A Doctor

Belle opened the door, and saw a face she often saw because the townspeople often sent for him to visit her father.

"Hello, Doctor. I'm afraid you'll get the same answer from Papa. Hes not crazy, and you can leave now." She said.

"Oh, I'm not here for him my dear. I'm here for you." The old man said.

"Me?" Belle asked, hand on her chest.

"I have heard a distressing amount of news about you from in town. As a concerned citizen as well as a healer, I have come here to see if what I have heard is true." The doctor explained.

Belle gestured him to enter, and he graciously walked inside. Belle closed the door behind him and walked around to standin front of him.

"What exactly have you heard?" Belle asked, blushing.

"I heard you were exposed in public, a traumatizing event to be sure, but it's what others say that you cried after that I am curious about."