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EmmaSohan
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Someone asked me why I never posted any of my fiction starts here. I thought I had! One reason is I have no idea what you can do with this. But now I am curious. It's a rewrite of The Scarlet Letter. Do I include the poem the book starts with?

                          I was never told
                                a touch
         could have the power of a thunderstorm

                          I was never told
                                a kiss
                   could change my heart

                          I was never told
                                a mistake
                         could be so cruel


1639, London

I look up the church aisle, past my small collection of friends and family on the right, who are trying their best not to look poor; past Roger's large collection of friends and family on the left, who feel comfortable with their expensive clothes and the pomp of a large marriage ceremony; and towards the front of the church. Roger is waiting, standing, unsmiling; he is no doubt considering some philosophical thought.

I straighten my wedding gown on my shoulders and twine my arm inside my father's.

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