Peculiar Relationship Chapter 4

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  1. Hope says:

    I was really moved by your story. The way you write fascinates me. I cried. It ‘s like watching a movie or being part of CCFS.

  2. Evelyn says:

    Hello dear friend! Hope you are feeling better and I say this from my heart, Ms Puddle!!

    I couldn’t wait to read this chapter. To me your story feels like it is the logical untold scenes that fill in the gaps that CCFS does not tell you.

    I love how you have brought to life Candy’s side of the story. The vivid way she sees things from her own perspective; her feelings, emotions and reactions toward Albert. It is quite obvious that her world revolves around Albert by this time. Confused in not knowing how he feels about her.

    At the dinner scene, I have to admit that I’m seeing a side of Albert I have never considered in depth to be his. When he bursted out in laughter after Candy asked him if he was seeing someone. This made me think that Albert is really not a serious guy but one who enjoys laughter and life. Probably jokes a lot and acts silly with his closest friends. In the manga if we pay attention we see Albert constantly smiling, laughing, maybe joking around Candy when they lived together in the house at Magnolia. It showed their trust. However, at this point Albert seems to be trying to hint to Candy how he feels by saying that he tries to squeeze time out of his busy schedule to visit her but yet he doesn’t have time for a relationship since he is so busy. He can only say that he is not interested in anyone because he feels he isn’t able to confess his feeling for Candy. He is in a very difficult situation, yet I think he stuck his foot in his mouth when he told Candy that he was grateful that she accompanied him to the event because she saved him from unnecessary trouble so he wouldn’t give false hope to a lady that he would not even know. If I were Candy I’d be pretty disappointed and heart broken by his words. Sigh!

    I love the note from the dress designer left for Candy! It shows that Albert wanted Candy to look as beautiful as ever bringing out two of the features that Albert most likely loved the most about her: her eyes and long blond curly hair! 🙂 But why not find the time to dance with her, Albert? She wanted at least one dance with you. Go through all this trouble for nothing? 😉

    The scene at the garden, when C&A spoke, I thought that Candy was very clear confessing her frustration of having to address him in two different ways privately and in public. Did Albert get that? She was trying to prove a point by treating him in such a formal manner 🙂

    What can I say about the hug? I melted when I read this 🙂 Candy throwing herself at him with a heavy heart!! Why did Albert walk away? He knows Candy better than anyone else but he is having a little trouble figuring her out at this moment but I’m sure he will end up seeing through her heart…somehow!! 😀

    Oops, Daren saw this?

    I loved this chapter, Ms Puddle. Thank you for your beautiful story!! Please feel better soon.

    • Evelyn says:

      Hi again Ms Puddle. I just read all the previous comments and I see that you already answered to Quevivacandy the question about why Albert walked away. I can clearly see now why he did it and it makes sense! Bravo. Very clever! I was very surprised also! 🙂

      • Ms Puddle says:

        Thanks Evelyn! Yes, I meant to write it to surprise whoever would read the chapter, but I’m glad it makes sense to you too. 🙂

    • Ms Puddle says:

      Thanks dear Evelyn! I’m much better today than few days ago, thank God! I also tried to start writing next chapter, a bit at a time. 😉

      Your comment and encouraging words have warmed my heart! I’m so glad you like this chapter, and yes I agree with you, in CCFS, Candy’s life revolved around Albert then even though he lived far away from her.

      Actually, also in CCFS, back in her recollection, she wrote that she realized Albert had a special place in her heart, and she wondered how he felt about the two of them then. Then she wrote “Argh!! He’s driving me crazy!” in present tense. That makes me wonder, he’s still driving her crazy even in her 30s! Don’t you think? 😉

      Yes, Evelyn, in my story, I expanded this idea and wrote how confused Candy was back then. Glad you enjoy reading my imagination. 🙂

      Oh yes, another reason why I prefer the Albert in the manga! He looked younger, and he was at ease with Candy, joking with her and all that. You’re right, he could be himself with Candy. Remember their scene up on the tree near the end of the manga? He mocked at himself, even imitating his aunt. I like that scene a lot. 🙂

      The dinner scene of course was not in CCFS, but their conversations are based on the facts from CCFS. Some people believe Albert knew about Miss Baker’s letter, but I don’t think so. I figure Miss Baker got the mailing address from her son Terry. 😉 Anyway, I think there must be a reason why Albert didn’t bring any partner to the opening party other than Candy, so yeah… he did put his foot in his mouth. 😛

      Dear Evelyn! You bet! The designer note showed what Albert found most appealing (at least in my story): Candy’s eyes and her hair. I’m very happy you caught that! Yeah! 🙂

      The rest I won’t say too much. Please wait for next chapter. Thanks again for reading and writing a long comment! 😀

      • Evelyn says:

        So glad that you are feeling better dear friend. I go through my down times as well maybe twice a year. Ugh!

