, there's no doubt about it.Compared with Charleston and Savannah, which have a history of several centuries, the recklessness, stubbornness and impetuosity of Atlanta's youth made her more comfortable.When they arrived in Atlanta, Melanie excitedly shook her hand and said many words to Scarlett to welcome her.Scarlett could feel that she was deeply loved by Melanie, but she never understood why, after all, she didn't like Melanie sometimes.Of course, only occasionally.

As for Aunt Pitty, she was as eager to welcome her as Melanie.In fact, every family in the upper class of Atlanta welcomed Scarlett's arrival very much.Because she is the wife of Charles Hamilton, even if the news of their wedding has already spread, as gentlemen and ladies, it should not be mentioned after Charles has passed away.Poor Scarlett secretly didn't know how to cry.Fortunately, Charles also left her a child, and Wade was a great comfort to her.Alas, poor Mrs. Hamilton.

Mrs. Meade and Mrs. Merriwether felt they had done a good thing by including Scarlett in their caregivers.Mrs. Hamilton will be comforted that on the one hand, the work of the Caretaker will keep her busy and temporarily forget the pain of losing Charles, and on the other hand, she will be proud of supporting her husband's career with her actions.That's how united we are in the South.Mrs. Meade and Mrs. Merriwether were delighted.

For Scarlett, the first week was very good. She watched the city curiously and felt the beating of the heart of the South.Yet there have been moments when Scarlett wanted to go back to Tara since she had to go to the nursing home to take care of her injuries.Atlanta is hot in the summer, and she has to wear a thermal apron wrapped from head to toe, smell the stench in a hospital that is so hot and faint, and get gangrene out of the festering wounds of wounded soldiers... She really hates this job, very much .She understood why Melanie didn't care about these even physical situations and was so active in nursing, but couldn't understand.She felt that she could never be as selfless as Melanie.Scarlett felt bad about it, Melanie seemed like her mother's daughter.Despite many unsatisfactory things, Scarlett still likes this city and lives there week after week.

Scarlett relied on the small stand she managed at the charity bazaar, and was bored in every way.Fanny and Maybelle and her little girls were all dressed up, laughing, playing and dancing.Melanie was helping Mrs. Meade with the bazaar.Guests enter the hall from the foyer.

When Rhett Butler came in, he immediately saw Scarlett, who was wearing a black mourning dress and a black veil, leaning against the stall boredly.He hooked the corners of his mouth, and his heart suddenly became happy, and he straightened his clothes and walked towards Scarlett. "What troubles this beautiful girl?"

Scarlett, who was immersed in distress, was startled by a familiar voice. Looking back, she felt nervous and...joyed for unknown reasons. "Stop teasing me, Rhett."

Rhett laughed. "I was afraid you would ignore me, Scarlett."

Scarlett glanced at him. "I will still remember it, and I will never forget it for the rest of my life." I will never forget that you left me at the wedding and left alone.

"It's my honor to let this smart and beautiful girl in front of me remember me for the rest of my life."

Then Scarlett smiled, her eyebrows were curved, and her green eyes seemed to overflow with water, which made Rhett feel amazed and relieved, and he also laughed along with her.For the first time in many years, the atmosphere between the two was so harmonious.Scarlett liked it, and so did Rhett.

"But Rhett, I'm not pretty now, and I'm so ugly in black, and look at Fanny and Maybelle, what pretty dresses they have. Especially Fanny's green dress, it suits me so well. "She can only say this to Rhett, just like when she was a child, she never had any scruples about him.

Rhett also followed her, but leaned against the stall facing her, and there was only a one-meter-wide stall between the two of them. "Honestly you don't look good in that dress, but I have to say it's not because it's black, it's because it covers you so much—forgive me, baby, no offense. She covered Your personality." The obedient person pouted dissatisfiedly, he should praise himself and say that he is still beautiful even though he is wearing this black dress.All this was seen by Rhett, and he knew what she was thinking, so he added another sentence. "Of course, even in this dress you are still a beautiful beauty."Scarlett smiled immediately.She's just as funny as she was a kid.

