The Jennifer in the memory is about nine years old, her hair is cut very short and she's wearing boy's clothes. She's locked in a cold basement, unkempt and smelly from the humidity. Sitting on a bed, she can only spend time rereading the letters that that girl slipped through that window near the ceiling.
'9 January From W to J ...Oh my poor, kind Prince. You're worried because that man sometimes seems crazy, right? Well, don't worry. I know where he hides that awful thing of his. So, let's run away, together. You can leave it all to me. Everything will be all right.'
'20 January From W to J My Prince, Please don't worry. I'll do anything for you. Just... pledge your love for me. That's all I ask.'
A noise distracts her from reading the last letter - not that she doesn't know it by heart by now, it has their important promise written on it. It's her, it's Wendy.
"I came, just like I promised. It looks like he went somewhere. Stay right there. I'll help you out."
While waiting for her to come, Jennifer toys with the handle of a closet and a little teddybear that was sitting on top of it falls off. Romantic as she is, she takes it as a cue to bring it with her. Once Wendy unlocks the door and retrieves Gregory's gun - his 'dangerous thing' as she calls it - she exhorts Jennifer to follow her into the rose garden.
Wendy smiles happily. She tells Jennifer that she want to make a trade, the brooch for the bear. They decide to name the bear Joshua, as that man always calls Jennifer. As for the brooch, well...Jennifer still has it after all this time.
Jennifer (tw: implied kindapping)
'9 January From W to J
...Oh my poor, kind Prince.
You're worried because that man sometimes seems crazy, right? Well, don't worry.
I know where he hides that awful thing of his. So, let's run away, together.
You can leave it all to me. Everything will be all right.'
'20 January From W to J
My Prince,
Please don't worry. I'll do anything for you. Just... pledge your love for me.
That's all I ask.'
A noise distracts her from reading the last letter - not that she doesn't know it by heart by now, it has their important promise written on it. It's her, it's Wendy.
"I came, just like I promised. It looks like he went somewhere. Stay right there. I'll help you out."
While waiting for her to come, Jennifer toys with the handle of a closet and a little teddybear that was sitting on top of it falls off. Romantic as she is, she takes it as a cue to bring it with her. Once Wendy unlocks the door and retrieves Gregory's gun - his 'dangerous thing' as she calls it - she exhorts Jennifer to follow her into the rose garden.
Wendy smiles happily. She tells Jennifer that she want to make a trade, the brooch for the bear. They decide to name the bear Joshua, as that man always calls Jennifer. As for the brooch, well...Jennifer still has it after all this time.
"So, let's renew our pact."
They take each other's hands.
"Everlasting
true love
I am yours."