        I wonder if maybe Candy meant that Albert was driving her crazy at the time of her recollection? You don’t think that still in Candy’s present, Albert has not confess his love for her… I hope not? Candy says that she lives with the person whom she loves so they had to get passed the awkward stage of confessing their love for each other as well as their legal relationship. What are your thoughts on this, Ms Puddle? 🙂

        Yes I definitely caught that meaning of the note!! 😉

        I do love that scene up on the tree near the end of the manga!! That’s one of the ones I was referring about when you see an Albert that is funny and likes to laugh with Candy. Also the scene when Candy is terribly missing Albert remembering when they used to live together and again we see in her thoughts a happy Albert laughing and enjoying his live together with Candy. Sigh!!

        • Ms Puddle says:

          Thanks dear Evelyn! Yeah… it was a bad cold. I seldom have that honestly… 😛

          I was told that Albert still drives Candy crazy because she suddenly changed to use present tense. In other words, he still drives her crazy for other things in life. 😉 But that proves that they are now together as a couple. The way Candy wrote implied that she actually had a close relationship with him at present. It was like a lady complained about her boyfriend or spouse. I actually wrote a post about this earlier.

          Oh yes you’re so right, my friend! What Candy remembered about Albert were their happy moments together or his tenderness to her… No wonder she missed him this much. Sigh!!!

          • Evelyn says:

            Yes you are right about changing to present tense it means that they are currently in her present together! That’s another clue! Yippiiii! 😀

            I suffer mainly from sinus issues! Not fun :/ so glad you are getting over it!

  3. Reeka says:

    Hello my friend! Hope you’re fully recovered by now.

    I read this chapter 4 right away after I got the notification actually, but I was away and I needed my full concentration when giving a review hahahaha. So here I am now.

    Gosh, what an emotional chapter. And how can we not love Albert more and more if he is this perfect. So attentive and gallant. A William Albert Ardley picked a young lady himself at train station is really something. Not to mention coming along him an admirable bouquet of freshly picked flowers. Sure Candy was surprised and moved. I just wish she could use more of her common sense with that fact before her eyes. She was a confident girl, she never felt inferior in front of Anthony and Terry, like the fact of the boys fell under her charms was never surprising to her :). But with Albert, she seemed insecure sometimes.

    The dinner is also giving me mixed feeling. Both are giving each other hints about their honest feeling. Again, both are seemingly afraid to be so hopeful. I’m frustrated hahahaha.

    I don’t know, I always like to read scenes where Candy preparing herself to a party. What you told us on this chapter is one of them. A picture of her emerald gown designed by one of the most famous designers at that era indulged my imagination. Recently, I’ve seen a picture of a vintage evening dress designed by Lanvin at 1917 and it’s sooooooo gorgeous. I imagine Candy’s dress had a similar delicateness to that dress. Sigh. No wonder Eliza’s eyes swollen by jealousy.

    Now, we’re talking about the scene in the garden. I’ll give part of my comment in QVC’s comment because she mentioned thing I’d like to discuss. I understand Candy’s vulnerability here. She loves him, She know he cares greatly about her, but somehow her self-denial is eating her up and it makes her think she’s not worth his love. Without communication, love is complicated, isn’t it?

    Their warm and emotional embrace is so touching, Ms Puddle. I’m crying. For Candy, Albert’s hug is like a magic, always works to calm her down :).

    I wonder what Darren will do after seeing the scene? 🙂

    • Ms Puddle says:

      Not yet recovered, dear Reeka, getting there though. 😉

      Thanks for reading the chapter right away, my friend! It means a lot to me indeed. 🙂 Yes, this chapter is emotional, but you grabbed my first point. WAA himself picked up Candy, not his representative, so that was why she found it unexpected. Did you notice that Candy complained about Albert being busy more than once in CCFS, (not just to him but to Archie too), that he didn’t have much time to talk to her? Yet, if we read between the lines he did spend some time with her face to face. So what does that mean? She wanted even more. 😉 In short, she missed him.