Scarlett felt that Rhett didn't respect her at first, but he was so sincere when he immediately added the sentence that he didn't intend to offend, which made her not get angry, but instead thought about the meaning of this sentence. "Well, you know, Charles . Combined with the heat, I almost passed out a few times at the caretaker's meeting - never really happened."

"I have to say that I can recognize you in any way, Scarlett." Rhett's smile reached his eyes. "You are a healthy and strong girl."

Scarlett shrugged, and continued to complain to Rhett, this time she lowered her voice, and Rhett had to move closer to her to hear her clearly. "Rett, this is so sad. I can't laugh in front of people at all, the best I can do is laugh like I'm going to cry so people think I'm forced to smile. But you know I can't do that .It was only after I was deprived of the right to laugh that I realized how much I love to laugh.”

"Who taught you that word?" Rhett interrupted her suddenly.

"Which one?" Scarlett was confused.

"right."

Scarlett felt strange: "No one taught me, why?"

"Oh, it's okay, you can continue talking."

Scarlett frowned her thick black eyebrows, dissatisfied with Rhett's point, but because she had the desire to confide her distress, she continued. "And everybody thinks I'm dead, and of course I shouldn't be dancing. But Rhett, I want to dance. It's like my life is over. I'm dead now."

"Don't talk nonsense, baby. You are alive, and I will let you live." Scarlett was looking at Rhett when he said this, and she saw the serious expression on Rhett's face, which was the same as usual. Cynical attitudes are quite different.Scarlett nodded involuntarily.

At this moment, Melanie came over to say hello to Rhett, and Scarlett realized that the two were so close because they were talking, and her face burned.

"Captain Butler, nice to meet you, you are a big man who crossed the blockade. You and Scarlett had a good chat." Melanie had to look up at Rhett because of her small stature, and Rhett couldn't help but bend waist.

"Yeah, it was a pleasure chatting with her."

After that, Melanie stayed by Scarlett's side all the time, and Scarlett couldn't talk to Rhett anymore.However, the first dance at the bazaar that day ended up falling on Ritter and Scarlett because Rhett spent a lot of money, and every dance after that was like this.

"Rett, this feels great. I've been dancing all night. But I'm afraid my reputation will be ruined." Scarlett smiled and walked around under Rhett's hands.

"Then why don't you dance next time?" Rhett smiled narrowly and made this suggestion.

"That can't be done. It's my fault. I have to keep jumping." She doesn't care about her reputation now. "One day, I will dance as long as I want, for as long as I want, and for whatever dance I want, and no one can interfere with me."

"Joy and free as the wind!"

Rhett was a little shocked, but he took it for granted, because the person in front of her was Scarlett.

"Oh, that's right. Melanie called you Captain Butler just now. I recently heard that you crossed the blockade and brought us a lot of things." Scarlett paced slowly to the rhythm of the waltz, and she remembered that night , Rhett went to say goodbye to his mother before leaving. "Is it dangerous?"

"Well... a little bit, but it's nothing to me. Besides, the situation is not too tense." Rhett and Scarlett were very close, and he could see that she was flushed because of dancing when he lowered his head a little face.

"Oh, then you won't continue to do this when the situation is tense."

"Of course not. I'm a shrewd businessman, Scarlett."

"That's very ungentlemanly, Rhett, as if you're doing it for the money."

"But it's all about the money, honey."

Scarlett paused, and replied: "Well, you are really shrewd."

The two laughed, causing the other wives and young ladies to slander again.

After the bazaar, Rhett reappeared in Scarlett's life.He often visited Aunt Pitty, bringing her presents so that the doors of their house would be open for him.Scarlett was also getting happier.He would come to talk to her every week, bring him fashionable clothes and hats from out of town—prettier than all the girls in Atlanta, and then she would show him them and he would comment on them.He would also waltz with her on occasion.Rhett deeply felt Scarlett's freshness, her vitality.

How could she be a dead person?Without him, it would never be possible.Her life must go on.