Month: February 2022

Excerpt:

Tiffany Lane moaned, “God. Just let me die. Let me die now. I can’t stand this suffering.”

Invisible to Ellen Duddley or Wade Essy, King Arthur appeared next to the bed of Tiffany Lane. King Arthur asked, “Who is this God awful young man next to my dear Guinevere . He smells something awful. And he has failure written all over him.”

Nanny Ogleby said, “Wade has his problems but he is a good soul and he loves Tiffany with all of his heart.”

Leroy walked into the room. He saw Nanny Ogleby and her guests. He screamed, “Why in the fuck did you show King Arthur where this room is?”

 

Hearthville Serial: Book 7

Episode 28c

Any Truth, Proper Grammar, or Correct Spelling is totally coincidental if not accidental.
All characters are fiction. This story is fiction. This story makes no claims about any real person.

By Charles Peters

Copyright 2022

All Rights Reserved

Chapter / Episode List of the Heathville Serial

King Arthur’s secretary, Maxine Moby, appeared. She was a sexy woman who liked to appear thirtyish when such was her choice. She had blond hair, blue eyes, and luscious ruby red lips that matched the large ruby dangling on a gold chain around her neck.

Maxine Moby snapped her fingers to cause two computer hologram screens to appear. “This first screen is the outline of what Queen Guinevere expected her life to be. Then she pointed to the second screen. And this is what her life as Tiffany Lane has been.”

King Arthur sped read both screens. “God damn. What happened? Is there someone responsible for her life going to so wrong?”

“I don’t know. The computer couldn’t tell me. I think there may have been a change in who her father was. You know, everyone’s life has a few coin toss moments that can change the script.”

“So how could there be a change in who her father is.”

“In the original script her biological father married her mother. In the changed script her biological father did not marry her mother. The computer did not reveal the reason.”

Nanny Ogleby led King Arthur, Prince Valenexual, and Maxine Moby through the floor and to the cave and to the room where Tiffany Lane reclined in her bed. She was whimpering in agony.

Tiffany Lane moaned, “God. Just let me die. Let me die now. I can’t stand this suffering.”

Invisible to Ellen Duddley and Wade Essy, King Arthur appeared next to the bed of Tiffany Lane. King Arthur asked, “Who is this God awful young man next to my dear Guinevere . He smells something awful. And he has failure written all over him.”

Nanny Ogleby said, “Wade has his problems but he is a good soul and he loves Tiffany with all of his heart.”

Leroy walked into the room. He saw Nanny Ogleby and her guests. He screamed, “Why in the fuck did you show King Arthur where this room is?”

“Tiffany Lane is Queen Guinevere. He received word that Guinevere is dying. He didn’t want her to die alone.”

“She is not going to die. I refuse to allow that to happen.”

Prince Valenexual rubbed his sword holstered at his side. “And who died and made you such a God to decide life and death.”

Leroy did not oblige an answer to the insulting question. Instead he gave Prince Valenexual a dismissive if not somewhat flirtatious glance. He thought he did not much like King Arthur’s sidekick but still there was something about the irritating peacock.

King Arthur said, “Do you honestly think you will be able to save her?”

“I am going to do my best.”

Prince Valenexual said, “And to what end. To live such a wretched life. She would be better off to return to Camelot and again be Queen.”

“To return to some fantasy where she can’t grow as a person. Just because that is your choice does not mean that is her choice.”

King Arthur squinted his eyes in anger. “Camelot is as real as anything.”

Tiffany Lane reached for King Arthur’s hand. “Free me from this pain. My life is not so bad but I can not stand this pain.”

Leroy said, “If you leave this life it will destroy Wade. He loves you. It is a real love. You are not his trophy but his hope. And without you he will lose all hope.”

“I can’t stand this pain.”

Ellen and Wade looked at one another. They looked at Leroy and Tiffany. Wade asked, “To whom are you speaking?”

Tiffany said, “King Arthur has come to take me back to Camelot. Please don’t hate me Wade, but my pain is too great. And I do love Camelot.”

Wade wasn’t sure what to say.

Ellen put her arm around Wade. She cuddled him close. “The world is more than we know. And you should find comfort that even if Tiffany dies, you will see her again.”

“As some Queen. She will not be Tiffany. And she will not be my wife. Maybe it is this world that is the fantasy and not Camelot, but I’d rather Tiffany be my wife in this fantasy, than some Queen in Camelot.”

Nanny Ogelby said, “You know Queen Guinevere wanted this life. Please let Leroy try to rescue her from the disease that is ravaging her. Don’t pull her to this side before he has a chance to save her.”

“But she is in pain. I don’t want her to be in pain.”

Tiffany cried. “I can’t stand the hurt. I want to be free from this torment.”

Wade said, “Maybe I am selfish. You accused me of that the first time we met. But I refuse to give you permission to die. I refuse.”

Tiffany reached out for Wade. “I love you. And you will always have a place in Camelot.”

King Arthur said, “The hell he will. I will never allow him into Camelot.”

“So you are saying that I will no longer be Queen.”

“I did not say that.”

“If I want Wade to join us in Camelot, he will join us in Camelot.”

“Not without my permission.”

“I guess I will suffer more, for I am not yet ready to again be a prisoner of Camelot. While I live out my days, be they short or be they long, I suggest you decide whether I am to be your Queen or your prisoner.”

King Arthur sat down on the bed. He stroked Tiffany’s hair. “I may bed other women and you may bed other men, but you must know that I think of you as my eternal love. Our love will never be a dungeon to keep us prisoner. You are my love. You are my Queen. You are Camelot’s Queen.”

Tiffany smiled. She pulled King Arthur’s hand to rest on Wade’s hand and King Arthur stared into Wade’s eyes. Wade could not see King Arthur but he did feel his hand on his hand. Wade whispered, “Please do not take Tiffany from me.”

King Arthur nodded. “My good man Leroy, if you do not help give my Guinevere a good life I shall turn you into a mouse and I will keep you a prisoner for eternity. But do your duty and I shall make you a knight.”

Leroy smiled. “I think you greatly underestimate me in so many ways.” Then he whispered into King Arthur’s ear. “But saving Tiffany will be a challenge even for me.”

King Arthur nodded. He whispered, “Do your best.”