      You’re absolutely right about Candy being confident of her own attractiveness to other boys near her age, like Anthony, Archie and Stear. She was never surprised. With Albert though, they had an age gap, and they were friends for a long time too. After she found out he was WAA, it’s understandable why she felt doubtful. I would, if I were her. 😛 As for Albert, it was the same. It’s inappropriate for him to show too much (because he was after all her legal father ) unless he was absolutely certain. Besides, Candy used to love him as a big brother. 😉

      About evening gowns, I have images from The Great Gatsby in my mind. I know it wasn’t yet 1920s, but oh well. Those dresses were glamorous and extravagant don’t you think? But for Candy, I prefer something more elegant and less flaunting. Yet, I didn’t describe the details. I let my readers have their own imagination. 🙂

      Yes, communication is lacking between them, and they needed to fix it lol… But a woman deeply in love can also feel highly insecure at times. What do you think?

      Awwww… Reeka, I didn’t expect you would cry, but in my story I intend to show through their actions that deep down, they cared about each other.

      You will know about Darren in the following chapter. 🙂 Once again, thank you for your review. It’s very encouraging, my friend! 😀

      • Reeka says:

        Yes, Ms Puddle, apparently Candy couldn’t stop talking about Albert to whoever she wrote to, and it only meant she missed him terribly. And of course, a visit in a few months would never been enough. She used to have him everyday for over a year 🙂

        Yeah I understand her insecurity actually, same goes to Albert’s. Both of them have their own dark cloud and Albert’s duty as patriarch making the issue unsettled for some time. Come to think of it, with Albert, it’s the first time for Candy having a long uncertainty of being reciprocated. With Anthony and Terry, since the beginning, she had been aware that those boys were interested in her. Oh well, Terry started all with his rudeness, but very soon after that she knew that this boy after all had never been actively socialised.

        The Great Gatsby is indeed an excellent example for us to get pictures of how they lived such an extravagant lifestyle in 1920s. And James Cameron’s Titanic! The event occurred in 1918 if I’m not mistaken, and Rose played by Kate Winslet is a picture of a young lady from a very prestigious family.

        Take a good rest, my friend! Some vitamins would be helpful.

        • Ms Puddle says:

          Dear Reeka, oh yes, Candy definitely missed Albert, or else she wouldn’t have mentioned him in almost every letter she wrote to people… LOL

          Yes I totally agree with you about Candy feeling insecure, which she didn’t experience before with Anthony and Terry. Besides, when she discovered Albert was her guardian, it complicated their relationship even more. 🙁

          Titanic happened in 1912, before the Great War. BTW, Rose by Kate Winslet is a good example of a young lady from a prestigious family, but she was rebellious. 😉 She was like the female version of Albert … lol… or should I say Rosemary? 😛

          Thanks for your concerns and advice about my health, my friend. You take care too! 🙂

  4. Antlay says:

    Hello Ms Puddle
    Tout d’abord ravie de savoir que vous allez mieux, mais vous m’impressionnez, vous avez quand même réussi à écrire, quoi qu’il en soit pour notre plus grand plaisir ! Alors à mon tour de vous remercier, mais pensez à vous reposer de temps à autre 😉
    Un grand chapitre émouvant, d’une part Candy qui doit faire un choix qui déterminera son destin et d’autre part l’incompréhension d’Albert et qui de façon impulsive tourne les talons ! Mais heureusement Candy a réagi à temps 🙂
    Comme l’a dit Agnès, il semble qu’elle est choisie d’écouter son coeur plutôt que sa raison…mais l’avenir nous le dira n’est ce pas Ms Puddle 😀

    • Ms Puddle says:

      Bonjour, Antlay! Thank God I indeed feel better, and writing is a way to relax for me. It’s a stress relief 🙂

      Thank you for your encouragement, mon amie! Glad you found the chapter touching, and yes, as Agnès said, Candy’s heart won this time. Even though she was mentally prepared to leave Albert, when he actually left her, she couldn’t take it. 😉

  5. Quevivacandy says:

    Hello my friend, first at all, I’m so sorry that you’re not feeling well lately, Could be an international virus? lol… sorry, is just same thing is happening to me here but today I felt better. Hope for now you are more recovered.

    Thank you so much for the long and touching chapter. You made me read it feeling a gulp in my throat. I could feel Candy’s fears, her grief and even felt her tears as mine. Now I can say I absolutely know why she was crying when Albert found her in the garden, poor Candy, not only she was struggling with her own feelings but she had to hear Sarah and Eliza’s conversation… Grrr… I really don’t like those women.

