My Long Lost Love.

Chapter#10: Ana The Cupid.

Ana had no idea about how she was going to find the match maker's number. One day had passed already and she was still empty handed.

She went downstairs for lunch when she saw the match maker sitting with Belle's mother. Without thinking anything, Ana said, "Aunty Serafina, grandma called for you."

"Oh! Does she need anything?", she asked.

"Dunno", Ana answered.

Belle's mother stood up and went towards grandma's room. Ana knew grandma wasn't there. She was in the garden. So it was going to take Aunty some time to find grandma.

She went and sat with the matchmaker, "Miss Florence, you look lovely today."

"Oh! Thank you, dear", the matchmaker was a lady in her late forties. Her petite figure made her look younger.

"Can I have your number?", Ana got straight to the point because there was no time to waste.

"Oh!", her friendly expression turned into a serious one. "Ana dear, listen to me. I've seen this before. Alot. I understand that you like someone and that you want me to talk in his favour in front of your parents but Ana, my child, my loyalty is to your elders. My morals don't allow me to lie and cheat on them like that. The best advice I can give you is that you talk about it with you mom yourself. Besides, you have plenty of time to prepare yourself because your turn has not yet come. It's Belle's turn right now. Yeah?

Ana didn't say anything for a while because she was shocked the way it turned out but collected herself immediately, "No, No, Miss Florence. No. Not for me. For Belle."

"Sorry Ana, my morals still don't change", the matchmaker replied.

"Look, Miss Florence, this guy likes Belle alot. He is a very good guy-"

"It's always a good guy, Ana", Miss Florence interrupted. "Tell Belle to tell her parents herself."

"That's where the problem lies. Belle rejected him because she was scared of what everyone might say. Miss Florence, they love each other. Alot. And trust me, he is the only one in this word, who can keep Belle happy", Ana tried to explain.

"Maybe Belle rejected him because he was not worthy enough", Miss Florence stalled.

"I know my sister, Miss Florence. And I also know that guy. They both are made for each other", Ana was losing hope then.

"That does not give me any reason to go against my morals and favour him for Belle", Miss Florence stated.

"You don't have to. Just give me your number. I'll pass it to him. When he contacts you, just tell about him to Aunty and uncle, like you do everytime. I know he's just the type of boy Uncle Alan would want Belle to marry", Ana answered confidently.

"Fine", Miss Florence fished a card out of her bag and handed it to Ana.

"Ana, mom said she did not call for me", Belle's mom came into view.

"Oh, silly me! She had called for mom. I'm sorry, aunty", Ana stood up.

"It's okay. What were you talking about with Miss Florence?", Belle's mom asked.

"Oh, nothing. I was just giving her some company till you come back. Allow me, I have some work to do", Ana answered and hurried towards her room.

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Ana's work wasn't done yet. She had to make sure that Ethan's name stood out among the names of the other suitors.

She was sure that nobody remembered even Ethan's name from that high school incident. So, she was not worried about that.

She stood at the doorway the next day and listened to the conversation of Miss Florence, Serafina Aunty and Uncle Alan. Miss Florence mentioned Ethan's name, his family, his qualification and where he worked. Ana had only heard this when she heard grandpa's voice, "Anaaa....no."

Grandpa told her no like she was a toddler who had been caught eating a slipper or something.

Ana mumbled a quick sorry and ran away from there.

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Ana went towards grandma's room and sat on her bed. Grandma was lying on her bed as it was her nap time, "Do you need something, honey?"

"I have something I have to tell you!", Ana exclaimed.

"Calm down. What is it?", grandma sat up straight and asked.

"Miss Florence was talking about a proposal se brought for Belle today. My, she was talking so high about him and-Ou ou ou..."

Ana was lying obviously. Miss Florence had clearly denied to talk high about Ethan just because Ana wanted her to.

So Ana took that work on herself. She decided she would talk high for Ethan herself. Bust as she was doing so, grandma pulled her ear, "You were eavesdropping again, weren't you?"

"...Ou, sorry", Ana said and grandma finally let go of her ear. "No one allows me to sit there."

"Because young maidens don't discuss their own marriages", grandma said.

"It's not mine. It's Belle's", Ana protested.

"Why do you wish to indulge in these matters? Look at Belle, she..."

"...she is not interested in her own marriage!", Ana exclaimed.

"She stays out of our matters", grandma said.

"Ugh, fine. I just came to tell you that the proposal Miss Lawrence brought today, I think that guy is going to be my brother-in-law", Ana said.

"Why?", grandma asked ou of curiosity.

"Uncle Alan was saying he was just the guy he had in mind. He just wants everyone else's approval", another lie.

Alan had approved of the proposal but had left it in the hands of his parents like he did with the others.

"Hmm.... Is that so? Well then, there must be something special in that guy. We'll have to see", grandma said and then got lost in her own thoughts.