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Click here"Yes?" He turned to face her. A model stood just a little way away from him. Her form draped in the familiar trappings of the students of Hearts Academy. She stood tall yet relaxed with the dignity of a lady rather than a student. Long golden locks of hair fell down her shoulders and rested against her chest while she gazed rather lovingly at him. Her soft pink lips curled into a smile as she waved very slowly at him.
"Oh hi! Have you seen Jeanne?" She asked. Her accent was unmistakably New England and strong. It had been awhile since he had heard such a voice. The sound of old America. A ghostly song from days of decadence and prosperity.
"Jeanne?" He was stunned into silence by her. She didn't take a step forward but just continued to address him.
"Jeanne Marlowe?"
"Madame Marlowe just stepped out." He swallowed a small mouthful of saliva in hopes of drowning the butterflies in his stomach. "Her name is Jeanne?"
"Yeah." She nodded. "I'm sorry. I'm Margaret Hyde and you?"
"Dana Morgan." He gulped again. Why was he so nervous? "You're American?"
"As are you." She nodded. "Took the words from my mouth."
"It's nice to meet you Miss Hyde."
"Ew!" Her shriek of disgust made him nearly jump in bed. "I'm not an old lady! Just call me Maggie like everyone else, weirdo. No need for formalities."
"Ok Maggie." He swallowed again.
""Literally was planning on it." She stuck her tongue out with a small laugh. "What part of the states are you from?"
"New York."
"Cool! I'm from Rhode Island." She glanced over her shoulder. "Long way from the Apple, am I right?"
"Yes, but I'm from upstate New York. Not a city boy."
"Didn't mean to imply otherwise. I guess if Jeanne isn't here then she won't mind if I hang around. Do you Dana?"
"Well the room is really just jam packed, so I don't know..." He smirked gesturing the empty beds. "Take your pick Maggie."
"I will thank you very much." She nearly skipped over the bed closest to him. "So, you're a student?"
"You're not?"
"Nope I'm way too old. I'm just visiting."
"I didn't know Hearts allowed visitors." He didn't dare to ask her age.
"Oh, they don't." She laughed. "But for me, they'll make an exception."
"And why's that?" He leaned up in his bed to look at her. She flopped down on to the cot before smiling wide and poking her fingers into her dimple.
"Cause I'm cute as a button!" They laughed at that.
"So, you're just sneaking around?"
"Kind of. I'm a guest of Jeanne's. But it's super boring upstairs. What are you in for?"
"I'm sick or something."
"Well that sucks. Feel better, Dana."
"Thanks, Maggie." He chuckled. "I don't feel sick though."
"Well," She leaned over with a smile. "You don't look it either."
"That's comforting." He sighed. "You just going to wait here for Madame Marlowe?"
"If that's fine with you."
"Sure." He nodded. "Thanks for the company."
"Anytime, Dana." She leaned back on the bed. "Any time."
Then just like that another stranger had entered the picture. He didn't know Margaret Hyde well enough to say anything bad. She was just another girl in a long list of girls that lived here. But that didn't mean that he didn't like her.
He just didn't trust her.
He didn't trust her one bit.
Preview of Chapter 11: Dana gets a history lesson!
NEXT TIME on Hearts Academy: The Boy Maiden
- COMMENTS
Shy1oalmost 2 years agoHope to see you again, also if you find another site to post on could you update us, you make such great storys.
RoseBabout 3 years agoAuthorHello!
Unfortunately, this is the end of Hearts Academy as it stands in its current iteration. After a long period of writing, rewriting, and plotting I came to the conclusion that I was completely and utterly unhappy with the presentation of this story and elected to return to the drawing board for an entirely different take. Throughout this year I have received multiple emails, messages, and comments about my status and I'd like to alleviate any concerns that I have left or abandoned you all. I am still here, in what capacity is yet to be determined, but I am still here.
Currently, I am rewriting TRD to make it far more of a horror story. Sadly, this will not be published on Literotica due to the content guidelines. I will post new additions to Hearts for the first few chapters but I will be looking to find another place to post my content.
If you are interested in my work, I do still have a discord that you may ask to join by sending me an email via feedback and I always answer feedback and emails when I receive them.
When I return to work on The Witch's Assistant I will be posting it here as I feel that it is a far light-hearted story and will not be at odds with anything else.
Anonymousalmost 4 years agoI have to say yours is the first story that actually has me hooked and wanting more.
The vibe of this story...I want to "give in" and accept that Warren and Dana are perfect for each other, but each time I get too comfortable with that decision you pull the rug out with some harrowing vision or circumstance. I can't be comfortable with this. The sex scenes...they seem so blissful and perfect, but I can't shake the feeling of "this can't be good, something is very wrong." I find this dichotomy of carefree bliss and horrible dread/gaslighting to be VERY compelling. The idea that Dana's lovely Warren could be a horrible person who instigates date rape is just so disturbing, I can't look away.
I'm right there with Dana every step of the way, experiencing the highs and lows with him. I'm just as confused as he is at this point. If this story will be as long as your other series I hope you can pepper some more understanding throughout the chapters. I feel just as frustrated at the mystery as Dana, so that could be good or bad.
Mystery is a challenging genre to write, it's a tough balance between giving the reader enough to keep them interested but not enough to explain things away. You're striking a pretty good balance in my opinion.