    I completely understand why Albert haven’t revealed his last secret but leaving aside in the party? Well, I know it wasn’t his intention but she misunderstood his actions and felt hurt. I couldn’t believe my eyes when they were talking and suddenly, Albert spinned around and walked away, I said, WHAT? lol… but then I say aahh, ok, that is why. And that hug, filled with their emotions, I could sense Candy’s despair for doing what she is suppose to do it but not wanting to hurt him and his relief for having her in his arms finally for a little while, like old times.

    No wonder why Darren could see what he saw. Again, I really love this character!

    Honestly, my poor heart was a roller coaster the whole chapter but I loved the chapter.

    Since now, looking forward for the next oner. You left me with many questions about what is going to happen, specially, if Candy finally will say good bye to him.

    Hugs and please, take care.

    • Ms Puddle says:

      Oh dear! So QuevivaCandy my friend, you’re sick too? :'( I hope you feel better now that you have just published a very long chapter. You can take some good rests for a while. I wish you a speedy recovery. As for myself, I feel better today already. Thank God! 🙂

      Yes, you’ll know why I let Candy overhear the conversation between Eliza and her mother later in the story.

      I’m so glad you reacted just like Candy, dear QuevivaCandy, when Albert abruptly left while she was still talking! That was my intention… to throw my readers off too. 😉

      Yes you’re right. Candy misinterpreted Albert’s action, but she couldn’t bear that he would actually walk out of her life. Her mouth acted faster than her brain, hence the hug. 🙂

      Sorry to make your heart suffer but I’m very happy you loved this chapter. Thanks for taking the time to read and write a comment despite feeling unwell. Hugs and kisses to you too. You take care! 🙂

    • Reeka says:

      Hello, ladies 🙂 !

      I might be the uncommon one who thinks that I like the fact Albert left Candy suddenly in the garden, while she’s still talking. To Albert’s eyes, the one who knows her very well, she’s not at her own self in that very moment, and whatever the reason, it’s better not to argue with a confused woman. It’s funny though, I have a pretty similar story like this scene back over 10 years ago when I was still dating my now husband. And like Albert, he’d left me when I was talking non sense ( he hung up, to be exact). LOL

      Before I reached the part Ms Puddle explained why Albert left her, I already felt glad he left her. I thought, at least it made Candy not say the words. She needed to calm down and regain her senses. And I like this side of Albert. Sometimes he was too understanding to Candy. Once in a while, I love him to be more tough. He’s the man after all.

      • Ms Puddle says:

        Thanks Reeka for sharing your experience with us! Yes, I’m one of those who’d rather leave the scene and let the other cool down first. Glad you agree that it makes sense for Albert to leave Candy abruptly. 🙂

        It’s true. In a sense Candy didn’t have a chance to say her goodbye yet. Yeah, I totally agree with you about Albert being understanding, but don’t forget he was also a capable businessman. He wouldn’t let people manipulate him.

        With Candy, the fact that he returned the diary to her in CCFS means that he wouldn’t want to be her second choice even though he loved her very much. She had to make a choice, either him or Terry. What do you think? 🙂

        • Reeka says:

          A capable businessman he was indeed, but we know Candy had been Albert’s downfall for a long time (more over since he’d helplessly fallen in love with her). It’s crystal clear in manga, Mizuki showed readers that in his role as WAA, Albert was tough and authoritative. Only with Candy, he seemed to follow whatever her heart wanted. That’s why I’m glad with this scene you wrote, my friend.

          The return of the diary … yes, although he probably would never admit it, it clearly showed in CCFS he was jealous of Terry. Perhaps not an intense jealousy like what Terry felt to Anthony, but you know what I mean, Ms Puddle. Like you said, he wanted to make sure he wasn’t the second choice. Oh well, definitely a WAA couldn’t be a second option LOL. Funny, isn’t it? When one was in love, no matter who they are, a feeling of insecurity is unavoidable. Albert was so nervous as he couldn’t look at her and faced the window instead. 🙂

          Will you put the return of the diary in this story? Please say yes, because it means this story is still a long way to be completed. 🙂

          • Ms Puddle says:

            Yes dear Reeka Albert was in love with Candy but he didn’t ‘obey’ her per se. 😉 Remember how he turned her birthday request down, telling her that he didn’t have time? Instead, he gave her a suggestion. I think Mizuki wanted Albert to be a man with backbone, not Candy’s puppet. 😛

            The return of diary? Yes, he was probably jealous of Terry, but he still let Candy make a choice. For sure he wouldn’t want her to settle for her second best. He wouldn’t be happy himself either. Yes, as you said, people who are in love often feel insecure too, which is natural I think.

