Creative Writing: The Capulet Woman

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Do you really think I would want that? Her lips parted in surprise at the voice of the figure silhouetted by shadows and gleaming sunlight. The Capulet woman turned away before he could see the array of emotions flash across her features; embarrassment, confusion, shock, fear, and intrigue -- all present in the furrow of her brow and the downward curl of her lips. The horse, however, paid no mind and happily bit into the apple that remained in Rafaella’s outstretched palm, a fact she wasn’t aware of until she felt the weight of it disappear from her hand. Belatedly, she wiped her hand on a forlorn rag on the stall’s door, eyes remaining downcast as she tried to mask her vulnerabilities with indifference. It was not something that would