            I’m sorry to disappoint you, Reeka. I aim to write a short story… not two chapters kind of “short”, but definitely won’t be a long one. Plus, I don’t want to repeat myself. 😉

  6. Vera García says:

    Un cordial saludo Ms. Puddle.
    Un agradecimiento de corazón por la dedicación a seguir escribiendo está hermosa historia, pero ante todo cuide su salud; no se preocupe, somos lectores pacientes.
    En cuanto a la línea del tiempo a mí en lo personal me gusta como la maneja en su historia. La descripción del dialogo entre Candy y Albert para tratar de comprender los sentimientos de uno y otro, y la pregunta de Albert en relación a la foto familiar describe muy bien que hay un mensaje inconsciente tanto de Albert al pedir a Candy estar a su lado y de Candy al negarse a hacerlo.
    Esperando en Dios se encuentre bien de salud, su fiel lectora y amiga Vera.

    • Ms Puddle says:

      Hola, Vera! Muchas gracias por leer!

      Thank you for your concerns about my health, and you’re so kind! 🙂 It took me longer this time to write due to lack of energy. Yes, I was sick, but the story in my mind was bugging me too. 😛 I really want to write it out to share with you all, so don’t worry. Thank you so much for your encouragement! I truly appreciate it!

      Saludos!! 🙂

  7. Agnès says:

    Hello Ms Puddle!

    First of all, I hope you feel better, Ms Puddle. Thank you for still have taken strengths and energy to write for our great delight. Don’t be worried for the timeline because your arguments are valid and we all have the right to think differently! It’s so interesting, nurturing and stimulating to see different POV. 🙂

    What a chapter full of internal struggles for Candy! She is torn between his heart and his reason. :'( What a dilemma! I felt all her questions and my eyes were wide open of stupefaction when I read some of her thoughts and you’ll soon understand why by reading chapter 12 of my fiction Ms Puddle! 😉

    Albert was worried about her feelings to Terry. Candy who felt the same about Albert seeing someone then he answered trying to make her understand his feelings that he did everything he can do to see her (and only her 😀 ), and the bouquet, the dress, all his hints … What an amazing man! Candy it is a sort of confession, do not you understand ?! : Roll: 😉

    I was feeling hurt for her when she believed to have been forgotten by Albert during this evening! And I felt how Albert might have felt bad on hearing her addressed to him so formally whether in private! The poor, it had split his heart that he preferred to think it was a side effect of Champagne!

    Darren did not make a mistake, he understood their feelings. how will he react now after his discovery?
    I wonder what will really decide Candy, she seemed to have chosen the voice of the heart in the end. Sigh!
    I know, I have to wait for the following! 🙂 I really like your story 😀

    • Agnès says:

      She is torn between HER heart and HER reason of course! 😳

      • Ms Puddle says:

        No worries, Agnès dear! I made such mistakes sometimes. 😉 Many thanks to you for taking the time to read and writing a long comment! It means a lot to me, my friend! 😀

    • Ms Puddle says:

      Bonjour Agnès mon amie! 🙂 I’m slowly recovering, but I’m indeed happy I finally published this longer chapter. I didn’t want to split it up again, so it took me a long while this time. 🙂

      Oh yes, Candy’s inner struggles. Her head and heart were fighting each other constantly, and you bet, she listened to her heart at the end. When Albert actually “left as demanded”, Candy found it unbearable. 😛

      Wow!!! You have written so much already, so bravo to you! No worries, my writer friend! Great minds think alike right? 😛 I totally understand that because our fictions were based on the same source after all! 😀

      Yes, Albert’s feelings for Candy were palpable in CCFS. No need to be explicit at all. My story is based on those facts, but too bad some people can’t seem to read between the lines or interpret the actions beyond the words. 😉 😛

      Yes in my story Albert was more than shocked by Candy’s odd behavior but inclined to believe it was the side effect of champagne! 😛 After all, they had had a wonderful time just the night before. I hope this plot makes sense 🙂

  1. May 20, 2015

    […] Nouveau chapitre de la fiction Peculiar Relationshipde. Un chapitre très émouvant, qui m’a à un moment particulier surprise. Cette histoire me plait de plus en plus. Vous avez vraiment beaucoup de talent Ms Puddle! […]

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